Author: Peter Carlisle

State Railway of Thailand agrees to +90 day delay signing Contract 2.3 of Bangkok-Nong Khai High-Speed Train Project The board of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has approved the proposed delay to the signing of Contract 2.3 on the Bangkok-Nong Khai High-Speed Train Project by 90 more days, said SRT governor Niruj Maneepun. Mr […]

Mass Rapid Transit Thailand orders rethink to light railway projects in Chiang Mai, Phuket, Korat and Phitsanulok Chiang Mai News reported that the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) had ordered a slowdown and rethink concerning plans for a light railway in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai. The move by the MRTA […]

Controversial 120-kilometre Thai Canal project between Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand back in spotlight Public hearings, study to be sped up The 120-kilometre Thai Canal project running from Krabi on the Andaman Sea to Trang, stretching to Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla on the Gulf of Thailand, recently returned to the limelight after decades […]

Nippon Paint expects Thailand’s domestic paint market will fall more than 15% Nippon Paint Decorative Coatings Thailand expects the domestic paint market will fall more than 15% in 2020 year-on-year, with dim prospects continuing next year as the economy stalls thanks to the pandemic. The Thai painting industry is usually valued around 25 billion baht […]

Thailand’s Elephant Museum in Surin Province, built with 480,000 clay bricks The Elephant Museum in Thailand sits on 5,400 sm in Surin Province The unique relationship between the people of Thailand and elephants dates back at least three centuries. Elephants were used in war and peace, and in rural villages were domesticated to the point […]

Rama II road (Highway 35), Bangkok to the South, to open 4 more lanes in December 2020 By The Nation Construction work to widen Rama II Road (Highway 35) is scheduled for completion in December, when the 11.7-kilometre Bang Khunthian-Ekkachai stretch will be expanded from 10 to 14 lanes. The road widening would ease traffic […]

How a Thai railway could fast-track China’s interests in Southeast Asia Deal including track and trains is vital to plans to link China and Thailand by rail, offering economic benefits and a platform for China’s ambitions China will bring its high-speed rail expertise, while Thailand will foot the construction bill – but why exactly are […]