Author: Peter Carlisle

Test run satisfactory on Bangkok’s BTS Green Line’s northern extension A test run on the Green Line’s new northern extension on Monday was satisfactory, Bangkok Mass Transit System chief executive officer Surapong Laoha-Unya said on Wednesday. The electric train travelled the 9.8-kilometre section of the northern extension, between seven stations – Phahon Yothin 59, Sai […]

Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor panel okays feasibility studies on three new projects Three new projects are in Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima and Chachoengsao; a deep-sea port, motorway and double-track rail development network linking the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea worth 168 billion; and the Thai Bridge Project (Saphan Thai) worth 990 billion. The Eastern […]

Rayong’s Smart Park construction scheduled for Q1 of next year The government is scheduled to begin construction of 2.3 billion baht worth of infrastructure for the Smart Park industrial estate project in Rayong in the first quarter next year as it speeds up work to build Thailand’s first high-tech industrial complex to serve 12 targeted […]

Construction underway on “Ramada Mira North Pattaya” Habitat Group, led by CEO Chanin Vanijwongse and COO Sasivimol Sutthibut, held a ground breaking ceremony for their luxury low-rise resort-style condominium, Ramada Mira North Pattaya. With sales currently at more than 60%, EIA approved and construction underway, the condominium is expected to be completed in Q4/2022. Ramada […]

Expat shift drives changes in Bangkok’s condo market Thailand’s dominant working expat nationality in past decades has been Japanese, currently making up 18% of expatriates in the country. But, while Japanese expatriate numbers are decreasing, a CBRE report notes that Chinese and Filipinos are on the rise. There were 28,560 Japanese expats in Thailand as […]

Bombardier’s first engines arrive at Laem Chabang port for Bangkok’s Pink, Yellow monorail train lines The first engines for two monorail train lines in Bangkok have arrived from China at Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri province. The trains are for the Pink and Yellow lines. The 34.5-kilometre Pink Line runs between Khae Rai in […]

Angel Real Estate Consultancy diversifies into industrial estates in Thailand’s eastern provinces with B3bn land sales target A sharp contraction in the condo market has led Angel Real Estate Consultancy to diversify into industrial estates in eastern provinces, aiming to close land sales worth 3 billion baht by year-end. Co-founder and president Simon Lee said […]