Author: Peter Carlisle

The last stand; the planned demolition of Bangkok’s Chao Mae Thab Thim Shrine highlights the clash between development and heritage Hearts were broken when the Property Management of Chulalongkorn University (PMCU) greenlit the decision to raze Scala Cinema, the last stand-alone cinema in Bangkok, in 2020 despite opposition from activists who attempted to save the […]

Bill drafted to support Thailand’s southern Land Bridge Southern Economic Zone body would oversee trillion-baht megaproject The Ministry of Transport has unveiled draft legislation to create a special Southern Economic Zone that would pave the way for a multibillion-dollar Land Bridge transport project linking the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. The bill would […]

Engineers suggest steps to curb accidents on Bangkok’s Rama II The Thailand Structural Engineers Association (TSEA) has proposed measures to address repeated accidents occurring on Rama II Road and other large-scale projects. The suggested steps include urgent reviews of ongoing projects, particularly those near public roads, as well as legal measures to enhance safety and […]

Seacon Development sinks B5bn into revamping malls Seacon Development Plc, the operator of Seacon Square malls, has unveiled its five-year development plan, investing 5 billion baht in various projects. The company operates Seacon Square Srinakarin and Seacon Bangkae. Tatiya Sosothikul, managing director of Seacon Development, said the projects are focused on Seacon Square Srinakarin, aiming […]

Construction of Kiakkai Bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok’s Dusit district fast-tracked to 2026 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is accelerating the construction of the Kiakkai Bridge over the Chao Phraya River, with the aim of completing it by 2026. Tawatchai Napasaksri, director of the BMA’s Public Works Department, provided an update on […]

Rama II Road sees over 2,500 construction accidents in seven years Vital route to southern Thailand remains site of numerous large-scale projects aimed at reducing severe traffic congestion. Rama II Road, often called “The Road with Never-Ending Construction”, has seen frequent accidents throughout its decades-long construction, attributed to a 50-year timeline of projects. As a […]

SOIL SHIFTS SUSPECTED IN LATEST FATAL RAMA 2 ELEVATED WAY COLLAPSE BANGKOK — An elevated expressway under construction collapsed on Saturday, March 15, killing five people and injuring 24 others, with preliminary investigations pointing to unstable soil conditions as the likely cause. The accident occurred in the early morning hours on the Rama 2 Road, […]