Author: Peter Carlisle

‘Lost its soul’: Campaigners decry renovation of Thailand’s iconic ‘Robot Building’ Architect Sumet Jumsai’s Robot Building, in downtown Bangkok, was designed to reflect the computerization of the banking sector. For almost four decades, its cartoonish eyes gazed out placidly over Sathorn, a commercial district in downtown Bangkok. Now, with its facade stripped back to a […]

Backlash over proposed dam construction threatening Thailand’s Dong Phaya Yen-Khao Yai forest A contentious plan proposing the construction of seven dams in Nakhon Nayok and Prachin Buri has drawn serious backlash from conservationists. They argue that the project threatens to wreck 16,000 rai of land located within the Dong Phaya Yen-Khao Yai forest. Ornyupa Sangkaman, […]

Ayutthaya proposed as new logistics hub amidst Thai-Chinese rail development The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) proposed to the government to establish Ayutthaya as a new logistics hub. This development is in anticipation of the increasing investment stimulated by the construction of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail system. The suggested logistics hub […]

Is Thailand’s land bridge plan connecting the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea just a pipe dream? Cargo vessels loaded with containers are on both sides of the sea, clearly representing the South China Sea in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. In between are a train and truck that connect the […]

Accelerating Laem Chabang Phase 3 development will bolster investor confidence says Thai Prime Minister Srettha Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited Chonburi’s Laem Chabang Port on Saturday to accelerate its Phase 3 development, which will boost investors’ confidence. Srettha, who also holds the Finance portfolio, received a summary of the development and participated in discussions on […]

Thai Rail plan to speed for 2027 finish for dual-track system and new Thai-Lao friendship bridge The government is speeding up construction of its double-track train system project, which is hoped will turn Thailand into a regional cargo and passenger rail transport hub when completed by 2027 to serve the region’s new Singapore-Kunming route. The […]