Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s ‘Sor Por Kor’ land – degraded forest tracts that the government gives to poor farmers – continually courts controversy Lay of the land ‘murky’ – Poor farmers still lose out to the rich and politically connected Sor Por Kor land — the degraded forest tracts that the government gives to poor farmers — has […]

Bombardier’s first automated people mover (APM) for Bangkok’s new Gold Line arrives in Thailand The INNOVIA APM 300 system will be the first driverless mass transit line in the capital city Bangkok’s Gold, Pink and Yellow lines will all operate with INNOVIA technologies, highlighting Bombardier’s progress in the strategic urban mobility segment Rail technology leader […]

Korat motorway linking Bangkok to open by end of 2020 A new motorway linking Bangkok with this northeastern province will be open for motorists by the end of this year, a Highways Department official said on Thursday. Pholkrit Groundnok, the deputy director of the Nakhon Ratchasima Highways Office 2, said a test run of the […]

Low-key opening for 4-billion-baht Siam Premium outlet mall located on the Bangkok-Chon Buri Motorway No.7 near Suvarnabhumi airport Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok, billed as Thailand’s first premium outlet centre, opened Friday (19.06.2020) without fanfare. The 4-billion-baht outlet mall located on the Bangkok-Chon Buri Motorway No.7, which connects Bangkok to tourist destinations in eastern Thailand, saw […]

Proper restoration to original state promised for 131-year-old house that was demolished in Phrae Fine Arts Department to oversee work, officials deny wood sold off [Editor – Interested in the history of Thailand’s teak  industry? Read Tracking the teak that transformed Thailand] The Fine Arts Department (FAD) has promised it will do its best in […]

Construction of landmark skywalk in Thailand’s southernmost district of Betong to resume Thailand’s southernmost district of Betong is yet to build up a skywalk as a major landmark to attract more tourists later this year, an official said on Wednesday (June 17). The construction of Aiyerweng skywalk in the Thai-Malaysian border district has been 77 […]

Rayong’s U-tapao International Airport and Eastern Airport City Project contracts signed Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired the signing ceremony at Government House for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Agreement for the U-tapao International Airport and Eastern Airport City projects. The deal is between the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand (EECO) and U-tapao International […]

The Phra Pok Klao Sky Park in Bangkok built on an abandoned elevated train track is set to open later this month A new park in Thailand’s capital – built on an abandoned train track – can be a model for turning the city’s other unused spaces into much-needed green areas to boost well-being and […]