Author: Peter Carlisle

Bangkok’s attempts to lockdown Cambodian and Myanmar labors inside construction camps continues City Hall officials in Bangkok have inspected three locked-down construction camps in the northern district to ensure no worker movements, while delivering aid kits to the workers affected. Deputy Governor of Bangkok Sakoltee Phattiyakul inspected the construction camps, where workers are now observing […]

Subcontractor arrested for movement of construction workers during one-month construction shutdown in Bangkok and surrounding provinces Migrant labourers taken from Chachoengsao to Chon Buri for Covid tests A subcontractor has been arrested for defying a ban on movement of construction workers after taking migrant labourers from Chachoengsao to Chon Buri for Covid tests. Police apprehended […]

State Railway of Thailand’s bidding process on double-track rail projects comes under Government inquiry Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has appointed a panel to look into the e-bidding process by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to find contractors for two of its double-track rail projects, valued at 128 billion baht, according to the Isra news […]

Some construction works to go ahead out of safety concerns during the 30-day closure of all construction sites in Bangkok and surrounding provinces Seven types of construction works are pipe jacking, unfinished assembling of tower cranes, footing, scaffolding, fencing and infrastructure management, including drainage. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is being asked to […]

Thailand’s Clover Power eyes IPO to fuel expansion Clover Power Plc (CV), a renewable power plant developer and operator, aims to increase its electricity generation capacity sevenfold to 180 megawatts by 2023 as it plans to expand business through an initial public offering (IPO). The company will issue 320 million shares in an IPO to […]

Construction workers joining ranks of Pattaya’s homeless The homeless population in Pattaya is increasing each passing day. The growth of Pattaya’s homeless population has been fueled by the closures of hotels, restaurants and other tourist businesses. But, increasingly, they’re being joined by former construction workers. Even before Pattaya shut down two construction camps run by […]

Bangkok’s Red Line rail plans ‘soft’ August 2021 launch The Red Line rail project will commence a “soft” launch of its services on 02 August 2021 and will allow commuters free rides for three months, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob says. The launch of the new service was postponed from March. The Red Line will cover […]