Author: Peter Carlisle

Residential developers turn to eastern Bangkok By THE NATION The new Krungthep Kreetha road in eastern Bangkok has become the latest destination of residential property developers where new projects are cropping up. Piya Prayong, Chief Executive Officer of Pruksa Real Estate told Thansettakij newspaper that the eastern part of Bangkok is now the red ocean […]

Construction of Khon Kaen Airport expansion now one-third complete Expected to finish before February 2021 By THE NATION Construction of Khon Kaen Airport’s new passenger terminal hit a snag but it was already fixed and work will resume as scheduled, Deputy Transport Minister Thavorn Senniam said on Wednesday (October 9) after visiting the site. “The […]

Airports of Thailand to clarify public doubts on Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Passenger Terminal 2 project Passenger Terminal 2 project now known as Suvarnabhumi Airport’s ‘Concourse A Annex project’ By THE NATION 09 October 2019 Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, President of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) said on Tuesday (October 8 ) that AOT had reported the […]

Thailand’s energy ministry sets March 2020 target to resolve $2 billion dispute with U.S. Chevron Corp Thailand’s energy ministry said on Tuesday it had set a March target to resolve a $2 billion dispute with U.S. oil and gas major Chevron Corp and would make the “utmost effort” to reach a deal after the company […]

Transport Ministry seeks to revise Bangkok’s Bt122-bn MRT Orange line project By The Nation Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anuthin Charnvirakul said the Transport Ministry has proposed a revision of the Bt122-billion Orange mass transit line project – running from Thailand Cultural Centre to Bang Khun Non in Thonburi, west of Bangkok. It […]

Proud Real Estate’s Proudputh Liptapanlop, Proud to go her own way in the real estate world Forgoing the political path of her famous father, Proudputh Liptapanlop made her moves in the other family business. 05 October 2019 Proudputh Liptapanlop, daughter of heavyweight politician Suwat, has never thought about following in the political footsteps of her […]

Thai firm Helios Energy to build 40MW solar plant in Uzbekistan 04 October 2019 The government of Uzbekistan and Thailand’s Helios Energy Co. have signed an agreement for the construction of a utility-scale solar photovoltaic plant in Namangan, Uzbekistan. The agreement with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Innovative Development sees Helios Energy Co. procuring, building and overseeing […]