Author: Peter Carlisle

18km bridge linking mainland Nakhon Si Thammarat with Koh Samui urged Phalang Pracharath Party MPs have raised a motion in the House to build a bridge linking mainland Nakhon Si Thammarat with Koh Samui, a popular tourist destination. Sayan Yuttitham and Rong Boonsuaykwan, both MPs of the ruling PPRP for Nakhon Si Thammarat, submitted the […]

Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources to complete its study of nine major flood-fighting plans for the lower Chao Phraya River basin Survey to help chart out future plans The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) expects to finish its study of nine major flood-fighting plans for the lower Chao Phraya River basin this month. […]

BBS Joint Venture wins bid for Thailand’s U-Tapao airport project near Pattaya and Rayong By THE NATION BBS Joint Venture has been awarded the U-Tapao International Airport and Eastern Airport City projects for offering the highest returns to the state, Admiral Luechai Ruddit, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy, said on Thursday (January 30) in […]

A fleet of Electric Ferries to travel Bangkok’s river and canals The next wave of electric vehicles will navigate Thailand’s waterways instead of its highways. Battery power soon could transform Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, with electric catamarans augmenting the cacophonous, wooden longboats that spew exhaust as they motor past the centuries-old Grand Palace and Temple […]

Expressway Authority of Thailand inks Rama III-Dao Khanong-Western Bangkok Outer Ring Expressway deal with CTB Joint Venture after six months delay The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) board has signed an employment contract and Integrity Pact with CTB Joint Venture for the construction of the Rama III-Dao Khanong-Western Bangkok Outer Ring Expressway, Exat chairman Surong […]

Sena Development turns away from condos as Thailand’s economy slows SET-listed Sena Development expects to shift focus to low-rise properties, the company’s core competency, and away from expensive high-rise condos in response to a likely economic slowdown this year. Kessara Thanyalakpark, deputy chief executive of Sena, said the company has focused primarily on condos over […]

Thai Cabinet greenlights extension of Bangkok’s Orange MRT Line to the west The Cabinet on Tuesday (January 28) approved the route extension project of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)’s Orange Line to western Bangkok, from the Cultural Centre to Bang Khun Non, said Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisaranakul. “The project will cover the construction of stations […]