Author: Peter Carlisle

Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) set to splurge next year on electric rail, new tollways 16 December 2019 new electric rail routes in Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat) expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport’s passenger terminal 80 billion baht will go towards a new motorway between Nakhon Pathom and Cha-am 30 billion […]

Entire Thai village without electricity is now powered by solar energy See also: Thai village without electricity for 60 years receives power from solar energy Patcharin In-juang was pregnant when she agreed to move to the home village of her husband in Pranburi district in central Thailand back in 2004. She was from the city, […]

Wind power industry calls for additional 7 GW of wind energy to be installed in Thailand by 2037 The prospects for wind energy are promising in Thailand, which has the technical potential for onshore wind capacity of 13-17 GW. New regulation must be put in place to pave the way for the energy transition in […]

Pattaya, Fair prices mooted and tour buses banned – “Monorail” set to reshape resort landscape Thai media has reported that the consultative phase for changes to transport in Pattaya will begin on Monday. Pattaya’s mayor Sontaya Khunpluem will chair a fact giving, and opinion seeking meeting. Top of the agenda will be what will be […]

BEATNIQ SUKHUMVIT 32 – a brand new luxury free-hold condominium launched BANGKOK, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BEATNIQ SUKHUMVIT 32 is a brand new luxury free-hold condominium launched by SC Asset Corporation PLC, Thailand’s leading property developer that understand demand in real estate market both investment and ownstay, with its 17th year of mastering luxury […]

New super tollway Route 7 linking Pattaya to Maptaphut in Rayong expected to open in August 2020 Sophon Cable TV reported on Facebook that the Route 7 section from Pattaya to Maptaphut is now nearly complete. The Highways Department said it is 98% done. The road is expected to open to drivers in July on […]

Five Bangkok construction projects set to be fast-tracked to alleviate traffic congestion 12 December 2019 Five construction projects initiated by City Hall are being sped up to alleviate traffic congestion around the capital, deputy Bangkok governor Chakkaphan Phewngam says. He has instructed Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officials overseeing the construction projects and contractors to speed […]

Thailand’s Cabinet approves the daily minimum wage hike by Baht5-6 12 December 2019 The Cabinet on December 11 approved the minimum wage increase according to the proposal by the National Wage Committee. In spite of the promises made by political parties before the general election, the minimum wages nationwide will increase by Bt5-6, pushing the […]