Author: Peter Carlisle

Old dam, new debate – Phrae province’s controversial Kaeng Sua Ten Dam project Bangkok Post Editorial It has become a pattern for almost every government to revive the controversial Kaeng Sua Ten Dam project when there is a big flood in provinces located in the Mae Yom River’s basin, such as Phrae, Sukhothai, Phichit, and […]

Construction on Bangkok’s Rama 2 Road, ongoing since 1970, completion before the end of 2025 The Ministry of Transport insisted that construction on Rama 2 Road, ongoing since 1970, will be completed before the end of 2025. Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit outlined three major projects remaining on the road: – Expressway Project: Connecting Rama 3, Dao […]

Thai government drawing up bill to get southern Thailand’s Land Bridge going to connect Ranong and Chumphon The southern Land Bridge megaproject will move forward as the government is currently drafting the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill, which is required for the project to continue, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said on Monday. The one-trillion-baht project, […]

Sarens in Thailand Achieves 4 Million Man-Hours Without Lost Time Incident Sarens in Thailand has been awarded a prestigious safety accolade for achieving an impressive “4-million-man hours without lost time incident” on the Sequoia Project. We are proud to announce that Sarens in Thailand has been awarded a prestigious safety accolade for achieving an impressive […]

Wide support for Koh Chang bridge to Thai mainland at first public hearing Four proposed routes under consideration The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) on Monday began public hearings on four optional routes for the proposed bridge from the mainland to Trat’s popular Koh Chang island. The first hearing was in Muang district of Trat, […]

Residents protest proposed 200-billion-baht Kaeng Sue Ten dam project in Northern Thailand’s Phrae province Approximately 150 residents from Tambon Sa-Ieab in Phrae‘s Song district gathered yesterday, September 1 to protest against the proposed Kaeng Sue Ten dam project, arguing it would impact thousands of households and devastate over 10,000 rai of prime forest. The protesters, […]

Baht200bn water management plan revived to mitigate severe flooding in the Yom River basin in Northern Thailand Controversial proposal for Kaeng Sua Ten dam megaproject in Phrae could be back on the table The government will revive a 200-billion-baht water management project to mitigate severe flooding in the Yom River basin in the North, with […]

Hilltop plot in Thailand’s Phuket seized after deadly landslides Royal Forest Department takes back 5 rai in Phuket The Royal Forest Department (RFD) on Saturday seized about 5 rai of land at the top of Nak Koet hill in Phuket’s Muang district believed to be linked to the Aug 23 landslides that killed 13 people. […]

Investigators to probe tunnel collapse in NE Thailand that killed 3 workers A team of investigators has been appointed to look into the collapse of a rail tunnel that resulted in the deaths of three workers, said the superintendent of Pak Chong police station in this northeastern Thai province. Pol Col Veerapol Rabiappho, chief of […]

Porsche Design and Ananda Development debut Asia’s first Porsche Design Tower in Bangkok Porsche Design has unveiled its collaboration with Ananda Development, a prominent real estate developer in Thailand, to introduce the Porsche Design Tower Bangkok. The groundbreaking concept of the highly exclusive luxury residence is located on one of the most prestigious addresses in […]