Author: Peter Carlisle

Charoen Group awaits Court ruling over Thailand’s Eastern Airport City project dispute A Thailand-based consortium seeking to develop the Eastern Airport City Project is holding its breath for a High Court ruling over a dispute with the Royal Thai Navy seeking to block its offer. The Supreme Administrative Court is expected to announce its ruling […]

Bangkok’s Robot Building The bank’s whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.   In the late-1970s, the Thai architect Sumet Jumsai was approached by the Bank of Asia. The bank was looking for a design for its new headquarters in Bangkok, something that would reflect the computerization of banking. For a long while, Sumet struggled […]

State Railway of Thailand unveils details of high-speed railways contract linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports By THE NATION State Railway of Thailand (SRT)’s acting governor Worawut Mala revealed on Wednesday (Nov 6) the preliminary details of the high-speed railway project linking three international airports: Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi in Samut Prakan […]

Thai Cabinet okays Bt3.6 billion to speed up underground power line project along Bangkok’s MRT lines By THE NATION The Cabinet on Wednesday (November 6) approved Bt3.6 billion in funding to help the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) speed up the moving of power lines underground in areas along MRT lines, according to deputy government spokeswoman […]

Glass manufacturer Guardian Industries chooses Thailand as Asia-Pacific HQ By The Nation Guardian Industries, a leading global glass manufacturer, has chosen Thailand as its headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region. The US company’s executives made the announcement at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum on the sidelines of the Asean Summit on Monday. “We have centralised our production […]

Port Authority of Thailand’s labour union threatens protest against mega-city project on Bangkok’s Klong Toey port land The Port Authority of Thailand’s labour union has threatened protests if the management and Government press ahead with their ambitious plan to transform a large tract of the port’s land into a huge commercial city, complete with a […]

Airports of Thailand earmarks Bt200 billion to fix capacity levels at six airports Airports are Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Hat Yai By THE NATION Airports of Thailand (AOT) president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn recently noted that the six airports under AOT administration are serving 141.87 million passengers annually while the accumulated capacity […]