Author: Peter Carlisle

Airports of Thailand plans third runway bidding for March 2020 at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport 5 February 2020 Airports of Thailand (AoT) has scheduled March 6 for bids for a contract to build the third runway at Suvarnabhumi airport, a source said yesterday. According to the source, the third runway project, valued at 21.79 billion baht, […]

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration orders all construction work in Bangkok – including seven electric train projects – halted for two days to curb dust pollutants 04 February 2020 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered all construction work in Bangkok — including seven electric train projects — to be halted until Thursday as it steps up […]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Thailand hands over electric shovel fleet for  work at Mae Moh mine in Thailand Italian-Thai Development to use seven Hitachi EX3600E-6LD mining excavators in Project 9 at the huge Mae Moh lignite coal mine 03 February 2020 On January 14, 2020, Hitachi Construction Machinery Thailand completed the handover of seven units of […]

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 […]