Bombardier’s wayside rail system started operating on latest Bangkok Skytrain extension 14 December 2018 •Adding connectivity to new parts of the Thai capital, a new extension will add up to 100,000 passengers a day to the total BTS Skytrain ridership •Bombardier’s system integration, advanced rail control and wayside system project delivery contributed to a seamless […]
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Bangkok’s latest mega shopping mall Iconsiam features one of the world’s longest pillarless all-glass facade Iconsiam’s completion required special glass and installation techniques. 14 December 2018 When it opened along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 10, the massive luxury shopping mall Iconsiam—self-identified as “the Icon of Eternal Prosperity”—boasted a number of […]
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Wait ends for Thailand’s airports-link bidders 14 December 2018 COMPANIES bidding for work on the country’s high-speed railway project will learn today who are the winners and losers in the hunt for potentially lucrative revenue streams. It was also revealed yesterday that the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) expects to complete negotiations with the winning […]
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Chartered Square Holding invests over one billion THB in Pattaya’s Chee Chan Golf Resort 12 December 2018 On Wednesday, December 12th, 2018, Narit Chia-Apar (middle), chairman of the Charter Square Holding Company, founder and owner of Chee Chan Golf Resort presided over the grand opening ceremony of the Chee Chan Golf Resort and received an […]
Continue ReadingThailand steps away from coal 14 December 2018 Natural gas gets a bigger role in the draft 2018 Power Development Plan, but it remains to be seen which fuel is better for producing electricity The Electricity Generating Authority Thailand (EGAT) has turned its back on coal-fired power plants for now after years of fruitless attempts […]
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560m long Bangkok’s Krungthep Kreetha Road underpass opens 13 December 2018 A 560-metre-long underpass along Bangkok’s Krungthep Kreetha Road was officially opened to traffic on Thursday 13 December 2018. The underpass aims to alleviate congestion in eastern Bangkok, said Bangkok Metropolitan Administration governor Pol General Aswin Kwangmuang, who presided over the opening ceremony. The four-lane […]
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Major wind farm unveiled in Thailand’s Mukdahan province 13 December 2018 The Thai Minister of Labour has chaired the unveiling of windmills forming the Romklao Wind Farm in Nikom Kam Soidistrict of northeastern Mukdahan province The Thai Minister of Labour has chaired the unveiling of windmills forming the Romklao Wind Farm in Nikom Kam Soidistrict […]
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Egat faces competition in bids to operate large power plants 11 December 2018 Thailand’s power-generating capacity will be deregulated in the near future, meaning the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) must compete with private firms at auctions for new large power plants, according to the tentative national power development plan (PDP). The latest […]
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Tracking down Bangkok’s missing ‘tree surgeons’ 9 December 2018 With strong winds, heavy rains and wobbling root tap systems, trees along streets are often deemed as the cause of accidents. The latest fatal case took place in May last year when a large tree situated in front of the Alma Link Building near the Central […]
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Property Boom continues along Bangkok’s Red Line Route 10 December 2018 PROPERTY DEVELOPERS are expanding their commercial and residential investments by more than Bt200 billion around the Red Line route under construction from Bang Sue to Rangsit, with expectations that the new route will start operating in 2021, according to a recent survey by The […]
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