Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s Power plan ‘a setback for sustainable energy’ 10 December 2018 Greenpeace finds little to commend about fossil fuel dependent approach to future. ENVIRONMENTAL watchdog Greenpeace has called Thailand’s Power Development Plan 2018 (PDP) “sugar-coated” despite its embrace of more renewable energy, saying it still hinders efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The Energy Policy and […]

New dual track rail line in Khon Kaen being trialed 7 December 2018 (NNT) State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has begun testing its dual track rail line between Chira Road and Khon Kaen, which is slated to complete construction next year. Khon Kaen Governor Somsak Jungtrakul joined SRT authorities this week in boarding the 417 […]

Opening ceremony – 13-kilometre extension of the Green Line electric railway from Bearing to Samut Prakan At the opening ceremony for the 13-kilometre extension of the Green Line electric railway from Bearing to Samut Prakan yesterday (6 December 2018), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that the new link will help alleviate traffic congestion and that […]

LaeKhon NonBai Thai hotel unveils breathtaking transparent facade 6 December 2018 An hotel in one of Thailand’s oldest cities has been designed with a transparent facade on one side and a perforated facade on the other to break up the volume and allow light into the interior. We check out the design of the LaeKhon […]

Thailand’s Chana Port can reduce Penang Port’s cargo shipment: Trade council   6 December 2018 Thailand’s Chana can reduce Penang Port’s cargo shipment: Trade council Cargo shipment from Thailand to Penang Port is expected to drop by 15% once Chana in southern Thailand transformed into a deep-sea port. Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) joint business council chairperson […]

Siemens constructing a new Service center in Rayong to serve SGT 800 turbine users Siemens Power Generation Services are continuing to bring the service closer to their customers in Thailand with the establishment of a new Service Center. Planned to be fully operated early next year, the new Siemens service center located in Rayong province […]

Retiring in style to Sunplay Bangsaray 7 December 2018 Sunplay Bangsaray offers dozens of villas on a 175-rai property. Nestled between the sleepy fishing town of Bang Saray and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), a new development project aimed at retirees by Sunplay Asia hopes to cash in on the up-and-coming popularity of the area. […]