Author: Peter Carlisle

Egat moves coal plant along long-delayed coal-fired power plant in Chachoengsao province 17 July 2019 The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is speeding up the process for a long-delayed coal-fired power plant in Chachoengsao province as newly appointed Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong takes the ministry’s helm. National Power Supply was granted an operating licence […]

Saraburi to Chachoengsao new double-track railway line to open soon 16 July 2019 A new double-track railway connecting Saraburi and Chachoengsao will open this September to bolster transport between the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and the North and Northeast. “Its construction is now 94% completed,” acting State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Worawut Mala said […]

47 new residential projects launched in Bangkok in June, sales 15% less than May As many as 47 new residential projects were launched in Bangkok and its suburbs in June this year, 16 more than in May, the Agency for Real-Estate Affairs reported on Wednesday. The projects combine 13,943 units worth a total of Bt57.25 […]

Slowing demand, strong pipeline create ‘perfect storm’ for Phuket’s hospitality market 15 July 2019 In its “Phuket Hotel Market Update Mid-Year Edition,” consulting group C9 Hotelworks said that the island, which is part of Thailand, has a hotel development pipeline of 15,348 guestrooms set to open over the next five years, representing total supply growth […]

New Bt70-billion toll motorway linking Nakhon Pathom with Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province planned for 2024 The Department of Highways has set a deadline of 2024 to open a new Bt70-billion toll motorway linking the Bangkok border province of Nakhon Pathom with Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province. The department has dismissed local calls for the […]

Bangkok’s MRT Pink Line construction progress 12 July 2019 People who reside along the construction site of the Khae Rai – Minburi MRT Pink Train Line, have been asked by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority to avoid accessing the roadway from 10 at night to 4 the next morning, to allow for the installation of […]