Author: Peter Carlisle

State Railway Thailand may have found a Bt12-bn loophole in Hopewell debacle Fresh evidence in the costly Hopewell-versus State Railway affair of the 1990s has the Office of the Attorney General trying to reopen the vexing case in the Supreme Administrative Court. New Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on July 26 that his predecessor, Akom […]

$3.9bn One Bangkok project to boast one of region’s tallest towers Complex to boost competition in retail space while drawing multinational tenants 31 July 2019 Thai beverage and retail conglomerate TCC Group has started what is described as the biggest real estate project in Thailand’s capital, envisioning it as a new landmark in the city. […]

Betong airport in southern Thailand 90 pct completed The construction of Betong International Airport in southern Thailand is now 90 percent completed, said a senior government official on Tuesday. According to Deputy Airports Department Director General Somkiat Maneesathit, Betong airport’s control tower, which will be run by Aeronautical Radio of Thailand, is currently under construction […]

IEAT set to sign contract for Rayong’s Map Ta Phut port Phase 3 The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) aims to sign a contract with the bid winner to build Phase 3 of Map Ta Phut port in Rayong worth Bt55.4 billion in September. The winner is Gulf-PTT Tank consortium of Gulf Energy Development […]

The Mystery of Bangkok’s Vimanmek Mansion 24 July 2019 Eagle-eyed observers have noted that a 19th century royal villa and popular tourist destination in Bangkok’s old quarter appears to be gone. Three years after it was closed for renovations, the Vimanmek Mansion, a Victorian-style residence built by King Rama V in 1900, appears to have […]

Ratch Group plans to start Ratchaburi province’s 1,400-megawatt Hin Kong power plant in 2021 27 July 2019 SET-listed Ratch Group Plc plans to start development of its 1,400-megawatt Hin Kong power plant sometime in 2021, commencing operation in 2024. Ratch won a licence from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for this new power plant with […]

Bangkok’s Makkasan train depot is about to be redeveloped, but care needs to be taken 27 July 2019 The idea of an adventure walk through a run-down train yard overgrown with tall trees may not be everyone’s cup of tea. However, under the partially obscuring canopy lies what once was the country’s main train maintenance […]