Author: Peter Carlisle

ST Engineering’s Urban Solutions business has secured contracts worth $180m for metro infrastructure projects in Bangkok, Thailand. The projects involve the deployment of a communications system, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, and AGIL® Platform Screen Door (PSD) solution for the 35.9-kilometre MRT Orange Line. The communications system will leverage advanced networking technologies to […]

No tolls on Pak Chong-Korat M6 Motorway during 5-day New Year break The Highways Department waives toll fees to ensure motorists heading to the Northeast can bypass heavy traffic in the heart of Nakhon Ratchasima The Highways Department will allow motorists to use an 80-kilometre section of its Pak Chong-Nakhon Ratchasima motorway, also known as […]

Siemens Mobility and Consortium Partners Secure Important Rail Contracts in Thailand to Transform Public Transportation Comprehensive turnkey contract for Orange Line to deliver 32 new trains and provide full-scale services from design to integration of mechanical and electrical systems, and maintenance services Delivery of 21 new trains for Bangkok’s Blue Line including signaling upgrade to […]

Shaky hold on site safety in construction of large structures in Thailand Nov 29 tragedy on Rama II Road spurs call for contractor curbs on advanced work Traffic on Rama II Road fully resumed on Saturday after a two-week disruption due following the mishap in which a crane carrying a concrete beam collapsed onto the […]

Bangkok’s Purple Line southern extension linking Tao Poon in Bang Sue district to Rat Burana is almost 50% complete The Purple Line southern extension linking Tao Poon in Bang Sue district to Rat Burana, the southern part of Bangkok, is almost halfway complete, says the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). Chairman Montri Dechasakulsom, […]

Thai PM pitches new housing programme offering 1 million fully-furnished affordable units for Thais Registration opens next month The government’s new housing programme will be open for registration in January, offering 1 million fully-furnished affordable units to the public. The “Housing for Thais” project is among new economic measures touted by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra […]

Bangkok port’s Baht20m plan moves ahead – 800 rai earmarked for ‘business use’ The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) has approved a 20-million-baht budget for a feasibility study to develop the first phase of an 800-rai area at Bangkok Port in Klong Toey for business use. Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri on Saturday provided an […]