Author: Peter Carlisle

Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) Flags Airport Graft Risk at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport Terminal 2, duty-free plans ‘need scrutiny’ 18 February 2019 The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has warned of the potential for foul play during the upcoming auction of Suvarnabhumi Airport’s duty-free concession and the planned construction of a Terminal 2, as the […]

Expansion plans for Krabi airport finished by 2022 The director-general of the Thai airports’ authority has commented on the expansion and refurbishment plans currently being undertaken at Krabi airport in Thailand’s south. Work on a third terminal building will be completed by 2022. Amphawan Wannako said that work is also being done to refurbish the […]

Completion of bids for Thai-China rail project expected in March 2019 15 February 2019 TRANSPORT Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith is confident of completing the bids for the remaining 12 separate contracts of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, with the first phase running from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, in March this year. Arkhom said, after chairing a […]

Workers’ call for Bt360 daily minimum wage in Thailand As labourers called for the daily minimum wage of Bt360 nationwide, Ministry of Labour permanent secretary Jarin Chakkaphark on Thursday said that the Central Wage Committee will set the new rate before March 30, to become effective from April 1. All the provincial wage committees have […]

Thailand’s Bang Pakong Power Plant starts operation of generator using crude palm oil to help farmers 12 February 2019 The Minister of Energy pressed the start button for the commercial operation of the generator which uses crude palm oil and natural gas at Bang Pakong Power Plant, with the confident that it will help the […]