Building that looks like it’s falling over triggers minor panic in Bangkok It’s an unforeseen peril of dramatic architecture – a building meant to inspire awe that instead triggers minor panic. In the Pathumwan district of Thailand’s capital last week, the removal of some scaffolding from a 30-storey luxury hotel, the Rosewood Bangkok, sparked fear […]
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Green Light for Chiang Mai Light Railway Transit System Deputy Governor of Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has agreed to the draft decree on the light railway transit system project in Chiang Mai, Phuket and Phang Nga. Chiang Mai and Phuket will be the first two provinces to execute the plan as MRTA […]
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Dresser-Rand compressor trains to enhance pipeline capacity in Thailand The Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas, will supply three gas turbine-driven turbo compressor trains for the Wang Noi compressor station in Thailand. Samsung Engineering is constructing the station. Owner of the station is Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company, PTT Public Company (PTT). […]
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Go-ahead for Nakon Ratchasima rail elevation project Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s mobile Cabinet meeting in Nakon Ratchasima yesterday approved a Bt2.6 billion plan to elevate an inner-city section of the Map Krabao-Jira double track rail project to avoid inconvenience to city residents and commuters. The project is one of several double track schemes being implemented […]
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Thepa Power plant approval branded unjust AN ACADEMIC claims that the Environmental and Health Impact Assessment’s (EHIA) approval for the Thepa coal-fired power plant was unjust, because local people did not have a chance to present to the expert committee before a final decision was made, and because the report was inconclusive. The project owner, […]
Continue ReadingBangkok MRTA: construction of 4 mass rapid lines go as planned The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) of Thailand confirms that all constructions for the four mass rapid lines had proceeded as planned. MRTA Acting Governor Theeraphan Techasirinukul disclosed that the MRTA has been implementing the construction project of the four mass rapid lines. Constructions […]
Continue Reading10-YEAR VISAS NOW AVAILABLE: THAI IMMIGRATION The much awaited 10-year visa for foreign retirees is now available, the top commander of the immigration police said Wednesday. , though staff seem to be unaware of the announcement. Lt. Gen. Natthathorn Prohsunthorn said the new visa will come in two installments of five years each. It can […]
Continue ReadingInfluential Thais push to build $28bn Kra canal A lobby group of Thai generals, politicians, academics and business people have joined with Chinese interests to persuade Bangkok to revive the plan to build a $28bn, 140-km canal across Thailand’s Kra isthmus, allowing ships to avoid the congested Straits of Malacca. According to the Nikkei Asian […]
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Siemens Gamesa installs Asia’s tallest wind turbines at Thai wind farm Siemens Gamesa claims that it has installed Asia’s tallest ever wind turbines at the 67.5 MW Sarahnlom wind farm in the Nakhon Ratchasima province in central Thailand. The wind farm, owned by Thai engineering firm Gunkul Engineering, features Siemens Gamesa’s G114.2.0 and G114.2.1 line […]
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Giant firms win B16bn double-track railway contracts for Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan Two giant construction companies have won contracts for two sections of a 169km double-track railway from Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan worth 16 billion baht. Tanongsak Pongprasert, deputy chief of the State Railway of […]
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