Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand Railway agrees to 1.1-metre platforms in station upgrades 31 May 2019 The platforms for trains in the double-track system will be set at 1.1 metres in order to ensure convenience for all passengers, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) acting governor Worawut Mala said on Thursday. Installation of platforms along the double-track rail project concerns […]

Phuket tram project needs Baht 2bn extra 31 May 2019 Phuket plans a tram project but more funding is needed The 34.8-billion-baht project to construct a tram system in Phuket now requires another 2 billion baht in funding, following some changes to the original construction drawing, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) said […]

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration appeals for trees for green Bangkok project The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is seeking public donations of trees for its project to turn the capital green by next year. Chatree Watanakhachorn, director of the BMA’s Environment Department, said the project is part of the prime minister’s policy to have government agencies in the […]

New bridge plan threatens Bangkok’s famous Sampheng market BMA is planning to build four new bridges across the Chao Phraya River 31 May 2019 VENDORS IN Bangkok’s wholesale Sampheng market have joined forces to oppose plans to construct a bridge near their area. “We will officially submit a letter of protest to the Bangkok Metro-politan […]

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport’s third runway closer to reality 29 May 2019 The contracts for the construction of Suvarnabhumi Airport’s third runway are ready to be signed. But it isn’t likely to happen until later this year according to Airports of Thailand (AoT). The AoT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn says the new 21.7 billion baht third runway, […]

U City Plc to develop Bangkok’s riverside Old Customs House as luxury hotel 30 May 2019 SET-listed real estate investment firm U City Plc, a subsidiary of BTS Group Holdings Plc, will spend 3 billion baht to develop a luxury hotel on the Treasury Department’s riverside plot in Bang Rak where the Old Customs House […]

Thai officials reject coal use at NPS’s long-delayed Prachin Buri power plant The plant has been ordered to run on natural gas to generate electricity. Thailand’s National Power Supply Co. (NPS), the power generation arm of Double A Power Co, has been ordered by officials to shift from coal to natural gas to generate electricity […]