Thailand and Laos have a track linking the two countries at the Friendship Bridge in the capital Vientiane and Nong Khai. (File photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd) Construction a joint Lao-Chinese railway project has begun after the two governments kicked off the project in a ground-breaking ceremony on Wednesday. The nations used the Lao National Day […]
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SECOND PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON 149KM RIVERSIDE PROJECT A SECOND public hearing on the Chao Phraya River promenade project was met with concern yesterday from some public-sector representatives. They feared it might have an impact on the nearby communities’ identity – though many others have come out in support of the project. The Office of […]
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The platform of BTS Saphan Taksin in 2004 photo. Photo: Tom Page / Flickr BANGKOK — A moving walkway to whisk commuters nearly a kilometer from BTS Surasak to the Chao Phraya River is one option in a long-delayed plan to rebuild or remove the 16-year-old “temporary” Skytrain station located at Saphan Taksin. Whether the […]
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China has shown off its vision of high-speed train services, such as this exhibition at Makkasan station. (Photo by Thanarak Khunton) The signing of a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between Thailand and China on a new railway development project planned for tomorrow has been shelved after China failed to honour an associated agreement on rubber […]
Continue ReadingCentral Pattana Plc (CPN), the SET-listed property arm of Central Group, plans to develop nine condominium projects worth a total of almost 5 billion baht over the next five years. Chief financial officer Naparat Sriwanvit said the company would seriously expand its property business to raise revenue and use assets. It will choose locations from […]
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR (Dec 2): Eversendai Corp Bhd is buying a 70% stake in Thailand-based S-Con Engineering Co Ltd for 30 million baht (RM3.55 million), a move that will help the buyer expand into the neighbouring country’s power sector. In a statement to Bursa Malaysia today, Eversendai said it had today signed a conditional share subscription […]
Continue ReadingConstruction companies target growth of up to 20 per cent next year thanks to the government’s policy to speed up investment in infrastructure projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) fast-track programme, worth more than Bt347 billion. “We are ready to bid on the new infrastructure projects when the government opens them to tender,” Ch Karnchang […]
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A Death Railway Museum at the site of the World War II-era Death Railway in Thanbyuzayat Township in Myanmar will open in April next year. Global New Light of Myanmar media reported the museum will showcase historic photos connected with the Death Railway, paintings and sculptures and 3D images of the daily life of prisoners […]
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A train departs Taling Chan junction on the southern route on Sept 9. (Photo by Panumas Sanguanwong) The cabinet on Tuesday approved a Transport Ministry action plan calling for construction of 1.8 trillion baht in infrastructure projects to jump start the economy. The endorsement of the 20 projects puts into gear the government’s plans to […]
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Dependence must be reduced to 40% by 2036. In its Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2015 report, the International Energy Agency says Thailand, along with Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are often referenced as having strong potential for solar development. However, Dr. Ulrich Eder, managing director of Bangkok-based law firm, Pugnatorius, says even under the ASEAN […]
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