The recent controversy over the encroachment on Phu Thap Boek mountain is simply another example of the uncontrolled growth of tourism in Thailand. In the past couple of years, many resorts and tourist lodges had sprung up at the top of Phu Thap Boek mountain in Phetchabun, which was originally meant to be preserved for […]
Continue ReadingTHE ENERGY MINISTRY has revealed that a drilling site in Khon Kaen has enough gas to operate commercially – so a gas pipeline and another rig at the same site are set for construction within the next few months. But a local environment group warned that petroleum production in the area would severely affect nearby […]
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Villagers stage a protest at the construction site of a gas separation plant in Chana district, Songkhla province on Sept 26, 2004. (Post file photo) The Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday recognising community rights to protest against a Thai-Malaysian gas pipeline project in Chana district has inspired locals in neighbouring Thepha district to fight against […]
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By 2020, 95 per cent of households in Laos will have access to electricity, according to Khammany Inthirath, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Lao News Agency reported. Mr Khammany said currently around 89 percent of households across the country have had access to electricity. The government considers supplying electricity and fuel as a priority […]
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Thailand’s PV market is seeing growth in both the rooftop and utility scale market segments, assisted by government programs. Germany’s SMA has hit 1 GW of inverter sales in Thailand. SMA has been active in the leading Southeast Asian solar nation since 1998. Thai PV power plant. Thailand’s PV market is seeing growth in […]
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CapitaLand Limited’s wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has made its first foray into the popular tourist destinations of Pattaya in Thailand and Cebu in the Philippines by securing five new contracts to manage 875 apartment units. With 14 management contracts signed in Southeast Asia this year, Ascott has added over […]
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A worker illustrates the dimensions of the tunnel under the Chao Phraya River. It is part of the extended Blue Line railway linking Hua Lamphong and Bang Khae. The tunnel itself connects Sanam Chai to Itsaraphap Road on the Thon Buri side of the river. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul) Work on Thailand’s first rail tunnel […]
Continue ReadingPTT PLC will import about one million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas from Malaysia’s oil and gas company Petronas to prepare for the expected rise in future demand and strengthen Thailand’s energy stability. “PTT recently signed an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with Petronas for the import of LNG at one million tonnes per […]
Continue ReadingThe proposed four-lane road linking Kanchanaburi with Myanmar’s Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone (SEZ) is expected to go before the neighbouring country’s cabinet after the Nov 8 election. The 134-kilometre road valued at 4.5 billion baht will help shorten travel time between Kanchanaburi province and Dawei to two hours from four or five at […]
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Traffic jams, street protests, bombs and floods have helped drive people to use Bangkok’s mass-transit system as the city’s population approaches 10 million people. (Photo by Panupong Changchai) Bangkok Mass Transit System, operator of the elevated Skytrain network, has opened bidding to buy as many as 43 trains valued at 10 billion baht for its […]
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