A model of the electric trains to be used on the Purple Line was displayed in 2014. The first three trains are due to be delivered in October, so the new commuter service to Nonthaburi can open in mid-2016. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul) The Transport Ministry is confident the new Purple Line electric railway will […]
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THAILAND’s government has approved construction of the 187km metre-gauge line from Chira junction to Khon Kaen, which is part of the Transport Ministry’s new infrastructure development plan. The line is expected to cost Baht 26bn ($US 772m) to construct with work set to begin in the next few months. The government is aiming for operations […]
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BANGKOK, 8 May 2015 – The Cabinet yesterday signed two memorandums of understanding (MOU) on the supply of natural gas and energy purchasing deal with Myanmar over the course of 10 years. The Cabinet has green-lighted the Energy Ministry to sign 2 MOUs with Myanmar. The first MOU is for the latter to supply Thailand […]
Continue ReadingThree new multi-billion-baht motorway projects face delay as the Finance Ministry has failed to secure loans for the construction of two of them. The projects should have been forwarded to the cabinet on Thursday, according to Transport Minister Prajin Juntong. The troubled projects are the 196-km route connecting Ayutthaya’s Bang Pa-in district, Saraburi and Nakhon […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK: — The Cabinet yesterday approved the 1-metre-gauge dual-track rail route from Chira junction in Nakhon Ratchasima to Khon Kaen, which is part of the Transport Ministry’s infrastructure development scheme that kicks off this year. “The Cabinet has approved the construction of the Chira-Khon Kaen rail route and instructed the ministry to commence with the […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is to initiate a Chao Phraya River rehabilitation project to preserve the river and local cultural sites. Speaking at a seminar Thursday on preserving the Chao Phraya River as a national heritage symbol, city clerk Sanya Chenimit said the rehabilitation project will focus on the stretch of river running through […]
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BANGKOK – Premier Inn, the UK’s largest and fastest-growing hotel operator, continues the expansion of its Thailand portfolio with the announcement of its first hotel in Phuket. Due to open its doors in early 2017, the 350-room Premier Inn Phuket will be located close to several tourist attractions including the golden sands of Patong Beach, […]
Continue ReadingChinese photovoltaics (PV) manufacturer Trina Solar has established a subsidiary in Thailand to construct a $160m cell and module production facility. Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) will build the facility in Rayong. It will produce 500MW of modules and 700MW of cells. The new facility, which is expected to start production in late 2015 […]
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Thailand based Fancy Wood Industries PCL , one of the world’s largest wood and rubber wood furniture producers, has set up a new subsidiary – Fancy Estate Company – to acquire two housing projects worth 355 million baht ($11.09 million), in Thailand. The new company, which has a registered capital of 10 million baht, will […]
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Automobile leather manufacturing, visual from CWT website Thailand’s leading manufacturer of leather-finished products Chai Wattana Tannery Group (CWT) set up two joint venture firms with Zero Waste Company and Lawi Engineering (Thailand) Company, in order to invest and run the first waste-to-energy plant in the north of Thailand. One joint venture will run the waste […]
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