Bangkok: With the second decade of this century becoming known for mega canal projects, an old Thai infrastructure plan is being dusted off once again. Expansion works at both the Panama and Suez canals are well underway while a Chinese tycoon plans to carve a waterway through Nicaragua. In Thailand, the 200-plus year old plans […]
Continue ReadingItalian Thai Development Pcl and Rojana Industrial Park will sign a $1.7-billion deal in March to develop the Dawei industrial zone in Myanmar, the Thai government said on Friday. Set to be Southeast Asia’s largest industrial complex when complete, the ambitious and long-delayed Dawei project in southeastern Myanmar includes highway links to Bangkok and Thailand’s […]
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Aims to win 25% of government contracts A new company formed from the merger of two subsidiaries of Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK), Thailand second-largest construction firm, has the potential to win several government infrastructure contracts in coming years. Employees of BECL, a subsidiary of Ch. Karnchang, work with rebar at the Si Rat-Outer Ring Road […]
Continue ReadingRow with contractor looms over B290m bill The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has set up a panel to look into a contract dispute surrounding the construction of an extension of its Blue Line electric rail route. The move came after the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) sent the MRTA an urgent letter opposing […]
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The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) has asked the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to remove the iron girders of a construction beam from a pedestrian bridge near Laksi intersection. People walk on a section of a pedestrian bridge where a cable is used to fasten it to the iron girders of a construction beam […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is to install extra elevators and facilities for persons with disabilities at BTS stations, Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paripatra revealed. The construction of extra facilities have been finally moved forward after the Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the BMA and Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTS), as the […]
Continue ReadingThis cliff-style home on the island of Phuket has open Thai-style pavilions and big views of the Andaman Sea On the island of Phuket in Thailand, this 21,022-square-foot property consists of multiple Thai-style pavilions with pitched roofs and wooden columns. PHOTO: ROBERT VAN PARIDON A High-Style Thai Retreat This cliff-side home on the resort island […]
Continue ReadingPeople with disabilities who have fought for better facilities at Skytrain stations and on trains yesterday rejoiced as the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) handed down a ruling in their favour. People with disabilities celebrate victory yesterday in a court battle over equal access to public transport after the Supreme Administrative Court ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan […]
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Phuket might be getting its own light rail transit system to ease traffic congestion on the island. From 2021, you might be able to visit Phuket Town on a light rail system. According to Phuket Governor Nisit Chansomwong, the project is expected to cost 24 billion baht. The project has passed three public hearings, with […]
Continue ReadingThe board of Airports of Thailand (AoT) has approved the construction of a reserve runway and a new terminal passenger at Suvarnabhumi airport worth a combined 48 billion baht. Speaking after the board meeting on Wednesday, AoT board chairman Prasong Phunthanet said a 2.9km reserve runway, estimated to cost 20 billion baht, would be built […]
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