Author: Peter Carlisle

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration transferring three new electric rail projects to Transport Ministry BMA focus on expanding existing Green Line The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will transfer three new electric rail projects to the government and focus instead on expanding the existing Green Line. Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Wednesday the three projects are the […]

Department of Highways announces Rama II Road upgrades will be completed in 2025 There is an end in sight to the ongoing construction of the main route between Bangkok and the south of Thailand. The Department of Highways has confirmed that the long-awaited upgrades to Rama II Road, a key artery to Thailand’s southern region, […]

Thai Developer Property Perfect plans cautious strategy SET-listed developer Property Perfect is taking a more cautious approach this year, focusing on debt reduction and launching fewer new projects because of stricter funding rules for both supply and demand. Managing director Wongsakorn Prasitvipat said negative factors affecting the property market remained severe, particularly high household debt, […]

Ministry announces plan to relocate Bangkok’s city bus terminals ((Ekkamai and Mo Chit 2) The Transport Ministry is planning to relocate the Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekkamai) and the Bangkok Bus Terminal (Mo Chit 2) to the Krung Thep Abhiwat Central Terminal, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, said on Tuesday. Mr Suriya said the proposed relocation would […]

Iconic Dusit Thani Bangkok to reopen New property set for September launch Dusit Hotels and Resorts has announced it plans to reopen Dusit Thani Bangkok in September 2024. The new hotel is situated in the same prime location as the original property, which graced the Bangkok skyline from 1970 until 2019. “The new Dusit Thani […]

State Railway of Thailand agrees changes to design of Thai-Chinese high-speed train project The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has agreed to adjust the design of a section of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project, in response to complaints from people in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The changes will result in additional construction costs and further delays […]

Sino-Thai rail link set for 2-year, B4bn delay Local feedback sees stretch elevated The construction of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project is likely to face a delay of two years and about 4 billion baht more in funding to change a section of track in Nakhon Ratchasima, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has revealed. […]

More staff, autogates to speed up Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport’s queues Airport reacts to PM’s complaints Airport and immigration authorities are rostering additional staff and installing more automatic processing gates in response to the prime minister’s complaints about slow passenger queues at Suvarnabhumi airport. Airports of Thailand (AoT) president Kerati Kijmanawat gave the assurance after inspecting […]