Ramkhamhaeng subsiding at 2cm per year This section of a footpath on Rama III Road near Khlong Bang Khlo collapsed after land beneath it subsided in April 2012, after years of erosion along the banks of the canal. (Bangkok Post file photo) Bangkok is sinking an average 10mm per year and the subsidence could reach […]
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Rooftop solar array. Featured Image: Ralf Gosch/Shutterstock.com Thai property developer Sena Development PCL (BKK:SENA) seeks to expand into the solar power industry and for this reason has formed a couple of alliances, including a partnership with US company First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR). Sena has signed a deal with the US solar panel supplier and private […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has commenced construction of Mae Moh power plant units 4 – 7 replacement project. It is to replace the previous plants that have operated for 33 yr. The construction will take 46 months to build and commercial operation date is anticipated to be November 2018. There is a […]
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The government has agreed in principle for TOT Plc and CAT Telecom to take charge of an underground piping plan for telecommunications, broadcasting and power wires. At least 10 billion baht will be needed to group all existing overhead power, telecoms and broadcast cables into a single platform below ground, said Takorn Tantasith, secretary-general of […]
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BANGKOK, THAILAND – Thailand’s based hotel management company, Well Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of its first property “Well Hotel Bangkok” which is set to open in Q4/2015. Debuting in Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2015 on 3-5 June 2015, the feedback was very positive from travel agents and media due to the nice design […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s property developer Sena Development PCL signed a partnership deal with U.S.-based First Solar and private equity firm Confidence Capital to develop a solar rooftop business in Thailand, it said on Tuesday. Sena is one of several Thai companies diversifying into solar and renewable energy in Thailand to boost revenue growth. “The outlook for the […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s prime minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, detailed some of the port buildings and initiatives the Thai government is undertaking, in his weekly TV broadcast. These are all to support Thailand’s special economic zones (SEZs) development project. Of those developments already under way, a key focus is Songkhla in southern Thailand. “The SEZ for Padang Besar […]
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Steps towards a major overhaul of the Airport Rail Link will start to unroll within three or four months, according to the line operator. Construction bids for an Airport Rail Link extension between Don Mueang, Bang Sue and Phaya Thai are expected to be called by September or October, said Pakorn Tangjetsakao, acting president of the State Railway […]
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The banner is clear: Huai Khwang residents want the Orange Line rerouted, and vow to fight any attempt to lay down tracks they say will affect 1,000 families. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul) Residents of Soi Prachasongkhro 21 of Huai Khwang district who are affected by the planned construction of the Orange Line vowed Sunday to […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, 12 June 2015, (NNT) – Transport Minister Air Chief Marshal Prajin Juntong yesterday visited the construction site of the Pattaya – Hua Hin ferry pier. He disclosed that the Marine Department has been given two months to conduct a feasibility study of the project to construct ferry piers in Chonburi province’s Pattaya municipality and […]
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