Thai PTT to expedite expansion of LNG terminal on gas demand surge

Thailand’s PTT is looking at expediting the expansion of its LNG receiving terminal by 1-2 years to cope with the country’s faster-than-expected growth in natural gas demand. The Thai state-controlled energy concern sees the need to add a second 5 million mt/year unit to its Rayong facility, about 220 km southeast of Bangkok, earlier than […]

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Train assembly plant backed for Thailand's mass-transit rail project

Transport Minister ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat backs calls for an electric train assembly facility to supply trains for the country’s mass-transit rail projects. Prapas Chongsanguan, former governor of the Mass Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), floated the plan. ACM Sukumpol said if a local assembly facility is to be set up it must have large orders […]

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New site might be needed for Thailand Parliament complex

A new location may have to be found for the new Parliament complex, which was going to be constructed at a site in Bangkok’s Kiak Kai area, Deputy House Speaker Charoen Chankomol said yesterday. “The relocation proposal will be raised with House Speaker Somsak Kiartsuranont on Monday,” he said in his capacity as committee chairman […]

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Thailand's Twin-track eastern rail link opens to connect Chachoengsao, Laem Chabang port

Thailand’s eastern double-track railroad linking this province with Chonburi’s Laem Chabang opened Thursday, and expanding the country’s road and rail logistics system with a connection to the deepwater Laem Chabang Port. Deputy Transport Minister Pol Lt-Gen Chat Kuldilok presided over the railway’s opening ceremony. The railroad will also support the Lat Krabang Inland Container Depot […]

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BMA to go on with Bangkok bridge construction despite object from Parliament

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will go on with its project to build a bridge across Chao Phraya in Kiakkai area although the Parliament wants the bridge to be relocated. A House committee in charge of building a new Parliament complex wants the Kiakkai bridge to be relocated by 400 metres away from the new Parliament […]

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Burma halts construction of Thai-backed power plant

The Burmese authorities have halted the construction of a Thai-backed power station, citing concerns over pollution and the environment. The decision on the coal-fired plant at Dawei comes four months after the controversial Chinese-funded Myitsone hydroelectric dam was halted. The move is seen as another indication of burgeoning political and economic reforms. The announcement came […]

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Centara soft-opens new hotel in Central Pattaya

Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced that its latest hotel in Pattaya, Centara Pattaya Hotel, soft-opened recently. The hotel joins two other Pattaya properties that are currently open, and a third that is at present under construction. Centara Pattaya Hotel is located in Central Pattaya, within a few minutes’ walk of the beach, and is […]

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Following construction delay, new Thailand Parliament site may be moved to Saraburi

The new Parliament building may be relocated from the Kiakkai intersection in Bangkok to Saraburi after a delay in its construction, Deputy House Speaker Charoen Chankomol said yesterday. Charoen told Nation TV that the building of the new Parliament complex has been set back due to several obstacles. Among them, the Army and the Bangkok […]

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