Author: Peter Carlisle

An artist’s conception of the Singha Complex, a mixed-use development project that will be located on an 11-rai site at the corner of Asok and Phetchaburi roads. Related search Hong Kong (Central) Bangkok is among the cheapest places to have an office even though other Asian cities account for four of the top five most expensive […]

Sungrow has secured an order worth 75 MW for its inverters in Thailand. On the back of strong demand in the region, the manufacturer will open an office in the kingdom in July. Sungrow has seen rapid market growth in Thailand Flickr/Garik Lawson Asplund Chinese solar PV inverter manufacturer, Sungrow has signed a deal with […]

Contractor beefs up property development Landmark Mahachai will sit on 16 rai in Samut Sakhon province and feature a 5,700-square-metre community mall and 101 shophouses with a total value of 1.25 billion baht. SET-listed contractor EMC Plc has expanded into property development with plans to build eight condo projects worth a combined 10.8 billion baht […]

ABOVE: A rendering shows the proposed light rail service. At best the service will launch in 2021, with a much higher number of polygons. Phuket’s much-anticipated light rail project is, at best, two years away from breaking ground, according to The Phuket News: Peraphon Thawornsupacharoen of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning […]

CNT has a reputable history, having built many of Thailand’s landmarks including Democracy Monument, Klong Toey Port and the Rama VI Bridge among others. In 1991, CNT became the first construction company to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Christiani & Nielsen (Thai) Plc (CNT) has been a leading construction company in Thailand for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]