May 26 Thailand’s cabinet has approved a $12 billion railway project to be built with Japanese help, a deputy government spokesman said on Tuesday, one of several big-ticket plans the government hopes will stimulate Southeast Asia’s second largest economy. The Thai-Japan rail project is the latest initiative by the military government to help jump-start a […]
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A UK researcher at the University of Loughborough will set off to begin measuring air pollution across Thailand this week on his motorcycle. Christopher Crosby, research associate at Loughborough University’s School of Civil and Building Engineering, will ride 2,000km across Thailand from Thursday (May 28) for two weeks as part of a project to map […]
Continue ReadingPrajin orders airport expansion hurried up Thailand will plead with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for a one-month extension of the deadline from next month to July for it to solve its aviation safety problems. Deputy Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith will lead the negotiations with the ICAO for the deadline extension when he meets […]
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Plan to rush building of second terminal, third runway cancelled Airports of Thailand Plc has been ordered to adhere to its original expansion plan for Suvarnabhumi airport, and has cancelled plans to accelerate construction of a new passenger terminal and third runway. (Photo by Somporn Thapanachai) The board of Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has […]
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MRTA ready to run Green Line itself Bearing station (Sukhumvit Soi 107) opened four years ago, and plans call for an extension of the line to Samut Prakan. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul) The Transport Ministry disagrees with City Hall’s plan to take over the two extended sections of the skytrain connecting Soi Bearing-Samut Prakan and Mor […]
Continue ReadingBUILDING on their joint success two years ago, Ananda Development and Japan-based Mitsui Fudosan are extending their partnership with five condominium projects in Bangkok worth Bt19 billion. Their joint venture has already developed four projects with 4,100 units worth Bt26 billion since it started up in 2013. The five condo projects with 4,200 units will […]
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Electricity or tourism is the big choice in the energy-starved South Tourism operators and local communities in the South have urged the government to choose between energy security and sustainable tourism. Anti-coal banners can be spotted around Krabi’s Nua Khlong district, where locals are fighting against the construction of a second, bigger coal-fired power plant. THITI […]
Continue ReadingSwiss hospitality firm Movenpick Hotels & Resorts still sees potential in Thailand’s upscale hotel segment, particularly in Bangkok, and plans to double its hotels in the country to eight by 2017. Jens Reichert, vice-president for development, said Thailand was one of the most attractive tourism destinations in Southeast Asia. Bangkok may be facing an oversupply of […]
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Thai government officials have denied media reports that Bangkok has signed an agreement with Beijing to construct a shipping canal through the Kra Isthmus that could allow ships to bypass the Straits of Malacca. A boat travels along a canal in Thailand. (Photo: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP) BANGKOK: Senior Thai officials on Tuesday (May 19) denied reports […]
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“Cheap” energy fails to take into account the permanent environmental devastation, the social breakdown and the long-term repercussions. (File photo) The National Energy Policy Council last week approved Thailand’s new Power Development Plan (PDP 2015), which lays out Thailand’s energy and investment plans for the next 21 years. The plan aims to double Thailand’s installed energy […]
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