Residents oppose construction of the third phase of the Laem Chabang deep-sea port, demand a halt in the project The move comes after the Transport Ministry proposed a 120-billion-baht (US$ 3.7-billion) project over seven years to expand the busy Chon Buri port. The port has undergone two development phases, and Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan is calling for […]
Continue ReadingThrough its wholly-owned subsidiary Lincoln Composites, Hexagon Composites has been awarded a new contract to supply 55 lightweight TITAN transport modules to SC Group in Thailand. This represents the largest single TITAN contract to date for Hexagon Composites worldwide. SC Group is one of the leading providers of integrated logistics services in Thailand. The Thai […]
Continue ReadingPlant designed with input from residents The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is trying to develop a plan for a coal-fired power plant in Krabi that allows representatives of the local community to join in the designing and studying phases. Egat has held discussions with sectors such as tourism, fishing and hotels in a […]
Continue ReadingSamsung Engineering Co has chosen Thailand as its Southeast Asian hub, paving the way for South Korea’s leading engineering, procurement and construction company to enter Myanmar and Australia. Park Ki-seok, the president and chief executive, said Samsung, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in Thailand this year, targets nearly tripling the number of its engineers in […]
Continue ReadingBuilding owners who update not held liable The Public Works and Town & Country Planning Department will allow buildings built before 2007 to have modifications making them earthquake-resistant, and it may also designate seven quake-prone southern provinces as a risk zone. Director-general Udom Puasakul said the drafting of modification permits for buildings constructed before 2007 […]
Continue ReadingThai state-owned telco CAT Telecom has begun construction of additional submarine cables worth THB2.7 billion (USD85 million) in the Gulf of Thailand, and expects the project to be completed this year, reports Future Gov Asia. The previously announced cable building programme is aimed at adding data bandwidth capacity and connectivity between the southern and central […]
Continue ReadingLAEM CHABANG SET FOR NEW ROAD, RAIL LINKS AND EXTRA CAPACITY The government plans to improve logistics at Laem Chabang port to increase the country’s export competitiveness and reduce high costs. Speaking in place of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in her weekly radio broadcast yesterday, Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan and his deputy Chadchart Sittiphan explained […]
Continue ReadingThailand will offer financial aid to Laos to construct a 7.75 km rail line from Tha Nalaeng to Vientiane city due to be completed in two years. It will allow Thai trains to carry passengers to and from Vientiane and should lead to the first inter-city train services between the two capitals. Last week, the […]
Continue ReadingThailand has agreed to help build a 7.75-km railway worth 1.6 billion baht in Vientiane, Laos, to boost Laos’ economy. Madam Viengthong Siphandon, Deputy Minister of Finance of Laos, has signed an agreement with Mr. Acksiri Buranasiri, President of the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency; under which the Thai agency will in terms of […]
Continue ReadingInstead of starting the projects by picking destinations in Chiang Mai and Nong Khai in the far North and Northeast, the ministry has decided to have the trains run shorter distances to Phitsanulok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Hua Hin district and Rayong. Deputy Transport Minister Chadchart Sittiphan expects better returns from the four routes […]
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