Author: Peter Carlisle

The route change is designed to avoid construction along Thiam Ruam Mit Road and is expected to serve more commuters, MRTA governor Yongsit Rojsrikul said on Tuesday. Amending the route will mean that the railway will start at the Thailand Cultural Centre on Thiam Ruam Mit Road and run along part of Rama IX Road […]

Mr Prapat, whose appointment was endorsed by the cabinet yesterday, said in the next six months improvements will be made to railway station toilets and to provide convenience and security for passengers. The aim was to generate public confidence in the train services. Train fares would not be increased until services have been improved. Facilities […]

The Lak Si district office last night ordered a halt to the construction of a condominium near Soi Chinnaket in northern Bangkok after debris – including a 10kg steel object – repeatedly fell on nearby homes, causing property damage, but no casualties as of yet.  Nearby residents earlier lodged a complaint with the Central Administrative […]

Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Grande Asset Hotels and Property Public Company Limited, a Bangkok-based real estate development company, for Hyatt Regency Bangkok, Sukhumvit. Expected to open in 2017, the hotel will be the first Hyatt Regency-branded hotel in Bangkok, and will join the […]

The upgrade and restorations for all the vital facilities at Bangkok’s old airport, especially passenger Terminal 1 (T1), the runways and the taxiways, were for “temporary” use and these structures still have some risks. After being submerged in flood waters for about two months last year, with passenger terminals that have not been updated for […]

Southeast Asia’s largest wind farm, with generating capacity of 103.5 megawatts and costing 6.5 billion baht, will start operating in Nakhon Ratchasima next month. The project is part of ambitious plans by Wind Energy Holding Co (WEH) for wind farms generating a combined 1,000 MW by 2020, said Nopporn Suppipat, the company’s founder and director. […]

Pöyry’s Energy Business Group has been awarded a technical consultancy services assignment for the Xayaburi hydro power plant project in Lao PDR. Pöyry works as the Government of Lao Engineer in the project. Pöyry will support the Government of Lao and the project owner Xayaburi Power Company Limited during the 8-year implementation period by reviewing […]