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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingHyatt 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Cabinet yesterday approved a Bt12-billion budget to build facilities to receive electricity from the Xayaburi Dam, currently undergoing construction in Laos. The facilities, which will be used to obtain, store and relay the electricity, will be built in Loei, Nong Bua Lamphu and Khon Kaen provinces and will be operated by the Electricity Generating […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingSoutheast 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. […]
Continue ReadingThai City Electric, a manufacturer and distributor of Sharp electrical appliances, plans to invest between Bt500 million and Bt600 million in a new factory to serve both the domestic and export markets. “We plan to relocate our factory out of the 30-rai plot in the King Kaew area of Samut Prakan, which has reached its […]
Continue ReadingPöyry’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 […]
Continue ReadingToyo-Thai Corporation (TTCL) is seeking opportunities in Myanmar’s power business through the establishment of two joint ventures in that country. One of the JVs will have Thai Summit Group as a partner. The expansion follows a memorandum of understanding signed with Myanmar’s Ministry of Electric Power on August 10, which paved the way for greater collaboration […]
Continue ReadingConstruction crews are expected to break ground on the new passenger terminal for U-Tapao-Pattaya International Airport in December, aiming to open a new, modern facility for Pattaya by next summer. Vice Adm. Surapong Aisayanont, a consultant for the Royal Thai Navy-administered airport, said on Oct. 30 that construction of the 25,200 sq. meter facility should […]
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