Author: Peter Carlisle

An Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) inquiry has found substandard building materials caused the deadly collapse of a suspension bridge in Ayutthaya last month. The EIT will send an official report to a government panel investigating the collapse next week. Adisak Khaonoona, chairman of the government panel, said he was made aware of the report’s […]

Burma’s economy is in danger of imitating its floundering western neighbor Bangladesh rather than its more dynamic eastern neighbor Thailand. The problem is not a lack of investment—it’s a lack of electricity. An electricity shortage in Burma is nothing new, but it is becoming more acute as the country’s economy grows and more energy is […]

Thai property developer Raimon Land is undergoing significant changes in the first half of this year. Today the company announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer Johnson Tan. Tan takes over from Hubert Viriot who is returning to a post with IFA Hotels and Resorts in Dubai. Earlier this year IFA disposed of […]

Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok to undergo expansion Airports of Thailand is planning to hire an airport-design consultant for Phase 2 expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. The expansion is aimed at accommodating the increasing passengers and air traffic, and is estimated to cost THB62.5-billion ($21.1 million). The design for the Phase 2 expansion is expected […]

Bidding for the construction of a high-speed train line to Rayong is expected to be held by the first quarter of next year, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Prapat Chongsanguan said on Monday. The decision to set a timeline follows the launch of a study on the environmental impact and other details which could […]

A planned 42.9-kilometre expressway linking western Bangkok to the east has been revived but will now be diverted to the city’s north. The government yesterday pulled the plug on a light rail project which was originally proposed as a successor to the expressway. However, rather than revive the expressway plan as it was, the government […]

New rules to cover building are derided by experts A new city zoning plan soon to come into force has former Bangkok governor candidates up in arms and threatening to take City Hall to court. With the backing of other prominent citizens and experts, they are puzzled by the intended restrictions on certain types of […]

Airports of Thailand (AOT) will hire an airport-design consultant for Phase 2 of its expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport. The expansion is expected to be complete by 2016. The company also plans to bring in smart cards and barcode technology to speed up its immigration services and alleviate congestion at Bangkok’s main airport. Sitta Tivari, chairman […]

National Power Supply (NPS), which is specialized in manufacturing, designing and development of power supply systems, revealed that the company has joined the natural-gas-fired power plant bid set for Independent Power Producers (IPPs), with combined capacity of 5,400-megawatt, which is scheduled to feed in power by 2020. Sitthiporn Rattanopas, NPS chairman, said that the company […]