Author: Peter Carlisle

Bangkok Governor Chadchart denies Bangkok Metropolitan Administration plan to buy back Green Line electric rail concession THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has no plan to buy back […]

Thai Government moves to revive controversial Chana industrial estate in Songkhla THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS The government is considering reviving the controversial Chana industrial estate in Songkhla, making it the latest Prayut-era policy or project […]

State Railway of Thailand and Mahidol University to Study Red Line Extension to Nakhon Pathom THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS The State Railway of Thailand and Mahidol University signed an agreement on August 17 to jointly […]

Bangkok plans two-level park linking Mahakan Fort and Golden Mount THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Bangkok plans to develop a 4,500-square-metre, two-level park connecting Mahakan Fort with the Golden Mount at Wat Saket, creating a new […]

Thailand’s standards institute has proposed banning steel rebar made with induction furnaces (IF) from use in critical structural work, citing safety concerns IF steel producers oppose proposed overhaul of rebar standards THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS […]

Thailand’s Transport Ministry to seek Cabinet approval for 504km, 106.8-billion-baht southern double-track railway to Padang Besar The Transport Ministry will seek Cabinet approval on September 1 for a 504km, 106.8-billion-baht southern double-track railway to Padang Besar. THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION […]

Bangkok is Sinking: How Engineers Are Fighting Flood Risk Jeff Tomas– Freelance Journalist Bangkok is a low-lying delta city built on soft clay, and its flood risk is growing as the ground subsides and heavy rainfall becomes more intense. The city isn’t sinking at one uniform speed, however. Some areas have historically dropped by up to […]

First train for Bangkok’s Orange Line has completed production and testing at a factory in Turkey THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS The first train for Bangkok’s Orange Line has completed production and testing at a factory […]