$336m project launches as China replaces Malaysia as top tourist source Thailand’s largest retail conglomerate hopes to attract more high-end Chinese tourists with a new luxurious shopping mall, following an upsurge in visitors over the past year and even greater numbers expected this year. Central Embassy, a 10 billion-baht ($336 million) project in the heart of […]
Continue ReadingLinde Thailand Public Company Limited (Linde Thailand), a member of The Linde Group, announced that it will invest about Bt 500 million (about EUR 12 million) to install a new merchant carbon dioxide plant in Map Ta Phut, Rayong. Managing Director of Linde Thailand, Mr Keerin Chutumstid said, “We continue to see rising demand from […]
Continue ReadingThe State Railway of Thailand (SRT) yesterday signed a multi-billion-baht contract for the construction of a new railway terminus and depot in Bang Sue. The project is expected to be completed in two and a half years. Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Pcl and Unique Engineering and Construction Pcl were contracted to build the Bang Sue […]
Continue ReadingFinland’s national carrier, Finnair, has been named the world’s safest airline by a European group of airline safety enthusiasts. Air New Zealand was named the second-safest airline in the world, with Virgin Australia coming in at number nine. Qantas was ranked 13th and Jetstar 20th. The Germany-based Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre, or JACDEC, calculates its […]
Continue ReadingThe first contract involves the construction of the Bang Sue central terminal and a maintenance facility. The contract, worth 29 billion baht, has been awarded to SU Joint Venture, comprising Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc and Unique Engineering and Construction Plc. The second is for the construction of rail tracks and train stations. Italian-Thai Development […]
Continue ReadingThe Industrial Works Department has requested a budget of 2 billion baht to build Thailand’s first large-scale industrial waste incinerator. The budget, which includes the cost of land and related equipment, will be used to construct an incinerator capable of treating 500 tonnes of waste a day. Only a small-scale incinerator now exists in Thailand. […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Post has picked five key issues which are likely to have a big impact on the public this year, in politics, finance and society. Race for Bangkok governor heats upWork on five electric railway projects is likely to start this year after delays in the past few years due to political unrest.Big changes […]
Continue ReadingThe addition of more than 1 million new cars as part of the first car-buyer scheme, coupled with less road space during the onset of several new electric railway projects could make Bangkok commutes even more miserable. Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt said the construction of four of five new railway projects will begin between this […]
Continue ReadingSuvarnabhumi neighbours file third complaint over noise and pollution Dark clouds hang over plans to boost the capacity of Suvarnabhumi Airport, as residents’ complaints against noise and pollution could pose a major stumbling block to the second-phase and possibly the third-phase expansion projects. The airport is the Kingdom’s major gateway, welcoming 72 per cent of visitor arrivals […]
Continue ReadingAt a cost of 900 million baht, the 30-rai plant in western Bangkok’s Nong Khaem district is designed to process 500 tonnes of city waste a day and generate 9.8 megawatts of electricity. The project, the second of its kind in Thailand, will be completed in 2014. “We’ve finished the environmental impact assessment and the […]
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