Shaky plans for a US $50 billion oil port and industrial complex on Burma’s southeast coast at Dawei (Tavoy) are looking even more uncertain after Thailand disclosed that it is re-appraising its strategic trade transport infrastructure to look at domestic ports. The change in focus was outlined by a senior government planner at an Association […]
Continue ReadingBangchak Solar Energy Company, a Bangchak Petroleum subsidiary, will begin the second phase of its solar power project at Chaiyaphum’s Bamnet Narong district, Bangchak Petroleum president Anusorn Saengnimnual said. The company’s board meeting on Wednesday approved the project’s second 25-megawatt solar power plant under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) system, with SunTech Group and Solartron […]
Continue ReadingSprinklers are the best way to prevent or reduce fire damage and casualties, but if they prove too difficult to install, then an alarm system is advised. Chan Sirirat, assistant managing director of the property consultant Plus Property Co Ltd, said an alarm system is crucial for building safety, as it works as a precaution […]
Continue ReadingBangkok officials will next week start inspecting more than 1,000 buildings to boost safety following Saturday’s blaze at the Fico Place building. The buildings, mainly in Phaya Thai, Pathumwan, Klong Toey and Watthana districts, were built before 1992 and not required to install sprinklers under the 1992 Building Safety Control Act. Among the buildings in […]
Continue ReadingThe State Railway of Thailand will use a substantial portion of the abandoned Hopewell transit project to build its Red Line electric railway from Bang Sue in Bangkok to Pathum Thani’s Rangsit area. It will also use some of the infrastructure to extend the Airport Rail Link to link up Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports. […]
Continue ReadingThe recent collapse of a giant concrete slab and steel scaffolding at the Hopewell project will attract more public attention to the pending appeal ruling at the Administrative Court over Bt12 billion in compensation demanded from the Thai authorities by the Hong Kong-based company. Getting on for 20 years, the public had been largely trying […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Central Administrative Court on Wednesday dismissed the request of residents living near the country’s main airport seeking an injunction to temporarily ban nighttime flying to reduce noise pollution. The court’s decision came as the first plaintiff, Sanun Worasooksri, and 359 others filed a lawsuit against Airports of Thailand (AoT) for negligence of duty in […]
Continue ReadingDespite reservations from Mekong Basin countries, construction continues Over the opposition of environmental groups and the governments of other countries in the Mekong Basin, the Thai government is pushing ahead with the construction of the controversial Xayaburi Dam, environmentalists say. Although the Cambodian and Vietnamese governments have expressed concerns about the dam and work was […]
Continue ReadingToday’s (March 1) collapse of the unfinished Hopewell elevated concrete beam across rail tracks in Bangkok suburb was caused by metal scaffold theft, the governor of the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) said on Thursday. Yutthana Thapcharoen commented following the collapse of a concrete beam across railway tracks in Bang Khen. The concrete beams were […]
Continue ReadingSamsung Engineering Co., a leading South Korean industrial plant builder, said Tuesday that it has won a $60 million order to build an industrial facility in Thailand. The contract reached with the state-run Public Company Ltd. calls for Samsung Engineering to build an electricity and steam supply unit for a gas ethane separation plant at […]
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