Author: Peter Carlisle

State Railway of Thailand to finalise deal on Ban Pho-Phra Kaeo section in Ayutthaya province The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will sign a contract with a contractor to lay 13.3km of rail track for the Ban Pho-Phra Kaeo section in Ayutthaya province this month. The new track will be part of the Sino-Thai rail […]

Laem Chabang set to be cutting-edge ‘green’ port PTT Plc is confident the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri will become a model for “green” ports in the country. Noppadon Pinsupa, COO of PTT’s Downstream Petroleum Business Group, said yesterday that GPC International Terminal, which won the bid for the third phase of the […]

Bangkok’s new Pink Line to open for free during November 2023 The MRT Pink Line monorail from Khae Rai to Minburi will open for free rides this month, with commercial operations expected to start in December, according to the government. Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote said trial runs on the new line are “99.99% complete”, […]

Alstom expands presence in Thailand with new digital mobility lab in Bangkok The introduction of the new digital mobility lab brings the total lab space at Alstom Thailand to over 2000m². French locomotive manufacturer Alstom has announced the opening of a new digital mobility lab in Bangkok, expanding the company’s presence in Thailand. The new […]

Samut Prakan’s Megabangna Shopping Centre In Thailand Embraces Rooftop Solar Revolution With A Billion Baht Investment In Clean Energy In a remarkable feat of environmental stewardship, Megabangna Shopping Centre, sprawling over 400 rai, has invested a substantial 1 billion baht in embracing clean solar energy. This colossal shopping center is making significant strides to not […]

Getting historic renovations right in Thailand There has been some good news about the conservation of heritage architecture in Thailand in recent years — but bad news as well. First, the good part: our society is waking up to the value of heritage. Despite little public funding and weak legal protection, some old buildings and […]

‘Lost its soul’: Campaigners decry renovation of Thailand’s iconic ‘Robot Building’ Architect Sumet Jumsai’s Robot Building, in downtown Bangkok, was designed to reflect the computerization of the banking sector. For almost four decades, its cartoonish eyes gazed out placidly over Sathorn, a commercial district in downtown Bangkok. Now, with its facade stripped back to a […]

Backlash over proposed dam construction threatening Thailand’s Dong Phaya Yen-Khao Yai forest A contentious plan proposing the construction of seven dams in Nakhon Nayok and Prachin Buri has drawn serious backlash from conservationists. They argue that the project threatens to wreck 16,000 rai of land located within the Dong Phaya Yen-Khao Yai forest. Ornyupa Sangkaman, […]