Author: Peter Carlisle

Sixth Thai-Lao bridge between between Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani and Laos’ Salavanon on track following talks, design tweaks The Department of Highways has confirmed that construction of the sixth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is set to begin in 2029, following financing talks and design adjustments on the Lao side. A department source said progress on the new […]

Crane collapse injures two workers at the Asok intersection in Bangkok Man and woman rushed to hospitals after incident near Terminal 21 mall at Asok intersection Two construction workers were injured after a tower crane collapsed at a construction site near the Terminal 21 shopping mall at the Asok intersection in Bangkok on Saturday morning. […]

Thailand plans to build Southeast Asia’s first Disneyland theme park Thailand is weighing a proposal to develop a Disneyland theme park in its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) as part of efforts to stimulate tourism amid a decline in foreign arrivals. If approved, the development would make Thailand home to Asia’s fifth Disneyland and the first […]

Thailand’s Treasury Department touts stalled development of Mo Chit project The Treasury Department is moving ahead with the long-delayed land development project at the old Mo Chit bus terminal site, which has dragged on for more than 30 years, with a conclusion expected by September. According to Akkaruth Sandhyananda, the department’s director-general, by September amendments […]