Author: Peter Carlisle

Prime Bangkok plots up for sale The Treasury Department is preparing to put more than 40 plots of land acquired through asset seizures up for sale, in addition to opening auctions to lease another 10 prime land plots in Bangkok and other provinces. According to Akkaruth Sandhyananda, the department’s director-general, a key plot to be […]

Airports of Thailand pushes Suvarnabhumi expansion worth 210bn baht Airports of Thailand is advancing a 210bn-baht Suvarnabhumi build-out: a phased South Terminal and a 12bn-baht East Expansion awaiting cabinet approval Paweena Jariyathitipong, president of Airports of Thailand (AOT), said the company is moving forward with a major expansion programme at Suvarnabhumi Airport, comprising the South […]

Thailand’s Department of Highways Begins Dismantling Damaged M82 Bridge, Advances Work on Tha Chin River Span The Department of Highways (DOH) has begun dismantling bridge sections damaged by the collapse of a launching gantry (LG) crane on the M82 motorway, while concrete casting to connect the balanced cantilever bridge across the Tha Chin River has […]

Baiyoke Starts 500m-Baht Medical Mall, Hotel Project Near Victory Monument The Baiyoke Group has begun construction on a 500-million-baht mixed-use project featuring a medical mall and a four-star hotel near Victory Monument, opposite Rajavithi Hospital. The development includes a four-storey Med Mall offering pharmacies, medical supplies and health services, and a five-storey, 79-room hotel. Retail […]

BTS Group’s Keree vows to take “Baan Chao Thai” nationwide, pivoting to detached houses as brand opens its first sales gallery BTS Group’s “Baan Chao Thai” affordable housing initiative plans a nationwide expansion, pivoting from condominiums in Bangkok to detached houses in the provinces due to lower land costs. The project is built on a […]

Call to revive idle Thailand’s Betong Airport Former Democrat Party deputy leader Samart Ratchapolsitte has urged the government to take urgent action to revitalise Betong Airport in Yala province, warning against allowing the billion-baht facility to remain largely unused despite its completion. In a Facebook post, Mr Samart — a former Bangkok deputy governor — […]