Author: Peter Carlisle

Shaky hold on site safety in construction of large structures in Thailand Nov 29 tragedy on Rama II Road spurs call for contractor curbs on advanced work Traffic on Rama II Road fully resumed on Saturday after a two-week disruption due following the mishap in which a crane carrying a concrete beam collapsed onto the […]

Bangkok’s Purple Line southern extension linking Tao Poon in Bang Sue district to Rat Burana is almost 50% complete The Purple Line southern extension linking Tao Poon in Bang Sue district to Rat Burana, the southern part of Bangkok, is almost halfway complete, says the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). Chairman Montri Dechasakulsom, […]

Thai PM pitches new housing programme offering 1 million fully-furnished affordable units for Thais Registration opens next month The government’s new housing programme will be open for registration in January, offering 1 million fully-furnished affordable units to the public. The “Housing for Thais” project is among new economic measures touted by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra […]

Bangkok port’s Baht20m plan moves ahead – 800 rai earmarked for ‘business use’ The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) has approved a 20-million-baht budget for a feasibility study to develop the first phase of an 800-rai area at Bangkok Port in Klong Toey for business use. Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri on Saturday provided an […]

Opening ceremony of Bangkok’s new Rama X Bridge (Thosamarachan Bridge) Their Majesties the King and Queen presided over the opening ceremony of the Thosamarachan Bridge, located on Rama 3 – Dao Khanong – Western Outer Ring Road Expressway in Yannawa District, Bangkok, on Dec 14. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra led ministers and officials from the […]

Home improvement retailer MR. D.I.Y. (Thailand) aims to open 200 stores in 2025 Retailer sets aside 2 billion baht for plan The company opened 122 new stores in 2021, 161 branches in 2022 and 188 last year. Home improvement retailer MR. D.I.Y. (Thailand) plans to open 200 more stores in 2025 with an investment budget […]

Demco revenue rises amid green growth Firm chased more projects in Q4 SET-listed Demco, a contractor and engineering service provider, is continuing to rack up revenue in the final quarter, helped by a recent contract to build electricity transmission systems worth 270 million baht. The contract, awarded by Siam Power Generation in Rayong, includes the […]

Doma Infrastructure Group (DIG) shakes up Thai market with ambitious 1.5GW plan for data center parks Doma Infrastructure Group (DIG) today announced plans to develop 1.5GW of data center parks in Thailand. Positioning itself as a developer of master-planned data center parks, DIG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Silicon Tech Park (STP), […]