Author: Peter Carlisle

Krabi airport expansion work 87% complete The expansion of Krabi airport to handle up to 8 million passengers per year is expected to be completed in late 2024 and the new facilities to open for service in 2025, the Department of Airports said. The project includes construction of a third passenger terminal and improvements to […]

Supreme Courts Legal Ruling on Ashton Asoke Puts Other Projects at Risk – Similar Fate Looms for Residential Developments on State Land More residential projects could be facing a similar fate as Ashton Asoke. The already-constructed 6.4-billion-baht condominium project in Watthana district could now be facing demolition after the Supreme Administrative Court ruled last Thursday […]

Bangkok’s Ashton Asoke condominium project must reapply for permit BMA says B6bn condo project won’t be dismantled The owner of a high-profile Asoke condominium project may resubmit a request for a construction permit with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) provided it has a clear plan to address the entrance problem, Wisanu Subsompon, a deputy Bangkok […]

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration under fire over already finished 6-billion-baht Ashton Asoke condominium project long legal dispute Court rules against B6bn condo project Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is under increasing pressure to take action in response to Thursday’s ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court, which invalidated the construction permit granted to the already finished 6-billion-baht Ashton […]

House and condo prices in greater Bangkok rise in past two quarters of 2023 The prices of new houses and condominium units in and around Bangkok have steadily been risen in the past two quarters of the year, due to higher land prices, increasing prices of construction materials and higher labour costs, according to Wichai […]

Metropolitan Electricity Authority unveils plan to put wires under Bangkok’s city streets The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has promised to change the city’s landscape by putting a total of 1,454 kilometres of electrical wires underground within 10 years. Speaking at a press conference ahead of its 65th anniversary on Aug 1, MEA governor Wilas Chaloeysat […]

Three illegal resorts to be razed on Phu Thap Boek in in Phetchabun province No permits for ‘eyesore’ tourism constructions The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has ordered the demolition of three illegally built resorts on Phu Thap Boek, a popular hillside tourism attraction, in Phetchabun province. Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa on Wednesday ordered […]

Italian-Thai Development (ITD)-led joint venture signs 9.34-billion-baht construction deal for Thai-Chinese high-speed railway megaproject An Italian-Thai Development (ITD)-led joint venture last week inked the 9.34-billion-baht construction deal for the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway megaproject. The contract signing between the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and the ITD-CREC No.10 joint venture took place on July 19, said […]

Thailand’s Supreme Court rules Ashton Asoke-Rama 9 project illegal, construction to be halted and project dismantled The Supreme Court has ruled on the Ananda Development’ s Ashton Asoke-Rama 9 project, declaring it illegal and ordering the construction to be halted and the project to be dismantled. The developer and the state agencies involved will be […]