Author: Peter Carlisle

Political activist Srisuwan Janya to lead protest against new 20-megawatt nuclear plant in Thailand’s Nakhon Nayok Political activist Srisuwan Janya has urged locals in Nakhon Nayok to rally against the 20-megawatt nuclear reactor to be built on the bank of Nakhon Nayok River at the project’s third public hearing on Sunday. According to Mr Srisuwan, […]

Thales and River Engineering deploys European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 on Thailand rail systems THAILAND: A consortium of Thales and River Engineering has completed a project to deploy ETCS Level 1 across 321 route-km and 48 stations on State Railway of Thailand’s Northern, Northeastern, Eastern and Southern lines radiating from Bangkok. The programme […]

Plans to expand Phuket International airport now now in design phase Phuket: A plan for the expansion of Phuket International Airport is now in its design phase, with costs expected to total at least 6 billion baht, said the Airports of Thailand (AoT). AoT President Kerati Kijmanawat on Saturday said the expansion was the main […]

Is Thailand’s massive “land bridge” project linking the Andaman coast to the Gulf of Thailand worth the trillion baht investment? One of the mega projects being inherited by the new government from the Prayut administration is the land bridge, intended to facilitate the movement of cargo containers and oil from the Andaman Sea to the […]

Thailand’s leading private power producer, Ratch Group Plc, remains steadfast in its decision to allocate a capital expenditure of 35 billion baht for the expansion of its operations in both the power and non-power sectors this year. Chief Executive Choosri Kietkajornkul said that out of this capital allocation, 29 billion baht is for investments in […]

Thai Developer One Origin to focus on mixed-use expat projects The developer One Origin remains unfazed by the global economic slowdown and the high level of household debt as it focuses on the mixed-use segment to capitalise on stable growth in the expat segment. Piti Jarukamjorn, chief executive of One Origin, a subsidiary of SET-listed […]

Solar power to be utilised for mass transit rail systems in Thailand CK Power Plc (CKP) and Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) are collaborating to pioneer the use of solar energy for mass transit rail systems in Thailand. The accord establishes a partnership between the two firms to provide know-how and assets to harness […]

Bangchak acquires Esso Thailand, ending company’s 129-year run Petroleum company Esso Thailand is scheduled to remove its logo from its filling stations nationwide on Thursday (August 31), ending 129 years of service in the country. Esso’s exit follows Thai petroleum company Bangchak Corporation (BCP) announcing on January 12 that it was acquiring a majority 65.99% […]