Category: Construction News

Thailand’s Department of Rail Transport mulls ways to cap train fares at 20 baht per trip on Bangkok’s electric train network The Department of Rail Transport has started to look into ways to implement the promise by the Pheu Thai-led coalition to cap fares on Bangkok’s electric train network to a flat rate of 20 […]

1,000 households complain about three condo projects in Bangkok About 1,000 households in three communities in Bangkok have lodged complaints with the Thailand Consumer’s Council, claiming that their livelihoods are being threatened by the construction of three high-rise condominium projects, which may also be against the law. Officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and […]

Thailand’s Electricity Generating (Egco) to acquire more assets throughout rest of year The Egco-owned Nam Theun 1 hydropower plant in Laos sold less electricity in the second quarter. SET-listed Electricity Generating (Egco), the power generation arm of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, will acquire more energy assets throughout the rest of this year to […]

New Thai PM Srettha Confirms Planned Phang Nga Airport Would Be For Large Aircraft PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin said during a visit to Phang Nga that the planned construction of an airport in this province right next to Phuket would be big enough to accommodate large aircraft as requested by provincial entrepreneurs, Matichon newspaper said. […]

Pheu Thai party touts new airports for Chiang Mai and Phuket Airports nationwide to be refurbished to spur tourism, says new PM Srettha The Pheu Thai Party is looking to refurbish airports all over the country and also build two new airports — one in Chiang Mai and the other in Phuket — as part […]

Precast concrete producer CPanel sees prospects for precast concrete The new government’s pledge to increase the daily minimum wage to 600 baht as well as the Ashton Asoke case should help the already robust precast concrete industry, according to MAI-listed precast concrete producer CPanel. Chief executive Chakrit Theepakornsukasame said residential market growth might remain flat […]

Thai Property developer Magnolia Quality Development Corporation sets aside 400 million baht for mall Property developer Magnolia Quality Development Corporation (MQDC) will invest 400 million baht to develop a community mall for creators within a mixed-use project — Cloud 11 — in collaboration with the operator of the Commons Thonglor. Onza Janyaprasert, project director of […]