Category: Construction News

Phuket Tunnel Project Overhaul: Size Cut, Tolls Axed Thailand’s transport ministry has decisively changed the scope of the Phuket tunnel project. Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister, Phipat Ratchakitprakarn, announced a reduction in the tunnel’s width from 17 to 10 meters and removed tolls, transferring control from the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) to the […]

BTS Group Holdings Considers Bangkok’s Green Line Concession Buyback After Backing New Flat Fare BTS Group Holdings is open to the government buying back the Green Line concession, estimating the cost at approximately 50 billion baht. This consideration comes as the company expresses strong support for the new government’s proposed 40-baht flat daily fare policy. […]

BTS Group Holdings (BTS) won’t abandon U-Tapao airport and Eastern Aviation City development project, awaits EEC’s finalisation of investment benefits Keeree Kanjanapas assures BTS will continue with U-Tapao aviation city project, awaiting EEC’s final decision on investment benefits to move forward with plans and roadshows Keeree Kanjanapas, Chairman of BTS Group Holdings, confirmed that the […]

Epic Green Line debt saga ends as Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) settles ฿36.4 billion with BTS Group Holdings (BTS) The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) clears ฿36.4 billion debt to BTS for the Green Line extension, reducing financial pressures and enabling future investments On October 30, 2025, Keeree Kanjanapas, Chairman of BTS Group Holdings (BTS), announced […]

Weak demand in Thailand results in suspension of four power plants and delay the opening of a fifth Sluggish economic growth has prompted energy authorities to halt the operations of four power plants and delay the opening of a fifth to avoid a financial burden for electricity producers and buyers, says Energy Minister Auttapol Rerkpiboon. […]

Bangkok Tops Global List as Least Affordable City for Renters, the priciest city in terms of rent-to-income ratio Bangkok has been labelled the least affordable city in the world for renters, according to the Housing Affordability Review 2025 by German asset manager DWS. The report highlights that a typical median household in Bangkok spends approximately […]

48th Bangkok House and Condo Expo, largest real estate show in Thailand, 30 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center FAST TRACK, the expressway for people who want to have a house ️ New project, updated location, convenient for living. ✅ Full of options with appropriate price ranges ✅ Loan pool […]

Heroines Monument underpass project in Thalang, Phuket cancelled amid resident concerns The Heroines Monument underpass project in Thalang, Phuket, initially planned to alleviate traffic congestion, has been cancelled. The decision by the Department of Highways to halt the 2.38-billion baht venture follows significant opposition from local residents worried about exacerbating traffic and flood conditions. Concerns […]

High-speed rail linking Thailand’s three airports of connecting Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao on brink of collapse BANGKOK — Nearly six years after signing the public-private partnership (PPP) contract in October 2019, Thailand’s 224.5-billion-baht ($6.8 billion) high-speed rail project connecting Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi, and U-Tapao airports has made virtually no progress. The mega-project, a cornerstone […]