Category: Construction News

Three-Airports link project in trouble as State Railway of Thailand board resigns 11 October 2019 The government’s plans to build a 220 km fast passenger railway linking three airport in the Greater Bangkok area have been thrown into disarray after the State Railway of Thailand board resigned. Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who supervises the […]

Deadline to sign contract on Thailand’s high-speed airport-link train project postponed from 15 to 25 October 2019 By THE NATION Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has postponed the deadline for the Charoen Pokphand-led group to sign a contract with the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on a high-speed train project to October 25 from the previous […]

Thai Government to set up new State Railway of Thailand board to proceed with airport rail-links contract The high speed rail connection project between Don Muang, Suvarnabhumi, and U-Tapao airports is facing a major obstacle after the State Railway of Thailand’s (SRT) entire executive board members resigned, preventing the signing of the land confiscation contract […]

Residential developers turn to eastern Bangkok By THE NATION The new Krungthep Kreetha road in eastern Bangkok has become the latest destination of residential property developers where new projects are cropping up. Piya Prayong, Chief Executive Officer of Pruksa Real Estate told Thansettakij newspaper that the eastern part of Bangkok is now the red ocean […]

Construction of Khon Kaen Airport expansion now one-third complete Expected to finish before February 2021 By THE NATION Construction of Khon Kaen Airport’s new passenger terminal hit a snag but it was already fixed and work will resume as scheduled, Deputy Transport Minister Thavorn Senniam said on Wednesday (October 9) after visiting the site. “The […]

Airports of Thailand to clarify public doubts on Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Passenger Terminal 2 project Passenger Terminal 2 project now known as Suvarnabhumi Airport’s ‘Concourse A Annex project’ By THE NATION 09 October 2019 Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, President of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) said on Tuesday (October 8 ) that AOT had reported the […]

Thailand’s energy ministry sets March 2020 target to resolve $2 billion dispute with U.S. Chevron Corp Thailand’s energy ministry said on Tuesday it had set a March target to resolve a $2 billion dispute with U.S. oil and gas major Chevron Corp and would make the “utmost effort” to reach a deal after the company […]