Category: Construction News

Thai Industry Ministry bans steel plant expansion Draft regulation already approved 31 January 2019 Steel plant expansion and construction of steel bar plants will be banned for the next five years in Thailand to reduce the domestic surplus, according to an Industry Ministry draft regulation the cabinet approved on Tuesday. Thailand’s steelmakers produce 9 million […]

Thailand’s Pattaya city faces an oversupply of condominium units 25 January 2019 THAILAND’S resort city of Pattaya has been highlighted as one of the country’s most attractive places for high-end properties, but a renowned consultant has warned that an excessive supply of homes could put the market in troubled waters. Last year, Pattaya saw 10,239 […]

Malaysia, Thailand agree to expedite Friendship Bridges project 24 January 2019A joint technical committee meeting to discuss in detail the proposed construction of the two Friendship Bridges between Malaysia and Thailand will be held in Kuala Lumpur in March. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is on a two-day […]

Thailand’s 20-year National power generation plan revealed NNT – The latest meeting of the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) has approved the 2018-2037 national power generation plan, in accordance with the 20-year national strategy. Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan, noted that the average selling price within the 20-year period of this plan is in the range […]

Germans tower in Thailand The 270MW Theparak wind farm is due online in March 2019 22 January 2019 German contractor Max Bogl has produced towers for the Theparak wind farm in Thailand. The 90 hybrid towers supplied for the 270MW facility in central Thailand have been assembled in Max Bogl’s ‘mobile fabrication’ plant in Huai […]

Engineers face charges after Bangkok crane collapse kills five 24 January 2019 Construction engineers face charges after a crane collapsed on Bangkok’s Rama III Road, killing five people, police said Thursday. Col. Sompot Suwanjarat of the Bang Phong Phang Police Station said investigators and experts are looking for the head engineers of the Lumpini Park […]

Thailand to remain most popular among Chinese property buyers 23rd January 2019 BANGKOK, Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Phuket looks set to remain top destinations for Chinese property buyers in 2019 with a growth of at least 10 percent, according to an international property portal. Juwai.com chief executive Carrie Law said the inquiries for Thai property […]

Centara Grand Samui To Shut And Renovate 22 January 2019 One of Koh Samui’s largest upscale hotels, the Centara Grand Beach Resort will close on June 1st of this year. A major renovation will be undertaken and a reopening is planned in 2020. The 23-year old property will see a room redesign across the hotel […]