Bangkok's wastewater treatment system due for revamp

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expediting plans to construct over 100 new septic tanks and cesspools in the capital’s Chatuchak, Bang Sue and Dusit districts in preparation for a new underground wastewater system. The BMA’s Department of Drainage and Sewerage is rerouting the sewage pipe system in areas which include Prachachuen Road and Pracharat […]

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Bangkok’s wastewater treatment system due for revamp

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expediting plans to construct over 100 new septic tanks and cesspools in the capital’s Chatuchak, Bang Sue and Dusit districts in preparation for a new underground wastewater system. The BMA’s Department of Drainage and Sewerage is rerouting the sewage pipe system in areas which include Prachachuen Road and Pracharat […]

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Shoddy repairs caused deadly Ayutthaya bridge collapse: EIT

Criminal proceedings are to be launched against officials and contractors who oversaw the renovation of a suspension bridge in Ayutthaya prior to its deadly collapse in April, after the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) yesterday confirmed an initial finding that the collapse resulted from the use of substandard cables. Five people were killed and many […]

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Laos to Break Ground for Thai-Vietnam Railway Project

Laos is set to formally launch construction of an ambitious high-speed railway linking the country’s western border with Thailand to Vietnam in August, an official said Thursday, following the completion of a feasibility study by a Malaysian company that will construct and operate the project. A groundbreaking ceremony for the railway will be held in […]

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14 Southern Thailand province blackout not caused by human error: Probe panel

A Thai government fact-finding committee concluded that the electrical power blackout in 14 southern provinces on May 21 was not caused by human error but by force majeur. Deputy permanent secretary for energy Kurujit Nakornthap speaking in his capacity as head of the panel said that the committee concluded that the power outage was the […]

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Bangkok Airport rail to join regional routes

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) plans to connect Bangkok’s Airport Rail Link with other regional rail routes to link up with neighbouring countries. Citing a study by German engineering giant Siemens, MRTA governor Yongsit Rojsrikul said the Airport Rail Link system has the potential to connect with the existing network that links […]

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BMA implements measures to fix flood problem in Sri Nakarin area

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to install additional water pumps and construct a flood drainage tunnel on Sri Nakarin Road, which is one of the flood-prone areas of the capital. Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra said that as Sri Nakarin Road has experienced severe flooding during the past few years, more measures are set […]

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TPI Polene awards ThyssenKrupp contract for 10,000tpd line, Thailand

TPI Polene, one of Thailand’s top three cement producers, has awarded ThyssenKrupp a EUR150m contract to build a 10,000tpd kiln line at the Saraburi works, near the capital Bangkok. “This contract underlines our longstanding partnership with Thailand in the plant construction sector. We are delighted to be able to use our engineering expertise to support […]

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