Category: Construction News

Maybank Kim Eng Securities maintained its “buy” rating on shares of Demco Pcl after the electric system construction company signed a 90 MW solar farm contract. Demco and Hydrochina Engineering Corp entered into a contract with EA Solar Nakorn Sawan, a subsidiary of Energy Absolute Pcl , on April 30 to develop a 90 MW […]

Maybank Kim Eng Securities maintained its “buy” rating on shares of Demco Pcl after the electric system construction company signed a 90 MW solar farm contract. Demco and Hydrochina Engineering Corp entered into a contract with EA Solar Nakorn Sawan, a subsidiary of Energy Absolute Pcl , on April 30 to develop a 90 MW […]

An airport will be constructed in Betong, the border district in Yala province, at a cost of 1.2 billion baht, the Department of Civil Aviation said. Department deputy director-general Seree Jitsopha said the construction funding will be allocated in the 2015 budget. The department is buying land for the airport. However, two owners were refusing […]

Construction workers in the capital city are suggesting that the government increase their daily minimum wage to 350-400 baht per day, saying that they find the present rate of 300 baht per day becoming inadequate to sustain themselves in the city. Construction workers employed for condominium projects in the Din Daeng area in Bangkok suggested […]

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has recently held a public forum to collect public opinions on the extension of the Purple Line underground system between Tao Pun and Rat Burana. MRTA Governor Yongsit Rojsrikul has revealed that further study would be needed before the construction begins as the decision on the overall […]

The parliament and Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc (Stecon) have signed an agreement for construction of new parliament buildings alongside the Chao Phraya River in Kiak Kai area of Bangkok. The 12.2 billion baht contract was signed by House secretary-general Suwijak Nakwacharachai and Stecon president and executive director Pakpoom Srichamni. It gives the construction firm […]

A suspension bridge over Pa Sak River in Ayutthaya collapsed yesterday evening, crushing five people to death underneath a pillar on one side, while wounding 15 others. The collapse also sent a large number of pedestrians and motorcyclists into the water, but there were no casualties. The Bicentenary Bridge, 20 metres above the water, has […]

Bouygyes Construction and solar energy producer Soleq Solar Thailand have signed a contract worth approximately US$50 million for three PV plants in the Tak and Sukhothai provinces of north-east Thailand. Subject to Soleq Solar Thailand obtaining finance, the three solar farms will be equipped with more than 100,000 PV panels covering over 60 hectares and […]

Valuable old buildings which form part of the national heritage are being put at risk While many residents are eagerly awaiting the next subway line to ease the agony of commuting, another kind of woe has arisen because of the construction – that of the cost to Bangkok’s cultural heritage, in particular in the city’s treasured […]