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 […]
Continue ReadingLaos 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 […]
Continue ReadingA 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingTadano, the Japanese crane maker, has started production at its 310-million-baht… link:http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/352890/rayongsite-of-crane-maker-fifth-global-plant
Continue ReadingTadano, the Japanese crane maker, has started production at its 310-million-baht… link:http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/352890/rayongsite-of-crane-maker-fifth-global-plant
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingTPI 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 […]
Continue ReadingThailand-based clean-energy project specialist Natural Energy Development (NED) has finished building an 84MW solar plant in the country. NED invested roughly 10bn Thai baht ($334m) to construct the PV plant in Lopburi province, north of Bangkok. The installation features 640,000 of Sharp’s thin-film modules. It is still scouting locations in Nahkon Ratchasima province, northeast […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the spin-off of construction giant Italian-Thai Development, Italthai Group, under the leadership of president Yuttachai Jonajit, plans to pursue four business lines and tap the Asian Economic Community (AEC) market. The four core businesses are: distribution of construction machinery and equipment; engineering services for the four core businesses, including energy, electricity and factory systems; […]
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