The Mass Rapid Transit Authority will tap local sources to borrow more than 200 billion baht next year to fund construction of five electric railways, Pongpanu Svetarundra, deputy permanent secretary for finance, said Monday. Mr Pongpanu an MRTA director, said that the state enterprise expected lower interest rates from local financial institutions. Foreign institutions also […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, the Supreme Administrative Court handed down a devastating ruling that forces the Pollution Control Department to pay more than 9 billion baht to a private consortium known as the NVPSKG which was contracted to build the Klong Dan waste water treatment facility in tambon Klong Dan, Bang Bo district of Samut Prakan. The […]
Continue ReadingMega projects in Kayin State like Hatgyi dam risk delays, as the rebel group and affected villagers are renewing efforts to fight against the investment. Villagers in Myanmar will this week submit a petition to Thailand’s human rights commission, seeking protection. Meanwhile, the rebel group threatened to stop the project. The Hatgyi Dam is located […]
Continue ReadingRenewable energy ‘not commercially viable’ The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has confirmed Thailand will have to build more coal-fired power plants to meet its energy needs since future supplies of natural gas are uncertain and renewable energy is expensive. Wiwat Chancherngpanich, Egat’s assistant governor for power plant construction, said Thailand has no choice […]
Continue ReadingThe Pollution Control Department (PCD) has lost its final legal battle over the Klong Dan Waste water treatment project and was ordered yesterday to pay more than 9 billion baht to a private consortium contracted to build the facility in Samut Prakan. The defeat was handed down on the department by the Supreme Administrative Court […]
Continue ReadingThe Transport Ministry is to extend Airport Rail Link services to Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-tapao airports, all of which are also due to expand their facilities. A 22-kilometre line linking Phaya Thai in central Bangkok with Don Mueang airport is expected to be constructed first at a cost of 29 billion baht, Transport Minister […]
Continue ReadingThe government is likely to reach an agreement with Tokyo to jointly construct one of Thailand’s two proposed dual-track electric train routes, according to a highly placed source. The Government House source said Wednesday he expected the agreement to be signed during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s official visit to Japan that will come after he […]
Continue ReadingThe Land office is the most corrupt agency in the Thai bureaucracy, while police are ranked second in this dubious list where households needed to make illegal payments to facilitate their service, according to an academic survey. The survey titled “Corruption in the Thai Bureaucracy in 2014: A Survey of Attitudes and Experiences of Heads […]
Continue ReadingHafele (Thailand), the local unit of the German tap and furniture fittings maker, plans to build a 400-million-baht warehouse on Bang Na-Trat Road in Samut Prakan. Construction of the warehouse is scheduled to start in mid-2015 for completion in 2016, said general sales and marketing manager Yothin Prasertkul. He said the warehouse, covering 10,000 square […]
Continue ReadingSET-listed TRC Construction Plc will team up with China Railway Corporation (CRC) to bid for Thailand’s rail development projects, expecting to capture a 10% share of the total project investment. TRC chief executive Samai Leesakul said a new joint venture would be set up in which TRC, through its subsidiary Sahakarn, will own 40% and the Chinese […]
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