Contractors demand Burmese migrants Mass transit contractors have made a desperate appeal to labour authorities to hire 10,000 immigrant workers to complete the 236km electric railway system in greater Bangkok. The contractors had complained about a lack of labourers which would result in construction delays, Supoj Saplorm, permanent secretary of the Transport Ministry, said. They […]
Continue ReadingSingapore-based CapitaLand has sold off its 40-per-cent stake in joint-venture firm TCC Capital Land to TCC Land Co, according to a news release yesterday. TCC Capital Land’s chief exe-cutive officer and managing |director, Soammaphat Traisorat, said in the release that his com-pany had paid cash to buy the Bt2.33-billion stake from CapitaLand. After the deal, […]
Continue ReadingThe Thai cabinet has approved a budget for hiring a team of expert planners to design a Special Economic Zone at Mae Sot on the northern Thai-Burma border, Thai media reported on Friday. Mae Sot is home to many Burmese migrant workers and refugees, as shown in this file photo of the Mae La Refugee […]
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Calls grow to phase out Don Mueang The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has joined the ranks of industry groups advising Thailand to further develop Suvarnabhumi Airport to serve as the country’s sole main air hub. Echoing earlier calls by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the UN agency also suggested that Don Mueang Airport […]
Continue ReadingOverpriced airport link is ‘a debacle’ SPECIAL REPORT: Passengers unhappy with shoddy service are looking elsewhere The rail link project between central Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi airport has turned out to be a fiasco, with passengers paying up to 150 baht for what they say is a shoddy service. No escalators, no trolleys, no car park […]
Continue ReadingOverpriced airport link is ‘a debacle’ SPECIAL REPORT: Passengers unhappy with shoddy service are looking elsewhere The rail link project between central Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi airport has turned out to be a fiasco, with passengers paying up to 150 baht for what they say is a shoddy service. No escalators, no trolleys, no car park […]
Continue ReadingMany other provinces feature soft soil Engineering experts are pushing for a review of Thailand’s existing regulations requiring buildings to withstand strong earthquakes. The regulations issued in 2007 also should cover more provinces and types of construction projects, said Assoc Prof Dr Amorn Pimanmas, chairman of the project committee at the Engineering Institute of Thailand […]
Continue ReadingThe global consortium of telecommunications companies formed to build and operate the South-East Asia Japan Cable (SJC) system, which is routed near Northern Philippines, officially announced the start of the construction of their $400 million project Thursday. The SJC will link Brunei, China Mainland, Hong Kong, Philippines, Japan, and Singapore, with options to extend to […]
Continue ReadingLocal administrations to lead the way Power generation from waste in Thailand is expected to increase to 150 megawatts by year-end from just 26.6 MW now, spurred by a government campaign to encourage local administrations to develop renewable energy. Narongsak Kamales, the governor of the Provincial Electricity Authority, said more than 20 municipalities had expressed […]
Continue ReadingBangkok Expressway Plc (BECL) next month will submit its bid proposal for the 18-billion-baht Sri Rat-Outer Ring Road Expressway that is expected to generate 80,000 trips a day. Managing director Payao Marittanaporn said the project would be developed under a public-private partnership with the government paying for expropriation costs for the 17-kilometre expressway. Bidding results […]
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