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Thai Government confirms cabinet to expedite five major EEC investment projects The Eastern Economic Corridor Office is fast-tracking five key investment projects, with a major focus on e-services. Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri elaborated that these projects are: 1. The high-speed railway linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Muang, and U-Tapao airports, whose work on the design and construction […]

Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party pushes land bridge project connecting the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand UTN vows more welfare aid for all The Bhumjaithai Party is vowing to push for a “land bridge” that will connect the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand, saying the project will help spur economic growth in the […]

Architect Expo 2023, Asean’s largest construction expo kicks off in Bangkok A wide range of construction products, building materials and innovations will be presented during the Architect Expo 2023, which will kick off tomorrow and run daily from 10am to 8pm until Sunday, at Challenger Hall 1-3, Impact Muang Thong Thani. Organised by the Association […]

Lotus Bakeries hires consultants Royal HaskoningDHV for design of new plant in Thailand Belgian bakery company Lotus Bakeries has engaged Royal HaskoningDHV to support with the design and setup of a new manufacturing facility in Thailand. Founded in 1932, Lotus Bakeries is a listed bakery company with a range of products, including biscuits, cookies, crackers […]

GreenYellow Partners With Betagro To Develop Multi-Site Solar Projects In Thailand GreenYellow, a leading developer and operator of decentralized solar photovoltaic and energy efficiency projects, partners with Betagro, a world-class branded food company, developing on-site solar plants as part of their shared vision to adopt clean energy at eight Betagro facilities countrywide. The multi-site project, […]

Thailand launches air purification towers to overcome pollution BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) unveiled the prototype of air purification tower to deal with PM2.5 air pollution on Wednesday (April 19). Due to severe PM2.5 in Thailand, the development of air purification tower for using in communities came after cooperation […]

Democrat Party will push for four mega-projects in South Thailand if it forms the next government Hat Yai eyed as new hub for transport; construction of an 18km bridge linking Koh Samui to mainland The Democrat Party will push for the development of four mega-projects to boost the economy in the southern region if it […]

Mitsubishi Power Begins Commercial Operation of Fifth M701JAC Gas Turbine in Thailand GTCC Power Plant Project in Rayong Province The Plant is Owned by a Joint Venture Between Gulf Group and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Having a Total Project Output of 5,300MW ･ Fifth of eight M701JAC units at the Ultra-large-scale 5,300MW GTCC Power Plant […]

Bangkok’s Purple Line plans worry art chiefs The Fine Arts Department has raised concerns over the need to avoid as many historic sites as possible along a new extension of the Purple Line which will run through Bangkok’s Rattanakosin Island old town area. The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), meanwhile, gave assurances that […]