Thai and Chinese authorities will discuss the construction of the country’s first standard-gauge railway from Jan 20-22 and the two routes from Nong Khai to Rayong and Bangkok should be completed by 2017, Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said on Friday. Exhibition staff look at modern Chinese train models during the Smart Rail Congress and Expo […]
Continue ReadingBritain is keen to invest in infrastructure including the double-rail track project and Suvarnabhumi airport expansion, the Transport Ministry says. Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said British ambassador to Thailand Mark Kent has called on him and conveyed Britain’s interest in investing in large-scale infrastructure projects. The double-track service will come with new 1.435-metre standard gauge […]
Continue ReadingThe government’s strategic public-private partnership plans are about to be finalised, with all regulations expected to be settled early next month. A worker installs a transmission line at a new rail route of the State Railway of Thailand in Bangkok’s Laksi district. Investment under public-private partnerships is expected to start soon. PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL The Public-Private […]
Continue ReadingThe hope is that infrastructure investment will spur the fragile economy in 2015 after the economy stalled for almost a year due to political mayhem. New rail lines for the whole country as well as Bangkok are planned for the new year. TRANPORTATION Transportation infrastructure challenge of 2015 The hope is that infrastructure investment will […]
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Prayut splurge price tag dwarfs Yingluck’s The government has proposed a raft of new national water management projects and wants to boost investment to a massive 900 billion baht under a 10-year plan. The amount, which is more than double the price tag of the last government’s plan, has raised eyebrows from several corners, and […]
Continue ReadingA new Hilton hotel in Kalim Phuket has been signed by the international hotel chain. The property will have a combination of 300 rooms and villas, and is planned to open in 2018. It is being developed by Thailand’s Q Hospitality which is headed by Kris Limchaoren. Kalim has seen a surge in hotel development […]
Continue ReadingWith attention focused largely on holiday celebrations in the past couple of weeks, most Thais probably missed the news about a milestone event in Nicaragua just before Christmas. The event was a groundbreaking ceremony, commencing the construction of the Nicaragua Canal linking the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. Projected to be completed in five […]
Continue ReadingThe Transport Ministry is looking at the possibility of handing the entire Green Line train project to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong said on Monday the BMA had agreed to take over construction of the Green Line’s southern extension from Baring to Samut Prakan. The construction cost is under negotiation. […]
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Internationally renowned hotel group Marriott International have announced the opening of their 32nd Courtyard branded hotel in Asia Pacific, located in Thailand’s tourist hotspot of South Pattaya. The new 7-storey, 132-room hotel will be the second Courtyard by Marriott in Thailand and is set within Pattaya’s bustling city area within walking distance to the beach […]
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Hilton Worldwide today announced expansion plans in Thailand with the signing of a management agreement with Q Hospitality Development Company Limited to open Hilton Phuket Patong Resort, the 13th Hilton Worldwide property in Thailand. The new hotel which is expected to open in the first quarter of 2018 will be the sixth Hilton Hotels & […]
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