Four companies will probably take part in an electronic auction to supply 115 train carriages worth more than 4.9 billion baht to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The bidding results are expected to be known in August. The SRT is in the process of checking the qualifications of firms vying to produce the 115 […]
Continue ReadingBangkok-based hospitality services provider Absolute Hotel Services on Monday announced entry of its budget hotel brand ‘Eastin Easy’ into India. “It is our first Eastin Easy brand hotel to debut in India. With this, we have four hotels operating in the country under different brand names,” Absolute Hotel Services CEO Jonathan Wigley said. The company […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expediting plans to construct over 100 new septic tanks and cesspools in the capital’s Chatuchak, Bang Sue and Dusit districts in preparation for a new underground wastewater system. The BMA’s Department of Drainage and Sewerage is rerouting the sewage pipe system in areas which include Prachachuen Road and Pracharat […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expediting plans to construct over 100 new septic tanks and cesspools in the capital’s Chatuchak, Bang Sue and Dusit districts in preparation for a new underground wastewater system. The BMA’s Department of Drainage and Sewerage is rerouting the sewage pipe system in areas which include Prachachuen Road and Pracharat […]
Continue ReadingCriminal 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
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