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Thailand’s high-speed railway project linking three airports expected to start early this year The construction of a high-speed rail link between the capital’s airports and U-Tapao airport in Rayong and Eastern Airport City is expected to start early this year, deputy government spokeswoman Tipanan Sirichana said on Friday. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, acting in his […]

Construction of Thailand’s $8.8bn ‘Eastern Aviation City’ U-Tapao International Airport to take off Thailand will start construction of its 290-million baht (US$8.8 billion) U-Tapao aviation city this year, according to Reuters. A government spokesman has confirmed that the project will begin early in 2023. It involves turning the Vietnam-war-era U-Tapao airport into the third main […]

AWC launches $30.6mn plan to renovate Bangkok’s largest office tower, The Empire Plan includes the launch of the Co-Living Collective: Empower Future concept, which will turn the tower into a new lifestyle space that embraces the future of work-life integration Asset World Corp Public Company (AWC) has announced plans to invest US $30.6mn to renovate […]

Energy developer B.Grimm Power maintains 10GW capacity goal B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM), an energy developer with the largest capacity in the small power producer segment, remains firm on its goal to triple electricity generation capacity to 10 gigawatts, half of which will come from renewable energy, by 2030. The company’s current capacity stands at 3.3GW, […]

“Special” method used to hire a contractor for nameplate and logo redesign of Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station was not appropriate The “special” method used to hire a contractor for the nameplate and logo redesign of Bang Sue Grand Station was not appropriate, the probe into the issue has concluded. Headed by Sorapong Paithoonpong, a […]

Pink Line monorail in Bangkok expected to open ‘this year’ 2023 The Pink Line monorail in Bangkok will be up and running this year, with the project’s construction about 95% done as of December last year, deputy government spokeswoman Tipanan Sirichana said on Monday. Work on the 53.5-billion-baht public transit project has been underway since […]

Thai developer Supalai readies 37 residential projects SET-listed developer Supalai Plc plans to launch 37 new residential projects nationwide worth a combined 41 billion baht, the largest figures for both since its establishment, of which more than half would be in the provinces. Chairman Prateep Tangmatitham said economic growth would continue this year with a […]

16MW solar farm launched by Super Energy Corporation in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand SET-listed renewable power generation firm Super Energy Corporation has started operating a hybrid on-ground solar farm in the eastern province of Sa Kaeo, which promises an estimated internal rate of return of 13-15%. The 16-megawatt facility is considered to be “hybrid” because […]