Author: Peter Carlisle

New terminal at Suvarnabhumi – netizens suspect it was inspired by Japan Sanook reported that many Thai netizens were conjecturing that the design for the new Terminal Two at Bangkok’s main airport is inspired by a Japanese museum. It bears a strong resemblance to the architecture of the Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum in southern Japan, […]

MRT Brown Line to be built alongside expressway 24 August 2018 The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has concluded that both the planned expressway and MRT Brown Line subway will be built along the abandoned pillars on Kaset-Nawamin Road, connecting east and west Bangkok. According to OTP Director-General, Chaiwat Tongkamkoon, feasibility […]

Six Senses Signs Hotel, Residences and Club in Bangkok, Thailand Six Senses has signed a deal with Magnolia Quality Development Corporation (MQDC), an international property developer, to operate a 60-room hotel at the 119-acre (481,576 square metre) The Forestias green development at Bangna in Bangkok, Thailand. The agreement also covers 36 branded residences and Six […]

Thai fabricator Cuel signs Formosa deal Jan De Nul orders 20 transition pieces for Taiwan offshore project 20 August 2018 Thai company Cuel has signed a contract with marine contractor Jan De Nul for the fabrication and supply of 20 transition pieces for the 120MW Formosa offshore wind project in Taiwan. The contract marks a […]

Work starts on ‘One Bangkok’ project 6 August 2018 Thai Bauer has been awarded a contract to work on the development known as ‘One Bangkok’, which will comprise five office towers, five luxury hotels, three residential complexes and multiple retail zones. With a total floor area of 1.8 million m², One Bangkok is said to […]

Platform barricades to be installed at all BTS skytrain stations following incident 15 August 15, 2018 The Bangkok Mass Transit System announced today that it will install barricades on the platforms of the remaining 14 stations of the BTS skytrain system as soon as possible. The announcement from Mr Surapong Laoha-anya, the managing director, came […]

Korat gets green light for Bt2bn garbage-fuelled power plant 15 August 2018 The Muang Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality has the green light from the Interior Ministry to build a Bt2 billion, garbage-fuelled thermal power plant, the deputy mayor of the municipality said on Wednesday. Boonlua Charoenwat said the plant would burn some 500 tonnes of garbage […]

Potain MCH 125 lifts in Thailand 15 August 2018 Bangkok, Thailand-based construction company Thai Obayashi is using a Potain MCH 125 for lifting duties on the Samyan Mitrtown mixed-use development in Bangkok. According to the crane’s manufacturer, Manitowoc, it is the first MCH 125 in Thailand and it has been leased from local dealer SB […]

Thai-Sino rail contract bids to kick off by year end 16 August 2018 Transport Ministry officials have confirmed that auctions for the construction contracts for all sections of the first phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project will commence by the end of the year, despite unsettled negotiations between both countries. The 179-billion-baht, 252.5km-long phase […]