A train runs below the under-construction Sri Rat-Outer Ring Road Expressway that is likely to open mid of 2016. (Photo by Seksan Rojjanametakun) Section 44 of the interim charter could be invoked by the prime minister to expedite six double-track rail projects, Deputy Transport Minister Ormsin Chivapruck says. In a radio interview yesterday, Mr Ormsin said […]
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Over 100 villagers are barred from attending the public hearing on the coal-fired power plant in Thepa, Songkhla in July. Chanat Katanyu Not only will 118 families, or some 500 people, in Songkhla’s Tepha district be evicted by the Egat coal-fired power plant, but it is also widely feared that the Gulf of Thailand’s ecosystem […]
Continue ReadingHEMARAJ SARABURI, THAILAND —Bühler opened its newest customer service and roll refurbishment center in October in Thailand. Bühler’s 1,800-square-meter facility offers a range of local services for its customers. “Being close to our clientele is essential to offer tailor-made customer and engineering services, along the whole lifecycle management of our plants and equipment,” said Mark […]
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A new BTS Gold Line, which will extend from Thonburi station for three kilometers, is expected to open in 2017. Taweesak Lertprapan, director of the Traffic and Transportation Department, said the organization is currently assessing public opinion on the new BTS Gold Line, which will be partially funded by the the Icon Siam project, the […]
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World prices of oil and construction materials are falling, which should cut seven billion baht from the cost of expanding overcrowded Suvarnabhumi. (Photo by Creative Commons, Wikipedia) The second phase of Suvarnabhumi airport’s expansion should be about seven billion baht cheaper due to falling oil and construction material prices, according to the Airports of Thailand (AoT). […]
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China has started constructing new railways from Yunnan province to neighbouring countries, including this line linking Kunming with Myanmar LAOS: Construction of the planned standard gauge corridor running north-south through Laos could begin next month, according to officials in Vientiane. The railway would be an extension of China Railways’ existing line running south from Kunming […]
Continue ReadingThe poor economic outlook has cut local purchasing power substantially, forcing building material retailers to keep prices unchanged in order to retain customers, says Nattaya Tangmitrphracha, vice-chairman of Ubonwatsadu Co. Ubonwatsadu, which operates the DoHome shops, said the property sector had felt the pinch of the gloomy outlook as most homeowners had delayed plans to […]
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Thai department store chain Robinson says it will open outlets in planned special economic zones to encourage cross-border trading. The Central Retail Corporation subsidiary says it will open a new Lifestyle Centre at Mae Sot in the Tak province, on the border with Myanmar. It follows a similar store which opened in Mukdahan, on the […]
Continue ReadingThe recent controversy over the encroachment on Phu Thap Boek mountain is simply another example of the uncontrolled growth of tourism in Thailand. In the past couple of years, many resorts and tourist lodges had sprung up at the top of Phu Thap Boek mountain in Phetchabun, which was originally meant to be preserved for […]
Continue ReadingTHE ENERGY MINISTRY has revealed that a drilling site in Khon Kaen has enough gas to operate commercially – so a gas pipeline and another rig at the same site are set for construction within the next few months. But a local environment group warned that petroleum production in the area would severely affect nearby […]
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