Category: Construction News

Pattaya’s towering construction crane being dismantled Pattaya ordered developers of the stalled Waterfront Suites & Residences project to remove the towering construction crane abandoned at the top of the city’s tallest building since 2016, saying it poses a safety hazard. Mayor Anan Charoenchasri said the huge boom crane has been sitting unused at the top […]

Prime Minister sees expansion plan for Loei Airport 18 September 2018 Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has attended a meeting to study an expansion plan for Loei Airport. The expansion would accommodate four narrow-body jets and handle up to 1.7 million travelers per year. Gen Prayut arrived in Loei, along with members of the Cabinet, […]

Bangkok-Chon Buri plan ‘flawed’, expert says – Calls for revamp of new motorway blueprint 17 September 2018 The Ministry of Transport should revise the design of the elevated six-lane road on the Bangkok-Chon Buri motorway to reduce costs, construction time, pollution and land expropriation, an academic at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) says. […]

Thailand’s Supreme court invalidates ruling on Mae Mo fossil terrace 14 September 2018 Decision a setback for environmentalists and locals fighting EGAT mining activities THE SUPREME Administrative Court has overturned a 2007 lower court ruling that had protected the pond-snail fossil terrace in Lampang province. The decision came as a big blow to locals and […]

Thailand’s CPN buys out listed property developer GLAND for $616m 14 September 2018 Thai retail developer Central Pattana Pcl (CPN) has said it will acquire listed property player Grand Canal Land (GLAND) for 20.14 billion baht ($616.63 million), according to its filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Wednesday. The company has, through its […]

Bangkok’s MRT given the green light to run Phuket and Chiang Mai light rails 12 September 2018 Bangkok’s subway operator. the MRTA (Mass Rapid Transit Authority) has been given the green light to invest in the proposed Phuket/Phang Nga and Chiang Mai light rail services. The MRT is also going to run the service when […]

Chiang Mai tram project: Investors sought just for proposed red line 11 September 2018 Chiang Mai News reported that plans for the tram in the northern Thai city were first mooted in the mid 1990s. There is still no tram – or light rail transit as it is now referred to. The authorities have decided […]