A Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train at Kanazawa Station (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Japan will provide Shinkansen technology for a high-speed rail link between Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai under an agreement reached with Thailand on May 27. Total project costs are estimated in excess of 1 trillion yen ($8.1 billion). Several hurdles […]
Continue ReadingKRABI, 26 May 2015 – The EGAT Governor has addressed public concern, regarding the construction of the Krabi power plant, saying that the plant will utilize the cleanest coal technology available. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Governor Soonchai Kumnoonsate has said that the Krabi power plant is an important project for the national […]
Continue ReadingKing Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) on May 19 introduced an electric bus route that runs between the KMITL campus to the Ladkrabang Airport Link. The pilot program may one day see the prototype replace BMTA buses. The electric bus developed by KMITL is fully outfitted in […]
Continue ReadingTransport Ministry will propose a modified route in MRT orange line BANGKOK, 27 May 2015 (NNT) – Transport Minister ACM Prajin Janthong says his ministry will propose a modification to the MRT Orange Line subway to the meeting of the Commission for the Management of Land Traffic on June 10. The minister suggested the section […]
Continue ReadingMay 26 Thailand’s cabinet has approved a $12 billion railway project to be built with Japanese help, a deputy government spokesman said on Tuesday, one of several big-ticket plans the government hopes will stimulate Southeast Asia’s second largest economy. The Thai-Japan rail project is the latest initiative by the military government to help jump-start a […]
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A UK researcher at the University of Loughborough will set off to begin measuring air pollution across Thailand this week on his motorcycle. Christopher Crosby, research associate at Loughborough University’s School of Civil and Building Engineering, will ride 2,000km across Thailand from Thursday (May 28) for two weeks as part of a project to map […]
Continue ReadingPrajin orders airport expansion hurried up Thailand will plead with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for a one-month extension of the deadline from next month to July for it to solve its aviation safety problems. Deputy Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith will lead the negotiations with the ICAO for the deadline extension when he meets […]
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Plan to rush building of second terminal, third runway cancelled Airports of Thailand Plc has been ordered to adhere to its original expansion plan for Suvarnabhumi airport, and has cancelled plans to accelerate construction of a new passenger terminal and third runway. (Photo by Somporn Thapanachai) The board of Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has […]
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MRTA ready to run Green Line itself Bearing station (Sukhumvit Soi 107) opened four years ago, and plans call for an extension of the line to Samut Prakan. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul) The Transport Ministry disagrees with City Hall’s plan to take over the two extended sections of the skytrain connecting Soi Bearing-Samut Prakan and Mor […]
Continue ReadingBUILDING on their joint success two years ago, Ananda Development and Japan-based Mitsui Fudosan are extending their partnership with five condominium projects in Bangkok worth Bt19 billion. Their joint venture has already developed four projects with 4,100 units worth Bt26 billion since it started up in 2013. The five condo projects with 4,200 units will […]
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