Author: Peter Carlisle

Bangkok’s MRT Orange Line completion first of dozen delayed projects scrutinised  By THE NATION The Transport Ministry will on Friday (September 20) present the council of economic ministers with details on completing the western section of Bangkok’s Orange Line mass transit route. The details cover civil works and the installation of an electrical system on […]

Bangkok’s MRT Blue Line’s Bang Wa-Lak Song extension opens Free rides until 29 September 2019 18 September 2019 The Blue Line will begin running to its final destination at Lak Song from Saturday, with commuters offered free rides for a week. MRT operator Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc on Wednesday announced the opening of the […]

Central Phuket launches ‘AQUARIA Phuket’, Thailand’s largest aquarium and ‘ANDASI’, the world’s largest underwater restaurant 05 September 2019 Central Pattana plc (CPN), the operator of Central Phuket has launched its latest world-class attraction known as Aquaria Phuket, Thailand’s largest and latest aquarium and ANDASI, the world’s largest underwater restaurant and the first underwater bar in […]

Thai Cabinet okays Bt11 bn for six waterworks projects By The Nation The Cabinet has approved a Bt11-billion budget for the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA)’s six projects that were approved in 2018 with the aim of benefiting more than 200,000 people in provincial areas. Ratchada Thanadirek, deputy government spokesperson, said the Bt11 billion will be […]

Airports of Thailand considers bidding for Bangkok’s Don Mueang’s Bt34-bn third phase Airport’s third phase will include Terminal 3, expanding parking lots, connecting with the Red Line Skytrain, hotel and automated people moving system By The Nation Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, president of the Airports of Thailand (AOT), said the third phase of the Don Mueang Airport […]

Thailand’s Transport Ministry hopes appeal against Hopewell case will tip the scale By The Nation The Transport Ministry has called on the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to file an appeal on the Hopewell case before Friday (September 20), with the hope of repeating the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT)’s victory in a similar […]

Korat’s Sima Thani flyover to make way for double-track rail route 17 September 2019 NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A controversial plan to demolish the Sima Thani flyover in Muang district to make way for a double-track railway has been given the go-ahead after businesses raised no objection. Earlier the province’s Chamber of Commerce and Federation of Thai […]