Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s Central Administrative Court on Wednesday dismissed the request of residents living near the country’s main airport seeking an injunction to temporarily ban nighttime flying to reduce noise pollution. The court’s decision came as the first plaintiff, Sanun Worasooksri, and 359 others filed a lawsuit against Airports of Thailand (AoT) for negligence of duty in […]

Today’s (March 1) collapse of the unfinished Hopewell elevated concrete beam across rail tracks in Bangkok suburb was caused by metal scaffold theft, the governor of the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) said on Thursday. Yutthana Thapcharoen commented following the collapse of a concrete beam across railway tracks in Bang Khen. The concrete beams were […]

Samsung Engineering Co., a leading South Korean industrial plant builder, said Tuesday that it has won a $60 million order to build an industrial facility in Thailand. The contract reached with the state-run Public Company Ltd. calls for Samsung Engineering to build an electricity and steam supply unit for a gas ethane separation plant at […]

A disaster expert has advised the government to construct dams around the Gulf of Thailand, from Chachoengsao province to Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province. National Disaster Warning Council chairman Smith Thammasaroj said that the proposed dams will protect inner areas of the country from flooding due to a higher sea level in the Gulf of […]

Company continues push toward utility-scale developments in emerging markets. First Solar Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of thin-film solar modules, said Feb. 23 it has completed construction of its largest power plant in Southeast Asia. The 7.5-megawatt plant is located in northeastern Thailand on a solar farm in the nation’s Khorat region. Netherlands-based Sonnedix Group […]

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand is set to invest Bt32.93 billion on a new 600-megawatt power plant to replace the No 4-7 generators at its Mae Mo power plant. Egat governor Sutat Patmasiriwat said yesterday that the four generators were decommissioned in 2009 but were still in use. The project will be financed 70 […]

The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) is set to launch a bid to procure three consultants to conduct feasibility studies on each of three routes of the planned high-speed-rail project. Pranot Suriya, deputy director-general of the OTP, said the total budget for hiring the three consultants was Bt300 million. The three […]

Bang Saray will host the world’s first Cartoon Network-themed waterpark which, once open in 2013, should further boost Chon Buri’s attraction. Welcoming 5 million tourists a year, Chon Buri is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in Thailand. Last year, Pattaya was voted “Golf Destination of the Year 2012 for Australasia and Asia” […]