Infrastructure

Thailand is in the midst of an ambitious railway development drive aimed at weaning the country away from autos to more eco-friendly train transportation while transforming into a regional rail hub.The government will spend more than $25 billion to build a high-speed rail network, of ...

Potential investors on Saturday visited the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to observe the U-Tapao Airport expansion project before they bid on a construction contract in February. Rear Admiral Krirkchai Wajanaporn, the secretary of the U-Tapao Airport and Aviation Development Committee, led a group of Thai ...

A series of regulatory conditions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and related device connectivity are scheduled to be implemented by 2019 to handle machine-to-machine connectivity in the industrial sector, with 5G wireless broadband set for worldwide commercial launch by 2020. Keep reading ...

The government has ensured that the construction of the first phase of the remaining three sections of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima will begin in April next year.Keep watching ...

Bang Sue Central Station, which is set to replace Hua Lamphong as the capital’s main rail transport hub, will be operational by January 2021, the State Railway of Thailand’s (SRT) acting governor Worawut Mala says. Keep reading ...

The next generation of wireless technology, known as 5G, will enable Thai voters to directly exercise their democratic rights through the use of electronic voting systems (iVote), but such a shift will depend on the readiness of all players within the political system, a seminar ...

Bueng Kan Chamber of Commerce has proposed to transform the province into a logistic hub after the 5th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is to be built in this northeastern province at the beginning of next year.Keep watching ...

The large urban sprawl of Bangkok is home to 9 million people and cars. The city is one of ASEAN’s fastest growing and by 2020 it is expected to host another 2 million people. As it expands, urban challenges stress city resources, infrastructure and funding.Dr. ...

The 900-day construction of three overpass projects over Na Ranong intersection is expected to trigger critical traffic woes around the area with motorists being advised to avoid the route. Thanu Tharakhate, of Construction Supervision Division under City Hall’s Department of Public Works (DPW), said the ...

Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) policy committee has approved five major infrastructure projects. The EEC policy committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved the first phase development plan for the economic corridor and the 2018 EEC Act, which calls for five major infrastructure projects. Keep reading ...