Police in Thailand have arrested a Chinese executive of construction firm China Railway No. 10 (Thailand) after the Bangkok office tower it was building disintegrated in the 28 March earthquake.…

Thai prime minister Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra yesterday announced a thorough investigation into the approval, design, and materials involved in a 32-storey, under-construction office tower in Bangkok that disintegrated in Friday’s…

Thailand’s cabinet formally approved the second phase of its high-speed railway to China through Laos on Tuesday, committing 340 billion baht, about $10bn, in funding, Bangkok Post reports. Phase 2…

Thailand says its $13bn high-speed railway to China through Laos will enter service in 2030, South China Morning Post reports.  A government spokesperson said the line would be “an opportunity…

Six hospitality companies are offering to run a series of Thai entertainment complexes if the Thai government legalises gambling, Bangkok newspaper The Nation reports. Each of the companies is understood…

Germany’s Siemens has landed multiple rail contracts in Thailand, including delivery of 53 new trains and improvements to intercity connectivity. In Bangkok, Siemens’ will work alongside Turkey’s Bozankaya and Thailand’s…

Thailand’s Transport Ministry will spend $8.7bn expanding double-tracked railways next year, the Bangkok Post reports. Transport minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said six projects would lay 1,312km of new track. These plus…

A consortium led by French engineer Egis is to offer project management and supervision services on a section of the Orange Line metro scheme in Bangkok. A press release from…

Thai contractor CH Karnchang Plc has picked Aecom as lead designer for the Orange Line West metro project in Bangkok, billed as one of the biggest rail infrastructure projects in…

Thailand’s transport minister has been in Beijing promoting plans for a $27bn land bridge to investors, The Nation newspaper reports. The idea is to build a pair of deepwater ports…

Thai power company Global Power Synergy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denmark’s Seaborg Technologies to explore the possibility of a nuclear “power barge” for Thailand. Seaborg has developed…

Thailand is considering building the world’s tallest building in Bangkok, Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin said on his official Twitter/X account. He posted after meeting with a consortium of potential…

Thailand’s biggest contractor is talking to banks about loans as it faces a liquidity crunch, Bangkok Post reports. The Italian-Thai Development company (ITD), founded in 1958, said the talks followed…

Thailand’s project to build a high-speed railway between Bangkok and China through Laos will be delayed by at least two years after State Railway of Thailand agreed to elevate an 8km section of it following complaints by locals, broadcaster Thai PBS World reports.

An ambitious plan to build a railway across Thailand, first mooted by the government in 2020, is under active consideration once more, the Bangkok Post reports.   Srettha Thavisin, the former…

Chiang Mai Airport in northern Thailand is planning to increase its capacity from 8 million to 16.5 million visitors a year, reports the National News Bureau. 

Progress on the 253km high-speed railway between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima, the first phase of the link between Thailand and China, is expected to be in operation in 2027. The…

Chinese battery maker Eve Energy said it will build a lithium-ion plant in Thailand to serve the Southeast Asian market. The announcement is the latest in the global rush to…