Tag: Construction
Transport Ministry to resume Bangsue-Rangsit Red Line electric train construction
BANGKOK, 4 July 2012 – The Transport Ministry is set to resume the construction of the suburban section of the Red Line electric train...
Cabinet approves budget for flood-protection dykes at industrial estates
BANGKOK, June 5 – Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a Bt6 billion budget for building flood-protection dykes at six industrial estates while giving a...
Cabinet approves Mae Wong dam construction
BANGKOK, 11 April 2012 – The Cabinet has approved a budget of THB 13 bil for the long-suspended Mae Wong dam project in...
City approves Central-Sukhumvit tunnel project
Construction could begin in October Construction of a traffic-relief tunnel under the intersection of Central and Sukhumvit roads could begin as soon...
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Rails through Remembrance: Travelling Thailand’s Death Railway from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi
A slow journey by local train along one of the world’s most haunted railways, where history, memory, and landscape converge.
Bangkok: Departure
I began this rail...
Wine World: The Smell of Christmas
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When a few houses change the tone of the whole street in Pattaya
Noise, safety, and the quiet cost Pattaya is beginning to notice
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya has never claimed to be a quiet city. Built on...
Jomtien officials rescue unconscious transgender woman on beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Jomtien municipal officers, together with lifeguards, rushed to assist a Thai transgender woman who was found unconscious on Jomtien Beach near...
Pattaya food vendor appeals for police action after thieves steal his motorcycle in under...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A food vendor from Phetchabun has appealed to police for urgent action after his motorcycle was brazenly stolen in front of...