Infrastructure
Thailand tops global digital rankings
Thailand ranked No.1 for mobile banking users, second for ownership of cryptocurrency, and third in mobile commerce, according to the Global Digital Report 2019. Conducted by social media management platform Hootsuite and global agency WeAreSocial, the Global Digital Report 2019 found there are 49 million ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
SET tour shows progress of EEC projects
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is conducting tours of the EEC for the media to showcase the progress of its large investment projects.Keep watching ...
Belt and Nope: Southeast Asia doesn’t trust China
Southeast Asian countries, among some of the biggest beneficiaries of Chinese investment, do not trust Beijing and believe their governments should be cautious when negotiating on President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative.Keep reading ...
Emma Richards
Cabinet approves three water projects with 24-billion-baht budget
The Cabinet has greenlighted three water projects with a total budget of 24 billion baht as well as road accident prevention measures.Keep watching ...
5G services to be tested in EEC zone
The government will test run 5G services in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in preparation for the development of S-Curve and new S-Curve industries.Keep watching ...
Activists demand cheaper, public-focused power plan
An advocacy group is planning to ask the Energy Ministry to revise its Power Development Plan draft, which it says has failed to raise people’s awareness on energy saving and may ultimately burden consumers with high electricity charges. Keep reading ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
World Health Organization Urges Thailand to Better Road Safety
As deaths from road accidents in Thailand continue to rise the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Thai authorities to explore appropriate measures to create better road safety.Keep reading ...
Transport Min calls for transportation connectivity
The Ministry of Transport has ordered the Department of Rural Roads to create connectivity in the country’s transport infrastructure.Keep watching ...
Thailand on track to develop into regional rail hub
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 ...
HIROSHI KOTANI
Investors visit U-Tapao Airport prior to February’s auction
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 ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
