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  • Bangkok NewsVIDEO: Rain leaks into Thailand’s 12 billion baht Parliament building, again

    VIDEO: Rain leaks into Thailand’s 12 billion baht Parliament building, again

    Rain is pouring through the roof at the Parliament complex in Bangkok’s Dusit district, which opened in May last year and cost 12.28 billion Thai baht to construct, according to former Democrat Party MP Watchara Petthong. The former MP posted a video of an overflowing wheelbarrow and bucket on the drenched floor at the Parliament complex on Facebook yesterday, complaining…

  • Transport NewsToll gate collapses in central Thailand

    Toll gate collapses in central Thailand

    A toll gate in Chachoengsao province, central Thailand, collapsed at 10.34am today during heavy rain and strong winds. No injuries have been reported. The roof above toll booth 1 at Bang Pakong Toll Gate on Highway 7 heading towards Pattaya completely caved in this morning during adverse weather conditions. No injuries, deaths, or vehicle damage was reported. The toll booth was…

  • Bangkok NewsUPDATE: Couple narrowly escapes death as steel beam falls onto Bangkok expressway

    UPDATE: Couple narrowly escapes death as steel beam falls onto Bangkok expressway

    UPDATE: The construction company responsible for the steel beam which fell onto a busy Bangkok expressway has agreed to pay 300,000 baht in compensation to the couple inside the pickup truck, which was flung into the air when it collided with the beam, as seen in the dashcam footage below. The couple – Sarawut Warapieng and Moree Warapieng – went…

  • Bangkok NewsVIDEO: Couple narrowly escapes death as steel beam falls onto Bangkok expressway

    VIDEO: Couple narrowly escapes death as steel beam falls onto Bangkok expressway

    Dashcam footage reveals the terrifying moment a heavy steel beam fell 20 metres through the air onto a busy expressway in Bangkok. The beam landed just metres in front of an oncoming pickup truck which was flung into the air as the wheels collided with the beam. Miraculously, the couple inside the pickup truck came out of the incident unharmed.…

  • Phuket NewsUpcoming Phuket construction project to be completed next year

    Upcoming Phuket construction project to be completed next year

    A huge construction project starting next month in Phuket is expected to be completed in April 2023. Officials have allocated over 59 million baht to the underground construction project in the island province’s main city district. Photos from The Phuket Express show a blue arrow pointing to spots where underground cables with low voltage will go, while a red arrow…

  • Bangkok NewsCost to repair Don Mueang damage estimated at 20 million baht

    Cost to repair Don Mueang damage estimated at 20 million baht

    Thailand’s Transport Ministry has given an initial estimate of 20 million baht to repair the damaged passenger hall at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport. The area sustained severe damage when a violent storm earlier this week caused the partial collapse of its roof and walls. Transport ministry spokesman Pisak Jitviriyavasin has stressed that the 20-million-baht figure is only an initial estimate,…

  • Pattaya NewsArchitect Mario Kleff demonstrates the use of exotic wood in furniture design for luxury homes

    Architect Mario Kleff demonstrates the use of exotic wood in furniture design for luxury homes

    Exotic hardwood from Thailand has become increasingly popular within the local furniture market. Homeowners are looking towards locally sourced materials more frequently now for their bespoke furniture requirements. The rarest domestic hardwood types in Thailand include Dalbergia Cochinchinensis, Afzelia Xylocarpa and Tectona grandis. If these names are too hard to even attempt to pronounce, don’t worry, because we can’t say…

  • Thailand NewsMan accidentally kills wife with backhoe at railway construction site

    Man accidentally kills wife with backhoe at railway construction site

    A man accidentally killed his wife when he ran over her with a backhoe in a tragic incident at a railway construction site in Ratchaburi in central Thailand on Monday, according to a report in Thai media. 45 year old Kaikaew Thongkham worked as a team with his 40 year old wife Amphon Pima at the double-railway construction site. Kaikaew…

  • Pattaya NewsMario Kleff designed the longest steel box girder used in residential construction in Thailand

    Mario Kleff designed the longest steel box girder used in residential construction in Thailand

    It was early March 2022 in Pattaya when the delivery of 50 tons worth of custom fabricated steel, in the form of box girders and cellular beams arrived at the Majestic Residence construction site, Khao Phra Tamnak. The architect Mario Kleff and his construction company Wandeegroup Asia Co Ltd continue to set new standards in residential construction in Pattaya and…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s businesses appeal to government to lower labour import cost

    Thailand’s businesses appeal to government to lower labour import cost

    Thai businesses say they need more workers, and have appealed to the Labour Ministry to reduce costs of importing migrant workers from surrounding countries like Myanmar and Cambodia. Labour ministers said business operators are concerned that if not enough workers are brought in on time, their businesses won’t be able to meet orders and will have to pay fines. PM…

  • Crime NewsFormer Deputy PM Suthep indicted over construction contracts

    Former Deputy PM Suthep indicted over construction contracts

    The National Anti-Corruption Commission has filed an indictment against former Deputy Prime Minister and protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban accusing him of irregularities in police constructions contracts. The charges were filed yesterday in the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders and are regarding projects to build police stations and housing over 10 years ago. Suthep who has been jailed…

  • Pattaya NewsNew road and construction planned to improve U-Tapao Airport

    New road and construction planned to improve U-Tapao Airport

    Plans are underway to ease traffic to U-Tapao Airport in Rayong, the primary airport to Pattaya, by linking it to a nearby street by constructing a 2-kilometre road. The Department of Highways announced the plan yesterday, saying the project will cost 4.5 billion baht and will break ground next year with a completion date set for 3 years from now.…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya Waterfront Condo building requests to resume construction

    Pattaya Waterfront Condo building requests to resume construction

    An infamous Pattaya eyesore has been scheduled for demolition, but the owners submitted a surprise request to resume construction on the Waterfront Condo building on Bali Hai Pier. The 53-story condominium at the entrance to the Bali Hai Pier has been abandoned for years since 2014 and last September authorities served a legal demolition order against the owners of the…

  • Pattaya NewsMario Kleff sets a new standard for construction sites in Pattaya

    Mario Kleff sets a new standard for construction sites in Pattaya

    Majestic Residence on Phra Tamnak Hill in Pattaya hit the headlines over the summer of 2021 when architect Mario Kleff demolished two villas and started building a new one, utilising the finest in German engineering. The construction company Wandeegroup Asia, under the direction of CEO Mario Kleff, began work in June of this year. The Substructure work, consisting of 100+…

  • Pattaya NewsBrand new villas set to be demolished and replaced by identical ones

    Brand new villas set to be demolished and replaced by identical ones

    A foreign resident in Pattaya is demolishing 2 brand new villas he recently purchased for more than 46 million baht, clearing the way for the eccentric architect, Mario Kleff, to construct newly designed properties with the same façade. The owner of the property at Pattaya’s Majestic Residence on Pratumnak Hill said “I love the location, but I want a home…

  • Bangkok NewsStricter Covid-19 rules for Bangkok area construction sites

    Stricter Covid-19 rules for Bangkok area construction sites

    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has set out instructions to large construction companies and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to implement stricter regulations to curb Covid-19 in worker housing facilities. The decree comes after clusters of outbreaks were found at housing facilities at construction sites in the Wattana and Laksi districts. The CCSA spokesmen cited cramped living conditions and a…

  • Pattaya NewsCity officials plan to demolish abandoned Pattaya condo project

    City officials plan to demolish abandoned Pattaya condo project

    After years of talks, threats, and complaints, the abandoned Waterfront condo development at Pattaya’s Bali Hai pier looks set to be demolished. The Waterfront Suites and Residence is a half-finished condo project that was stalled in 2014 after safety inspectors discovered that the building’s fire escapes and elevator systems designs varied from the already approved construction designs. Read an earlier…

  • Pattaya NewsCar damaged by construction debris falling from high-rise building in Pattaya

    Car damaged by construction debris falling from high-rise building in Pattaya

    Construction debris has fallen from a 23 storey building in Pattaya, badly damaging the parked car it landed on. Police in the city were notified of the incident, which the Pattaya News reports happened around 7.30pm last night. Khok Kriat, the 51 year old owner of the white Honda Jazz, filed the police report as a result of his hatchback…

  • Northern Thailand News12 workers injured as tunnel collapses in north-eastern Thailand

    12 workers injured as tunnel collapses in north-eastern Thailand

    A tunnel under construction in the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima has collapsed, injuring 12 workers. The tunnel is an underpass running below the Map Kabao-Jira Junction dual railway track. The underpass was bring constructed by the Italian-Thai company. According to the Bangkok Post, the scaffolding being used gave way due to concrete being poured unevenly, creating too heavy a…

  • World NewsMigrants seek to return to Thailand after lockdown

    Migrants seek to return to Thailand after lockdown

    With the introduction of Phase 6 of easing Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, businesses have reopened and begun hiring, but migrant workers, who went home and waited for outbreak to end, now find themselves on the outside looking in, unable to reenter the kingdom and get back to work. The prospects for their return don’t look good despite soaring demand to revive the…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhase 6 to be announced this week, will allow more groups to come to Thailand

    Phase 6 to be announced this week, will allow more groups to come to Thailand

    “…keeping the economy functioning is of secondary importance.” 5 move groups are expected to be allowed into Thailand as the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration rolls out Phase 6 of the -reopenings’ this week. The groups would include migrant workers and some foreigners. A meeting was held yesterday where the next phase of reopening Thailand was discussed which will be considered by…

  • Northern Thailand NewsChiang Mai-Chiang Rai highway closed by flooding again – VIDEO

    Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai highway closed by flooding again – VIDEO

    There seems no end in sight for the construction of the Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai highway as yet another night of severe rains caused massive flooding in the Doi Saket district. The bypass and the road were underwater, creating a traffic pandemonium. The police came to the scene and began suggesting alternative routes. As the waters subsided the road was opened again,…

  • Environment NewsTourist and environment groups share concerns for new access piers for Maya Bay

    Tourist and environment groups share concerns for new access piers for Maya Bay

    The Chairman of Krabi Tourism Industry Council has shared his concerns about new piers and landing facilities on Koh Phi Phi Ley after being made aware that the Department of National Parks had the initiative to build a pier so tourist can travel by foot to Loh Samah Bay area behind Maya Bay, Ao Nang Subdistrict, Muang District, Krabi. Maya…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid task force orders strict hygiene measures for Bangkok construction sites

    Covid task force orders strict hygiene measures for Bangkok construction sites

    The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority has been ordered to implement tough hygiene and safety measures at construction sites in the capital, to prevent any resurgence of the Covid-19 virus. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration says the city must take rigorous steps to mitigate the risk of workers contracting and spreading the virus. A report in Nation Thailand says city officials…

  • Phuket NewsConstruction site collapse, kills 7, injures at least 2 in Phuket

    Construction site collapse, kills 7, injures at least 2 in Phuket

    PHOTOS: Newshawk Phuket Seven people are now dead and at least 2 injured following the collapse of a petrol station construction site near the Home Pro building in Thepkasattri Road in Thalang, northern Phuket. The latest source of deaths and injuries comes from Thai Rath. Construction labourers were stuck under an enormous slab of concrete early this afternoon at 12.50pm.…

  • Pattaya NewsCambodian man killed, 3 seriously injured in accident at Pattaya construction site

    Cambodian man killed, 3 seriously injured in accident at Pattaya construction site

    PHOTO: www.cne.wtf A Cambodian worker has been killed and three others seriously injured after scaffolding collapsed at a luxury condo construction site in Pattaya. The accident happened yesterday in Bang Lamung district and caused the four workers to plunge several stories to the ground. The workers were rushed to hospital, with the most seriously injured, a 20 year old man…

  • World NewsThailand’s high-speed railway will carry first passengers in 2023

    Thailand’s high-speed railway will carry first passengers in 2023

    The first section of the 873 kilometre high-speed railway running between Thailand and China should be operating by 2023. Thailand will now pay for the total cost of the 179 billion baht first section of the high speed rail line, but China is providing the design and will provide the train and carriages. The first 252 kilometre leg, from Bangkok to…

  • Phuket NewsCompensation paid to victims of VIP Condo construction site collapse in Phuket

    Compensation paid to victims of VIP Condo construction site collapse in Phuket

    “Kraichitti Chensappakit, assistant MD of the project owner VIP Thailand, expressed sympathy and said the company will provide assistance to the affected workers.” The Labour Ministry has provided monetary assistance to the families of the three Burmese migrant workers killed and the eight others wounded from the collapse of a scaffolding at the VIP condominium construction site in Rawai on…

  • Phuket NewsMystery fire at construction site of The Base Central Condo in Phuket

    Mystery fire at construction site of The Base Central Condo in Phuket

    PHOTO: Bliz Lincoln Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire that broke out at a building site behind Central Floresta yesterday afternoon. The fire caused the road, running behind the shopping mall – Muang Naka Road – on the same road as Headstart international school, to be closed off to traffic for several hours as emergency services…

  • Transport NewsBTS asked to pay 100 billion construction costs in exchange for 30 year concession extension

    BTS asked to pay 100 billion construction costs in exchange for 30 year concession extension

    Manit Techa-apichoke, president of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration-owned Krungthep Thanakhom, says the state firm was empowered by Article 44 of the interim charter to conduct negotiations with the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) over the 100 billion baht debt transfer and concession extension. Manit says the negotiation should be completed in about two months. The Nation reports that the BMA will negotiate with…