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THAILAND

Sixth Thai-Lao bridge on track following talks, design tweaks

News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/02/2026

» The Department of Highways has confirmed that construction of the sixth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is set to begin in 2029, following financing talks and design adjustments on the Lao side.

THAILAND

Mekong River scenic road project now 16% complete

News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/08/2025

» The Naga Withi project, a new scenic road along the Mekong River in the Northeast, is 16% complete ahead of its slated completion in 2027, said the Department of Rural Roads (DRR).

THAILAND

Thailand's Land Bridge falls flat

Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/07/2025

» As Thailand's political future hangs in the balance, so too does one of the country's most ambitious mega-infrastructure proposals: the Land Bridge Project, envisioned as a transformative logistics corridor linking the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea.

THAILAND

High hopes for fifth Thai-Lao bridge

Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/06/2025

» The fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, connecting Bueng Kan province in northeastern Thailand with Bolikhamxay province in Laos, is scheduled to open by the end of this year.

THAILAND

Govt unveils plan to boost connectivity in Northeast provinces

News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/04/2025

» The government has unveiled its latest plan to improve connectivity in the Northeast, which includes a proposal to upgrade Nakhon Phanom airport, increase flight frequencies, and construct new roads and highways in the region.

THAILAND

Opponents of SEC bill threaten protest

News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/04/2025

» Opponents of the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) and the Land Bridge megaproject linking the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea have vowed to launch a protest on July 1 if the government proceeds with the plan.

THAILAND

State Railway of Thailand budgets B24bn for new railcars

Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/01/2025

» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will procure 184 air-conditioned diesel railcars plus spare parts, with a budget of 24.1 billion baht to replace ageing cars that have been in use for 30 years.

BUSINESS

Rail heralded as future for Thai logistics

Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/04/2024

» Experts have backed rail to transport agricultural products over long distances following a successful trial, which saw a 13-fold lowering of carbon emissions when compared to air freight. It was also cheaper.

THAILAND

New line to premier Swiss tech

News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/03/2024

» Arch culvert technology from Switzerland has been adopted into the State Railway of Thailand's (SRT) double-track railroad being built between Den Chai district in Phrae and Chiang Khong district in Chiang Rai.

THAILAND

Big clean up after festival, 3,000 digital krathong floated

Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/11/2023

» Almost 640,000 krathong, nearly all made from natural material, were collected from Bangkok waterways after Monday’s Loy Krathong festival, when more than 3,000 digital krathongs were also floated in Klong Ong Ang.