The Minister of Transport confirms progress of rail projects. The contracts for the Pink and Yellow lines are expected to be signed in April. Three more lines (south-bound Purple, eastbound Orange, and Bangkhae-Budhamonthon Blue) worth Bt237bn will be submitted to the cabinet for approval in June. (Kao Hoon, 05/04/17) The State Railway of Thailand board […]

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CNT CNT has achieved its target signed projects in 1Q17 of Bt3.6bn. It expects to get Bt12bn in projects this year to bring backlog to a record high of Bt10bn. It expects 80% of backlog to be recognized this year. It is talking to a party to partner it in upcoming bids. (Thun Hoon, 07/04/17) […]

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Well the timeline to the most democratic elections in Thailand’s history is becoming clearer, here’s a table from the clever folks of Maybank Kimeng detailing the events. Fig 1. Roadmap to democracy based on our expected dates Aug-16 Constitutional referendum. Aug-16 Amendment of charter draft by adding provisional clause that the junta’s senators will join […]

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AOT AOT expects passenger pass-through via its 6 airports to reach 5.36mn during the 14-day Songkran festive season, an increase of 12.05% YoY, with 32,000 flights, up 7.22%YoY (Kao Hoon, 05/04/17) Comment: What slowdown in tourism?   BIZ BIZ wins a project for radiation therapy machine installation worth Bt84.9mn at Roi-et Hospital. The contract will […]

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