The development of Thailand : Economic development in the country and infrastructure development.
Except politics.
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Countdown to the developed countries.
The development of Thailand : Economic development in the country and infrastructure development.
Except politics.
The development of Thailand : Economic development in the country and infrastructure development.
Except politics.
World Bank: Thailand Now an Upper Middle Income Economy
BANGKOK, July 2011--The World Bank has upgraded Thailand’s income categorization from a lower-middle income economy to an upper-middle income economy this year.
The World Bank annually revises its classification of the world’s economies based on gross national income (GNI) per capita estimates using the Atlas method. As of July 1, 2011, upper-middle-income economies are those with average incomes of US$3,976 to US$12,275. Using the Atlas method, Thailand’s GNI per capita is currently at US$4,210.
World Bank Senior Economist Kirida Bhaopichitr says: “The upgrade is in recognition of Thailand's economic achievements in the past decade in which GNI per capita has almost doubled, while poverty has been significantly reduced. The country has been prudent in macroeconomic management with a strong fiscal stance and low public debts and inflation. Thailand has a friendly business environment and has been successful in attracting foreign direct investments and achieving greater diversification in manufacturing production, both in terms of higher value-added production and expansion into new emerging export markets.
“These achievements were reflected in the resiliency of the Thai economy to the recent global financial crisis, which now place Thailand in a position of opportunity to pursue stronger ties to both ASEAN and the world,” says Bhaopichitr, “For Thailand to sustain its growth and avoid the middle income trap, it needs to pay attention to raising the productivity of not only the manufacturing, but also the agriculture and services sectors. Higher levels of education and skills as well as creativity, innovation, and competition will be necessary. These would not only promote higher growth but also inclusive growth which will help reduce the persistent high income inequality in Thailand”.
The World Bank uses GNI per capita estimates for its operational classification of economies which, in turn, determines their lending eligibility. The new listing of all economies included in the World Bank’s databases, their regional and income classifications, and the explanation of the Atlas methodology can be found here.
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GDP nominal per capita world map 2009-2010
BANGKOK, July 2011--The World Bank has upgraded Thailand’s income categorization from a lower-middle income economy to an upper-middle income economy this year.
The World Bank annually revises its classification of the world’s economies based on gross national income (GNI) per capita estimates using the Atlas method. As of July 1, 2011, upper-middle-income economies are those with average incomes of US$3,976 to US$12,275. Using the Atlas method, Thailand’s GNI per capita is currently at US$4,210.
World Bank Senior Economist Kirida Bhaopichitr says: “The upgrade is in recognition of Thailand's economic achievements in the past decade in which GNI per capita has almost doubled, while poverty has been significantly reduced. The country has been prudent in macroeconomic management with a strong fiscal stance and low public debts and inflation. Thailand has a friendly business environment and has been successful in attracting foreign direct investments and achieving greater diversification in manufacturing production, both in terms of higher value-added production and expansion into new emerging export markets.
“These achievements were reflected in the resiliency of the Thai economy to the recent global financial crisis, which now place Thailand in a position of opportunity to pursue stronger ties to both ASEAN and the world,” says Bhaopichitr, “For Thailand to sustain its growth and avoid the middle income trap, it needs to pay attention to raising the productivity of not only the manufacturing, but also the agriculture and services sectors. Higher levels of education and skills as well as creativity, innovation, and competition will be necessary. These would not only promote higher growth but also inclusive growth which will help reduce the persistent high income inequality in Thailand”.
The World Bank uses GNI per capita estimates for its operational classification of economies which, in turn, determines their lending eligibility. The new listing of all economies included in the World Bank’s databases, their regional and income classifications, and the explanation of the Atlas methodology can be found here.
Permanent URL for this page: http://go.worldbank.org/8PGC6RG6N0
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GDP nominal per capita world map 2009-2010
The results of the 2011 National Power Index are out!
The National Power Index (NPI) is an attempt to quantify a nation’s power, i.e. its capacity to influence events and outcomes
across the globe. It is a composite of five sub-indexes, each describing one of the elements which objectively contribute to a
nation’s power: economy, military, diplomacy, technology and popularity.
NPI Methodology
The NPI is a composite of the following five sub-indexes. Each index is briefly explained, followed by its weighing in the NPI in
parenthesis, and a breakdown into the numbers used to calculate it.
Economy Index:
Economic security and power (35%)
- GDP
- Current account balance
- Public finances
- Number of Global 500 corporations
Military Index:
Military security and power (35%)
- Nuclear protection
- Manpower fit for military service
- Military expenditures
- Military power projection
Diplomacy Index:
Diplomatic influence (10%)
- Size of diplomatic network
- UN membership
- Permanent UN Security Council membership
Technology Index:
Technological power (10%)
- Number of patents and industrial designs
Popularity Index:
Popularity and influence across the world (10%)
- Official development aid
- BBC Attitudes towards Countries poll
For the full detailed methodology, click here: http://nationranking.files.wordpress.com/2...methodology.pdf
About the NPI
The NPI reflects the current situation, and does not attempt any predictions of the future. As such, it does not take into
account dynamic factors such as growth, and only represents their visible results. The NPI also does not consider factors
of debatable relevance, in particular factors which are only deemed relevant to national power by certain ideologies, and does
not use self-reported data.
All indexes are based on the latest numbers available on 1 January 2011.
The National Power Index (NPI) is an attempt to quantify a nation’s power, i.e. its capacity to influence events and outcomes
across the globe. It is a composite of five sub-indexes, each describing one of the elements which objectively contribute to a
nation’s power: economy, military, diplomacy, technology and popularity.
NPI Methodology
The NPI is a composite of the following five sub-indexes. Each index is briefly explained, followed by its weighing in the NPI in
parenthesis, and a breakdown into the numbers used to calculate it.
Economy Index:
Economic security and power (35%)
- GDP
- Current account balance
- Public finances
- Number of Global 500 corporations
Military Index:
Military security and power (35%)
- Nuclear protection
- Manpower fit for military service
- Military expenditures
- Military power projection
Diplomacy Index:
Diplomatic influence (10%)
- Size of diplomatic network
- UN membership
- Permanent UN Security Council membership
Technology Index:
Technological power (10%)
- Number of patents and industrial designs
Popularity Index:
Popularity and influence across the world (10%)
- Official development aid
- BBC Attitudes towards Countries poll
For the full detailed methodology, click here: http://nationranking.files.wordpress.com/2...methodology.pdf
About the NPI
The NPI reflects the current situation, and does not attempt any predictions of the future. As such, it does not take into
account dynamic factors such as growth, and only represents their visible results. The NPI also does not consider factors
of debatable relevance, in particular factors which are only deemed relevant to national power by certain ideologies, and does
not use self-reported data.
All indexes are based on the latest numbers available on 1 January 2011.
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Lonely Planet’s top 10 cities for 2011
Who doesn’t love a city? Lonely Planet has scoured the globe for next year’s hottest cities. Our top picks show that a city doesn’t need to be a heaving metropolis to get on the list. Then again, sometimes it helps. One of our favourites is the world’s largest city that cannot be reached by road. And there are even a couple of European cities that remain criminally underrated. Here they are, Lonely Planet’s top 10 cities for next year, ranked in order:
1. New York
Since 9/11, the site of the World Trade Center’s twin towers has stood out as a closed-off, out-of-view, painful gaping void. This year that changes, as the former WTC site finally reopens to the public with the National September 11 Memorial, a 6-acre, tree-filled plaza with 30ft-deep waterfalls at the footprint of the former towers, rimmed by the name of each victim and illuminated at night (its museum will follow in 2012). For the city, this will be more momentous than if the Yankees, Knicks, Rangers and Giants won simultaneous championships while the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. For all of New York, 11 September 2011 will be a defining moment.
2. Tangier
From its extraordinary position perched on the northwestern-most tip of Africa, Tangier looks in two directions: one face towards Spain and Europe, and the other into Africa. The ‘white city’ announces a culture excitingly different from that of its close cousins across the water. With the recent arrival of a new city governor, the town beach now sparkles, the hustlers are off the streets and even the taxi drivers are polite. A stylish new Tangier is being created with a dynamic arts community, renovated buildings, great shopping and chic new restaurants.
3. Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is the total flipside of Jerusalem, a modern Sin City on the sea rather than an ancient Holy City on a hill. Hedonism is the one religion that unites its inhabitants. There are more bars than synagogues, God is a DJ and everyone’s body is a temple. Yet, scratch underneath the surface and Tel Aviv, or TLV, reveals itself as a truly diverse 21st-century Mediterranean hub. By far the most international city in Israel, Tel Aviv is also home to a large gay community, a kind of San Francisco in the Middle East. Thanks to its university and museums, it is also the greenhouse for Israel’s growing art, film and music scenes.
4. Wellington
Wellington is Cool-with-a-capital-C, crammed with more bars, cafes and restaurants per capita than New York, and a slew of gourmet producers including some 10 independent coffee roasteries. Year-round you’ll find arts and cultural events in abundance. Likewise, its film industry, ‘Wellywood’, centred on the Miramar Peninsula, is booming thanks in large part to the success of Wellingtonian Sir Peter Jackson (executive producer of the 2011 and 2012 Hobbit movies currently being made here). This little capital will be front-and-centre on the world stage in 2011 when New Zealand hosts the Rugby World Cup.
5. Valencia
Valencia sits coquettishly and again confidently along Spain’s Mediterranean coast. For centuries, it was overshadowed by larger Spanish cities – hard-nosed, commercially-minded Barcelona and Madrid, the nation’s capital. Not any more. While retaining its provincial charm, Spain’s third city now mixes with the international crowd. Host of a couple of America’s Cup yachting jamborees and an annual street circuit Formula 1 motor race, it’s also European Capital of Sport for 2011 and a favourite destination for conferences and congresses. Valencia enjoyed its golden age two full centuries before the rest of Spain.
6. Iquitos
After days forging by boat along rainforest-fringed rivers, Iquitos, mighty megalopolis of the Peruvian Amazon, comes as a shock to the system. Pulsating with life, the city’s latest boom is tourism: visitors may flock to reconnoitre the rainforest but taking time to imbibe Iquitos itself is imperative too. This is a sultry slice of Amazon life: Brazilian, Colombian, indigenous and expat. Clubs bounce to salsa and rock until the early hours with the vigour you’d expect of Peru’s jungle capital, but Iquitos is also a cultural hub: expect works by Peru’s top artists, opulent rubber-boom mansions and a museum on Amazon ethnography for starters. As a trading post for rainforest tribes, market mayhem and riverboat bustle are part of the package, all conspiring to fill the city with an addictive, round-the-clock energy.
7. Ghent
Here’s a secret within a secret: Ghent might just be the best European city you’ve never thought of visiting, in a country that continues to be criminally overlooked. Ghent hides away in the middle of Belgium’s big three – Brussels, Bruges and Antwerp. Most Belgium-bound visitors rushing between these see nothing more than the stately fortifications of Ghent’s St Pieter’s Station. Those who do hop off the train and stroll along the Leie River to the historic centre will have their eyes out on stalks. Here hides one of Europe’s finest panoramas of water, spires and centuries-old grand houses. But this is no place to simply kick back: Ghent has one of Europe’s most dynamic festival scenes, which vies for visitors’ attention. This year the entire centre will emerge from a major program of rebuilding designed to show off the huge pedestrianised squares.
8. Delhi
The great metropolis of Delhi, encompassing Old and New Delhi and sprawling out for miles, has not looked this smart and sparkling in centuries. Huge preparations for the Commonwealth Games, which took place in October 2010, improved the city’s infrastructure, cleaned up its streets and added to its accommodation options. Aside from, of course, a bounty of new or improved sporting facilities, there’s the marvellous artery of the Metro – an underground transport system that’s a futuristic, egalitarian world away from the sometimes chaotic, class-ridden situation above ground. This year marks 100 years since New Delhi was founded in 1911. At least eight cities are known to have been founded on this spot. The commemoration of this anniversary is sure to be a colourful and lively affair.
9. Newcastle
Is it Australia’s most underrated city? Anyone surprised to see Newcastle on the list of 2011′s hottest cities (and there’s a few of you, right?) probably hasn’t pulled in off the Pacific Highway, or at least not for a while. Newcastle flies under the radar of Aussies and international travellers in part because it’s overshadowed by its bigger, bolder and better-known sibling, Sydney, 150km south. But, at around one-tenth the size, Australia’s second-oldest city has Sydney-like assets: surf beaches, a sun-drenched subtropical climate, and diverse dining, nightlife and arts. Not only is Newcastle ideally located just two hours by road or rail or 30 minutes by plane or seaplane from Sydney, it’s less than an hour’s drive west to the Hunter Valley wineries, south to sailboat-filled Lake Macquarie, north to whale-watching and sharkfeeding at Port Stephens and to sandboarding at Stockton Beach (the southern end of the 32km-long beach is a five-minute ferry ride across Newcastle’s harbour).
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Who doesn’t love a city? Lonely Planet has scoured the globe for next year’s hottest cities. Our top picks show that a city doesn’t need to be a heaving metropolis to get on the list. Then again, sometimes it helps. One of our favourites is the world’s largest city that cannot be reached by road. And there are even a couple of European cities that remain criminally underrated. Here they are, Lonely Planet’s top 10 cities for next year, ranked in order:
1. New York
Since 9/11, the site of the World Trade Center’s twin towers has stood out as a closed-off, out-of-view, painful gaping void. This year that changes, as the former WTC site finally reopens to the public with the National September 11 Memorial, a 6-acre, tree-filled plaza with 30ft-deep waterfalls at the footprint of the former towers, rimmed by the name of each victim and illuminated at night (its museum will follow in 2012). For the city, this will be more momentous than if the Yankees, Knicks, Rangers and Giants won simultaneous championships while the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. For all of New York, 11 September 2011 will be a defining moment.
2. Tangier
From its extraordinary position perched on the northwestern-most tip of Africa, Tangier looks in two directions: one face towards Spain and Europe, and the other into Africa. The ‘white city’ announces a culture excitingly different from that of its close cousins across the water. With the recent arrival of a new city governor, the town beach now sparkles, the hustlers are off the streets and even the taxi drivers are polite. A stylish new Tangier is being created with a dynamic arts community, renovated buildings, great shopping and chic new restaurants.
3. Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is the total flipside of Jerusalem, a modern Sin City on the sea rather than an ancient Holy City on a hill. Hedonism is the one religion that unites its inhabitants. There are more bars than synagogues, God is a DJ and everyone’s body is a temple. Yet, scratch underneath the surface and Tel Aviv, or TLV, reveals itself as a truly diverse 21st-century Mediterranean hub. By far the most international city in Israel, Tel Aviv is also home to a large gay community, a kind of San Francisco in the Middle East. Thanks to its university and museums, it is also the greenhouse for Israel’s growing art, film and music scenes.
4. Wellington
Wellington is Cool-with-a-capital-C, crammed with more bars, cafes and restaurants per capita than New York, and a slew of gourmet producers including some 10 independent coffee roasteries. Year-round you’ll find arts and cultural events in abundance. Likewise, its film industry, ‘Wellywood’, centred on the Miramar Peninsula, is booming thanks in large part to the success of Wellingtonian Sir Peter Jackson (executive producer of the 2011 and 2012 Hobbit movies currently being made here). This little capital will be front-and-centre on the world stage in 2011 when New Zealand hosts the Rugby World Cup.
5. Valencia
Valencia sits coquettishly and again confidently along Spain’s Mediterranean coast. For centuries, it was overshadowed by larger Spanish cities – hard-nosed, commercially-minded Barcelona and Madrid, the nation’s capital. Not any more. While retaining its provincial charm, Spain’s third city now mixes with the international crowd. Host of a couple of America’s Cup yachting jamborees and an annual street circuit Formula 1 motor race, it’s also European Capital of Sport for 2011 and a favourite destination for conferences and congresses. Valencia enjoyed its golden age two full centuries before the rest of Spain.
6. Iquitos
After days forging by boat along rainforest-fringed rivers, Iquitos, mighty megalopolis of the Peruvian Amazon, comes as a shock to the system. Pulsating with life, the city’s latest boom is tourism: visitors may flock to reconnoitre the rainforest but taking time to imbibe Iquitos itself is imperative too. This is a sultry slice of Amazon life: Brazilian, Colombian, indigenous and expat. Clubs bounce to salsa and rock until the early hours with the vigour you’d expect of Peru’s jungle capital, but Iquitos is also a cultural hub: expect works by Peru’s top artists, opulent rubber-boom mansions and a museum on Amazon ethnography for starters. As a trading post for rainforest tribes, market mayhem and riverboat bustle are part of the package, all conspiring to fill the city with an addictive, round-the-clock energy.
7. Ghent
Here’s a secret within a secret: Ghent might just be the best European city you’ve never thought of visiting, in a country that continues to be criminally overlooked. Ghent hides away in the middle of Belgium’s big three – Brussels, Bruges and Antwerp. Most Belgium-bound visitors rushing between these see nothing more than the stately fortifications of Ghent’s St Pieter’s Station. Those who do hop off the train and stroll along the Leie River to the historic centre will have their eyes out on stalks. Here hides one of Europe’s finest panoramas of water, spires and centuries-old grand houses. But this is no place to simply kick back: Ghent has one of Europe’s most dynamic festival scenes, which vies for visitors’ attention. This year the entire centre will emerge from a major program of rebuilding designed to show off the huge pedestrianised squares.
8. Delhi
The great metropolis of Delhi, encompassing Old and New Delhi and sprawling out for miles, has not looked this smart and sparkling in centuries. Huge preparations for the Commonwealth Games, which took place in October 2010, improved the city’s infrastructure, cleaned up its streets and added to its accommodation options. Aside from, of course, a bounty of new or improved sporting facilities, there’s the marvellous artery of the Metro – an underground transport system that’s a futuristic, egalitarian world away from the sometimes chaotic, class-ridden situation above ground. This year marks 100 years since New Delhi was founded in 1911. At least eight cities are known to have been founded on this spot. The commemoration of this anniversary is sure to be a colourful and lively affair.
9. Newcastle
Is it Australia’s most underrated city? Anyone surprised to see Newcastle on the list of 2011′s hottest cities (and there’s a few of you, right?) probably hasn’t pulled in off the Pacific Highway, or at least not for a while. Newcastle flies under the radar of Aussies and international travellers in part because it’s overshadowed by its bigger, bolder and better-known sibling, Sydney, 150km south. But, at around one-tenth the size, Australia’s second-oldest city has Sydney-like assets: surf beaches, a sun-drenched subtropical climate, and diverse dining, nightlife and arts. Not only is Newcastle ideally located just two hours by road or rail or 30 minutes by plane or seaplane from Sydney, it’s less than an hour’s drive west to the Hunter Valley wineries, south to sailboat-filled Lake Macquarie, north to whale-watching and sharkfeeding at Port Stephens and to sandboarding at Stockton Beach (the southern end of the 32km-long beach is a five-minute ferry ride across Newcastle’s harbour).
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10. Chiang Mai
If Chiang Mai were a person, it would be Bob Dylan. With a history dating back further than anyone can remember, its influence remains enormous. And despite its great age, there’s still a bohemian chic that makes it as relevant and hip as ever. Culture capital of Thailand, Chiang Mai was once the heart of the Lanna kingdom. Today those wanting to flee the bustle of Bangkok visit to lounge in coffee shops and drink in the city’s artisanal atmosphere. With a friendly, cosmopolitan feel, this is one easy, safe and pleasant place to explore. There are dozens of well-preserved temples here, too. Many new ecotours and adventure trips are appearing, and with a choice of river rafting, elephant rides, trekking and off-road cycling, even the biggest adrenaline junkie will be sated.
If Chiang Mai were a person, it would be Bob Dylan. With a history dating back further than anyone can remember, its influence remains enormous. And despite its great age, there’s still a bohemian chic that makes it as relevant and hip as ever. Culture capital of Thailand, Chiang Mai was once the heart of the Lanna kingdom. Today those wanting to flee the bustle of Bangkok visit to lounge in coffee shops and drink in the city’s artisanal atmosphere. With a friendly, cosmopolitan feel, this is one easy, safe and pleasant place to explore. There are dozens of well-preserved temples here, too. Many new ecotours and adventure trips are appearing, and with a choice of river rafting, elephant rides, trekking and off-road cycling, even the biggest adrenaline junkie will be sated.
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BKK climbs in global ranking
Published: 9/08/2011 at 12:00 AM
Suvarnabhumi Airport has moved into the world's 10 busiest airports in terms of international passengers, underscoring its importance as a global hub.
The gateway airport, code-named BKK, was 10th in the 2010 global ranking by Airports Council International (ACI), putting it in the same league as world leaders such as London, Paris, Hong Kong and Dubai.
A total of 31.41 million international passengers went through Suvarnabhumi last year, up 9% from the previous year's record, or just 750,000 below Tokyo Narita, which held the No. 9 position.
Meanwhile, Phuket Airport ranked eighth in the world's 25 fastest-growing airports last year in the category of those with at least 5 million passengers a year, due to a 26.5% rise in passenger throughput in 2010 to touch 7.31 million.
The ranking of Suvarnabhumi by ACI should put to rest doubts and debates over whether it is a key part of the global air transport network, industry analysts said.
Montreal-based ACI monitors air traffic at 1,318 airports in 157 countries.
Suvarnabhumi was not one of the world's 10 busiest airports in total passenger throughput (domestic and international), nor was its closest rival, Singapore.
Listed in that category were, in order: Atlanta, Beijing, Chicago, London, Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles, Paris, Dallas/Forth Worth, Frankfurt and Denver.After an 18.95% jump in international passenger traffic in the first half of this year to reach 18.79 million, and with a continued increase in the second, Suvarnabhumi has the potential to move up in the 2011 ACI ranking for international throughput.
ACI said there was a strong rebound in traffic through the world's airports in 2010 from the two-year industry slump. Global passenger traffic rose 6.6%, topping one billion for the first time. Cargo volume hit a record 91 million tonnes with 15.3% growth.
Worldwide airport passenger numbers rose in all six regions surveyed. The Middle East (+12%), Asia-Pacific (+11.3%), Africa (+9.5%) and Latin America-Caribbean (+13.2%) showed high growth, while Europe and North America grew more robustly than before.
Worldwide domestic traffic increased 5.8%, and international traffic rose 7.7%. Aircraft movements rose 1.1% to 74 million.
Some 69% of airports worldwide registered positive passenger growth at an average of 8.6%, while 30% of airports lost traffic at an average of -4.1%.
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Published: 9/08/2011 at 12:00 AM
Suvarnabhumi Airport has moved into the world's 10 busiest airports in terms of international passengers, underscoring its importance as a global hub.
The gateway airport, code-named BKK, was 10th in the 2010 global ranking by Airports Council International (ACI), putting it in the same league as world leaders such as London, Paris, Hong Kong and Dubai.
A total of 31.41 million international passengers went through Suvarnabhumi last year, up 9% from the previous year's record, or just 750,000 below Tokyo Narita, which held the No. 9 position.
Meanwhile, Phuket Airport ranked eighth in the world's 25 fastest-growing airports last year in the category of those with at least 5 million passengers a year, due to a 26.5% rise in passenger throughput in 2010 to touch 7.31 million.
The ranking of Suvarnabhumi by ACI should put to rest doubts and debates over whether it is a key part of the global air transport network, industry analysts said.
Montreal-based ACI monitors air traffic at 1,318 airports in 157 countries.
Suvarnabhumi was not one of the world's 10 busiest airports in total passenger throughput (domestic and international), nor was its closest rival, Singapore.
Listed in that category were, in order: Atlanta, Beijing, Chicago, London, Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles, Paris, Dallas/Forth Worth, Frankfurt and Denver.After an 18.95% jump in international passenger traffic in the first half of this year to reach 18.79 million, and with a continued increase in the second, Suvarnabhumi has the potential to move up in the 2011 ACI ranking for international throughput.
ACI said there was a strong rebound in traffic through the world's airports in 2010 from the two-year industry slump. Global passenger traffic rose 6.6%, topping one billion for the first time. Cargo volume hit a record 91 million tonnes with 15.3% growth.
Worldwide airport passenger numbers rose in all six regions surveyed. The Middle East (+12%), Asia-Pacific (+11.3%), Africa (+9.5%) and Latin America-Caribbean (+13.2%) showed high growth, while Europe and North America grew more robustly than before.
Worldwide domestic traffic increased 5.8%, and international traffic rose 7.7%. Aircraft movements rose 1.1% to 74 million.
Some 69% of airports worldwide registered positive passenger growth at an average of 8.6%, while 30% of airports lost traffic at an average of -4.1%.
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Global Top 10 destination cities by international visitor spending
1. London $25.6bn
2. New York $20.3bn
3. Paris $14.6bn
4. Bangkok $14.4bn
5. Frankfurt $14.0bn
6. Sydney $13.8bn
7. Los Angeles $12.5bn
8. Madrid $11.8bn
9. Singapore $10.8bn
10. Hong Kong $10.4bn
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1. London $25.6bn
2. New York $20.3bn
3. Paris $14.6bn
4. Bangkok $14.4bn
5. Frankfurt $14.0bn
6. Sydney $13.8bn
7. Los Angeles $12.5bn
8. Madrid $11.8bn
9. Singapore $10.8bn
10. Hong Kong $10.4bn
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The 10 Countries That Will Dominate World Trade In 2050
#1 China
Trade in 2050: $63 trillion
Percent of world trade: 17%
China which currently accounts for 9.5% of world trade at $3.6 trillion, will overtake the U.S. in 2015. In 2030, at $24.9 trillion China will account for 16.7% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#2 India
Trade in 2050: $31.07 trillion
Percent of world trade: 8.4%
India which doesn't make the top 10 countries by trade in 2010 is set to account for 2.7% of world trade in 2015, and 5.3% in 2030.
Source: Citigroup
#3 U.S.
Trade in 2050: $21.97 trillion
Percent of world trade: 5.9%
The U.S. which is the current global leader in trade, accounting for a massive 10.7% of world trade, is set to account for only 7.6% of world trade in 2030. The U.S. will lose ground to India and China.
Source: Citigroup
#4 Korea
Trade in 2050: $11.5 trillion
Percent of world trade: 3.1%
At $1.05 trillion Korea accounted for 2.8% of world trade in 2010, in 2030, this figure is set to rise to $5.5 trillion and account for 3.7% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#5 Germany
Trade in 2050: $11.17 trillion
Percent of world trade: 3%
At $2.86 trillion Germany accounts for 7.6% of world trade in 2010. While trade will rise to $6.37 trillion in 2030 it will account for just 4.3% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#6 Indonesia
Trade in 2050: $10.58 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.9%
Indonesia also makes the list for the first time in 2050, driven by trade with China, Japan and the European Union.
Source: Citigroup
#8 Japan
Trade in 2050: $8.76 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.4%
Japan which at $1.78 trillion accounted for 4.8% of world trade in 2010 is expected to drop to start slipping in 2030 when it will account for only 3.3% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#9 Singapore
Trade in 2050: $8.65 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.3%
Singapore's trade is set to rise from $1.6 trillion in 2015, to $4.1 trillion in 2030 and account fo 2.8% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#10 Hong Kong
Trade in 2050: $8.5 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.3%
Hong Kong which doesn't feature in the top 10 in 2010 but is expected to climb to the eighth spot in 2030 with $4.1 trillion in trade, before slipping to tenth place in 2050.
Source: Citigroup
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#1 China
Trade in 2050: $63 trillion
Percent of world trade: 17%
China which currently accounts for 9.5% of world trade at $3.6 trillion, will overtake the U.S. in 2015. In 2030, at $24.9 trillion China will account for 16.7% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#2 India
Trade in 2050: $31.07 trillion
Percent of world trade: 8.4%
India which doesn't make the top 10 countries by trade in 2010 is set to account for 2.7% of world trade in 2015, and 5.3% in 2030.
Source: Citigroup
#3 U.S.
Trade in 2050: $21.97 trillion
Percent of world trade: 5.9%
The U.S. which is the current global leader in trade, accounting for a massive 10.7% of world trade, is set to account for only 7.6% of world trade in 2030. The U.S. will lose ground to India and China.
Source: Citigroup
#4 Korea
Trade in 2050: $11.5 trillion
Percent of world trade: 3.1%
At $1.05 trillion Korea accounted for 2.8% of world trade in 2010, in 2030, this figure is set to rise to $5.5 trillion and account for 3.7% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#5 Germany
Trade in 2050: $11.17 trillion
Percent of world trade: 3%
At $2.86 trillion Germany accounts for 7.6% of world trade in 2010. While trade will rise to $6.37 trillion in 2030 it will account for just 4.3% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#6 Indonesia
Trade in 2050: $10.58 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.9%
Indonesia also makes the list for the first time in 2050, driven by trade with China, Japan and the European Union.
Source: Citigroup
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#7 Thailand
Trade in 2050: $9.06 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.4%
Thailand will make its first appearance on the top 10 list in 2050, and is expected to benefit from its free trade agreements with Japan, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Asean countries
Source: Citigroup
Trade in 2050: $9.06 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.4%
Thailand will make its first appearance on the top 10 list in 2050, and is expected to benefit from its free trade agreements with Japan, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Asean countries
Source: Citigroup
#8 Japan
Trade in 2050: $8.76 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.4%
Japan which at $1.78 trillion accounted for 4.8% of world trade in 2010 is expected to drop to start slipping in 2030 when it will account for only 3.3% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#9 Singapore
Trade in 2050: $8.65 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.3%
Singapore's trade is set to rise from $1.6 trillion in 2015, to $4.1 trillion in 2030 and account fo 2.8% of world trade.
Source: Citigroup
#10 Hong Kong
Trade in 2050: $8.5 trillion
Percent of world trade: 2.3%
Hong Kong which doesn't feature in the top 10 in 2010 but is expected to climb to the eighth spot in 2030 with $4.1 trillion in trade, before slipping to tenth place in 2050.
Source: Citigroup
From: http://www.businessinsider.com/ten-countri...2#ixzz1QchDpZBo
World's 50 most delicious foods
Asia
1. Massaman curry, Thailand
4. Sushi, Japan
5. Peking duck, China
7. Penang assam laksa, Malaysia
8. Tom yum goong, Thailand
11. Rendang, Indonesia
16. Egg tart, Hong Kong
19. Nam tok moo, Thailand
25. Butter garlic crab, India
28. Pho, Vietnam
29. Ohmi-gyu beef steak, Japan
30. Goi cuon (summer roll), Vietnam
35. Chili crab, Singapore
38. French toast, Hong Kong
41. Stinky tofu, Southeast Asia
45. Chicken rice, Singapore
46. Som tam, Thailand
49. Masala dosa, India
Souteast Asia
1. Massaman curry, Thailand
7. Penang assam laksa, Malaysia
8. Tom yum goong, Thailand
11. Rendang, Indonesia
19. Nam tok moo, Thailand
28. Pho, Vietnam
30. Goi cuon (summer roll), Vietnam
35. Chili crab, Singapore
41. Stinky tofu, Southeast Asia
45. Chicken rice, Singapore
46. Som tam, Thailand
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Asia
1. Massaman curry, Thailand
4. Sushi, Japan
5. Peking duck, China
7. Penang assam laksa, Malaysia
8. Tom yum goong, Thailand
11. Rendang, Indonesia
16. Egg tart, Hong Kong
19. Nam tok moo, Thailand
25. Butter garlic crab, India
28. Pho, Vietnam
29. Ohmi-gyu beef steak, Japan
30. Goi cuon (summer roll), Vietnam
35. Chili crab, Singapore
38. French toast, Hong Kong
41. Stinky tofu, Southeast Asia
45. Chicken rice, Singapore
46. Som tam, Thailand
49. Masala dosa, India
Souteast Asia
1. Massaman curry, Thailand
7. Penang assam laksa, Malaysia
8. Tom yum goong, Thailand
11. Rendang, Indonesia
19. Nam tok moo, Thailand
28. Pho, Vietnam
30. Goi cuon (summer roll), Vietnam
35. Chili crab, Singapore
41. Stinky tofu, Southeast Asia
45. Chicken rice, Singapore
46. Som tam, Thailand
http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/worl...067535?page=0,2
Japan keen to develop high-speed rail service
Published: 26/07/2011 at 12:00 AM
Japan is interested in developing a 230 billion baht high-speed train service from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Rayong, says Supoj Saplom, permanent secretary of the Transport Ministry
Mr Supoj said he had learned about the interest at a meeting yesterday with Akira Yonezawa, deputy director-general for engineering affairs at Japan's Railway Bureau. The full line would be more than 800km long, he was told. The two met a day after a high-speed train accident in China that killed 35 people.
Mr Supoj said Japan was highly experienced in high-speed railways and its bullet trains had never had an accident.
In China a lightning strike caused a power outage that brought to a halt a high-speed train on an elevated track in the city of Wenzhou. Then another high-speed train smashed into the stalled one from behind, killing at least 38 people.
Thai transport and engineering authorities said they did not think a similar accident could occur here due to the Kingdom's higher safety standards.
That's because Thailand's electric railways - all inner city services in Bangkok - had dual power supplies, Mr Supoj said. Those supplies ensure a continued flow of electricity to trains in case of a breakdown in power supplies.
He added that if a train did stop, traffic control would see the problem and deactivate other trains fast enough to prevent a collision. Also, the intervals between Bangkok's electric trains are long enough for authorities to prevent rear-end collisions.
Mr Supoj cited the 15-minute interval between express trains on the Airport Rail Link system that connects inner Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi airport.
Still, Thai authorities will study the collision in China to improve safety measures for Thai railways, he said.
Suchatvee Suwansawat, dean of the Faculty of Engineering of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, said back-up power supplies in Thailand would make a similar collision unlikely, or even impossible. Besides, controllers of Bangkok's airport link, skytrain and subways would automatically cut power supplies to trains on a problematic track if a train stalled. He said that a failure of a safety-oriented power shutdown function might have been the reason for the collision in China.
Yuthana Thapcharoen, governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said that during a test run of the SRT's Airport Rail Link before it became fully operational, the power system had broken down and the link had automatically stopped all trains to prevent a collision.
"If the electricity system is really out of order, the SRT has a back-up plan," he said. "Its controllers can switch to manual mode or use a phone to communicate [before an accident occurs]."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/2487...ed-rail-service
Published: 26/07/2011 at 12:00 AM
Japan is interested in developing a 230 billion baht high-speed train service from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Rayong, says Supoj Saplom, permanent secretary of the Transport Ministry
Mr Supoj said he had learned about the interest at a meeting yesterday with Akira Yonezawa, deputy director-general for engineering affairs at Japan's Railway Bureau. The full line would be more than 800km long, he was told. The two met a day after a high-speed train accident in China that killed 35 people.
Mr Supoj said Japan was highly experienced in high-speed railways and its bullet trains had never had an accident.
In China a lightning strike caused a power outage that brought to a halt a high-speed train on an elevated track in the city of Wenzhou. Then another high-speed train smashed into the stalled one from behind, killing at least 38 people.
Thai transport and engineering authorities said they did not think a similar accident could occur here due to the Kingdom's higher safety standards.
That's because Thailand's electric railways - all inner city services in Bangkok - had dual power supplies, Mr Supoj said. Those supplies ensure a continued flow of electricity to trains in case of a breakdown in power supplies.
He added that if a train did stop, traffic control would see the problem and deactivate other trains fast enough to prevent a collision. Also, the intervals between Bangkok's electric trains are long enough for authorities to prevent rear-end collisions.
Mr Supoj cited the 15-minute interval between express trains on the Airport Rail Link system that connects inner Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi airport.
Still, Thai authorities will study the collision in China to improve safety measures for Thai railways, he said.
Suchatvee Suwansawat, dean of the Faculty of Engineering of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, said back-up power supplies in Thailand would make a similar collision unlikely, or even impossible. Besides, controllers of Bangkok's airport link, skytrain and subways would automatically cut power supplies to trains on a problematic track if a train stalled. He said that a failure of a safety-oriented power shutdown function might have been the reason for the collision in China.
Yuthana Thapcharoen, governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said that during a test run of the SRT's Airport Rail Link before it became fully operational, the power system had broken down and the link had automatically stopped all trains to prevent a collision.
"If the electricity system is really out of order, the SRT has a back-up plan," he said. "Its controllers can switch to manual mode or use a phone to communicate [before an accident occurs]."
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Map High Speed Train in Thailand
“มหานคร” สถาปัตยกรรมแลนด์มาร์คล่าสุดของกรุงเทพฯ ได้ฤกษ์ลงเสาเข็ม
วันที่ 22 มิถุนายน 2554 14:00 น.
ที่มา บางกอก พับบลิค รีเลชั่นส์
สถาปัตยกรรมระดับโลก ด้วยความสูง 77 ชั้น 314 เมตร สูงที่สุดในกรุงเทพฯ
ม.ร.ว. สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพฯ เป็นประธานในพิธีลงเสาเข็ม
โครงการ mixed-use รวมที่พักอาศัยระดับซูเปอร์ลักชัวรี่แบรนด์ เดอะ ริทซ์-คาร์ลตัน บูติคโฮเต็ล 150 ห้อง และรีเทลเซ็นเตอร์ระดับไฮเอนด์ ประมาณ 10,000 ตรม.
วันนี้ ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร ม.ร.ว. สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร เป็นประธานในพิธีลงเสาเข็ม โครงการ “มหานคร” สถาปัตยกรรมระดับแลนด์มาร์คที่สูงที่สุดของกรุงเทพฯ โดยบริษัท เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ จำกัด และ บริษัท อินดัสเทรียล บิลดิ้งส์ คอร์ปอเรชั่น จำกัด (ไอบีซี)
โครงการ “มหานคร” ตั้งอยู่ใจกลางย่านธุรกิจการค้าบนถนนนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ เชื่อมโยงสีลมและสาทร เป็นโครงการอสังหาริมทรัพย์ที่มีมูลค่าการลงทุนสูงถึง 19,000 ล้านบาท และเป็นแลนด์มาร์คแห่งใหม่ของกรุงเทพฯ ด้วยลักษณะอาคารที่สูง 77 ชั้น ออกแบบให้ดูเสมือนถูกโอบล้อมด้วยริบบิ้นสามมิติ หรือ “พิกเซล” เมื่อก่อสร้างแล้วเสร็จในปี 2557 จะเป็นอาคารที่สูงที่สุดในกรุงเทพฯ ด้วยระดับความสูง 314 เมตร
ม.ร.ว. สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร กล่าวว่า “การสร้างแลนด์มาร์คแห่งใหม่นี้ ไม่เพียงแต่อำนวยประโยชน์แก่ลูกค้าและบริษัทผู้พัฒนาอสังหาริมทรัพย์เท่านั้น แต่ยังสะท้อนภาพลักษณ์ของกรุงเทพมหานครที่สดใสและรุ่งเรืองด้วย”
“โครงการของ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ และ ไอบีซี เป็นหนึ่งในโครงการอสังหาริมทรัพย์ที่มีขนาดใหญ่ที่สุดในประวัติศาสตร์ของกรุงเทพฯ” ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร กล่าวต่อ
โครงการ “มหานคร” เป็นโครงการแบบ mixed-use ประกอบด้วยที่พักอาศัยระดับซูเปอร์ลักชัวรี่ ภายใต้แบรนด์ เดอะ ริทซ์-คาร์ลตัน จำนวน 194 เรสซิเดนซ์ บูติคโฮเต็ล แบรนด์ ดิเอดิชั่น บริหารโดย เดอะ ริทซ์-คาร์ลตัน จำนวน 150 ห้อง และ พื้นที่ไลฟ์สไตล์รีเทล ประมาณ 10,000 ตารางเมตร
งานออกแบบสถาปัตยกรรมและงานก่อสร้างของโครงการมหานครนั้น อยู่ภายใต้การนำของ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์และ ฟิชแมน กรุ๊ป ซึ่งเป็นกลุ่มลงทุนชั้นนำระดับโลกผ่านบริษัทในเครือคือ ไอบีซี บริษัทลงทุนและพัฒนาอสังหาริมทรัพย์ข้ามชาติที่มีโครงการอยู่ในภูมิภาคยุโรป เอเชีย และอเมริกา มูลค่ากว่า 3,000 ล้านเหรียญสหรัฐ หรือ ประมาณ 90,000 ล้านบาท
มร. โมเช่ โมรัก ประธานเจ้าหน้าที่บริหารของไอบีซี เปิดเผยว่า “ประเทศไทยเป็นศูนย์กลางการลงทุนที่สำคัญแห่งหนึ่ง ซึ่งมีปัจจัยดึงดูดนักลงทุนจากต่างประเทศ คือ เศรษฐกิจที่ยืดหยุ่นปรับตัวได้และความเข้มแข็งของคนไทยแม้ในสถานการณ์ที่ยากลำบาก การลงทุนจะช่วยสร้างงาน เอื้อประโยชน์ทางเศรษฐกิจ และส่งให้ประเทศไทยเป็นมหาอำนาจทางเศรษฐกิจในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้”
มร. โมรัก กล่าวเสริมว่า ไอบีซีตัดสินใจจับมือกับเพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ในโครงการมหานคร เพราะ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ มีชื่อเสียงเป็นที่ยอมรับในฐานะบริษัทที่เน้นพัฒนาโครงการดีไซน์ล้ำสมัยในพื้นที่ยอดเยี่ยมที่สุด และเป็นหนึ่งในบริษัทที่เติบโตรวดเร็วที่สุดในวงการอสังหาริมทรัพย์ของไทย
นายสรพจน์ เตชะไกรศรี ประธานเจ้าที่บริหาร บริษัท เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ จำกัด กล่าวว่า “การร่วมมือเป็นพันธมิตรกับไอบีซี ทำให้เรามีศักยภาพพร้อมเต็มที่ในการสร้างโครงการระดับเวิลด์คลาสชื่อเสียงของเราในฐานะบริษัทที่สามารถส่งมอบโครงการให้ลูกค้าได้ตามสัญญา ตลอดจนประสบการณ์ที่ครอบคลุมรอบด้าน และที่สำคัญที่สุด คือความเข้าใจในความต้องการและไลฟ์สไตล์ของลูกค้า ทำให้มั่นใจได้ว่า การขาย เดอะ ริทซ์-คาร์ลตัน เรสซิเดนเซส บางกอก และการปล่อยเช่าพื้นที่ศูนย์การค้าในโครงการมหานคร จะประสบความสำเร็จอย่างแน่นอน”
ทั้งนี้ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์เป็นที่ยอมรับในฐานะบริษัทผู้บุกเบิกกระแสใหม่ให้กับตลาดอสังหาริมทรัพย์ของไทย และร่วมพัฒนาทัศนียภาพของกรุงเทพฯ ด้วยสถาปัตยกรรมระดับโลก
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ รายงานว่าเดือนมกราคม-พฤษภาคม 2554 บริษัทฯ มียอดขาย 2,435 ล้านบาท และคาดว่ายอดขายทั้งปีจะอยู่ที่ 4,900 ล้านบาท เพิ่มขึ้น 60% จาก 3,000 ล้านบาทในปี 2553 โดยยอดขายที่เพิ่มขึ้นส่วนใหญ่มาจากโครงการมหานคร จนถึงขณะนี้ บริษัทฯ ขายโครงการมหานครได้แล้ว 35% และคาดว่าเมื่อสิ้นปี 2554 จะสามารถทำยอดขายได้ประมาณ 45%
ส่วนหนึ่งของโครงการอสังหาริมทรัพย์ภายใต้การดูแลของไอบีซี อาทิ เทล-อาวิฟ ทาวเวอร์ อาคาร คู่ที่โดดเด่นและมีชื่อเสียง ประกอบด้วย 224 อพาร์ทเมนท์และเอ็กซคลูซีฟรีเทลมอลล์ และ แกรนด์ มาดิสัน ประกอบด้วย 192 ลักชัวรี่อพาร์ทเมนท์ ชั้นล่างเป็นรีเทล เซ็นเตอร์ โดยโครงการนี้ตั้งอยู่ ใจกลางแมนฮัตตัน สหรัฐอเมริกา
วันที่ 22 มิถุนายน 2554 14:00 น.
ที่มา บางกอก พับบลิค รีเลชั่นส์
สถาปัตยกรรมระดับโลก ด้วยความสูง 77 ชั้น 314 เมตร สูงที่สุดในกรุงเทพฯ
ม.ร.ว. สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพฯ เป็นประธานในพิธีลงเสาเข็ม
โครงการ mixed-use รวมที่พักอาศัยระดับซูเปอร์ลักชัวรี่แบรนด์ เดอะ ริทซ์-คาร์ลตัน บูติคโฮเต็ล 150 ห้อง และรีเทลเซ็นเตอร์ระดับไฮเอนด์ ประมาณ 10,000 ตรม.
วันนี้ ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร ม.ร.ว. สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร เป็นประธานในพิธีลงเสาเข็ม โครงการ “มหานคร” สถาปัตยกรรมระดับแลนด์มาร์คที่สูงที่สุดของกรุงเทพฯ โดยบริษัท เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ จำกัด และ บริษัท อินดัสเทรียล บิลดิ้งส์ คอร์ปอเรชั่น จำกัด (ไอบีซี)
โครงการ “มหานคร” ตั้งอยู่ใจกลางย่านธุรกิจการค้าบนถนนนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ เชื่อมโยงสีลมและสาทร เป็นโครงการอสังหาริมทรัพย์ที่มีมูลค่าการลงทุนสูงถึง 19,000 ล้านบาท และเป็นแลนด์มาร์คแห่งใหม่ของกรุงเทพฯ ด้วยลักษณะอาคารที่สูง 77 ชั้น ออกแบบให้ดูเสมือนถูกโอบล้อมด้วยริบบิ้นสามมิติ หรือ “พิกเซล” เมื่อก่อสร้างแล้วเสร็จในปี 2557 จะเป็นอาคารที่สูงที่สุดในกรุงเทพฯ ด้วยระดับความสูง 314 เมตร
ม.ร.ว. สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร กล่าวว่า “การสร้างแลนด์มาร์คแห่งใหม่นี้ ไม่เพียงแต่อำนวยประโยชน์แก่ลูกค้าและบริษัทผู้พัฒนาอสังหาริมทรัพย์เท่านั้น แต่ยังสะท้อนภาพลักษณ์ของกรุงเทพมหานครที่สดใสและรุ่งเรืองด้วย”
“โครงการของ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ และ ไอบีซี เป็นหนึ่งในโครงการอสังหาริมทรัพย์ที่มีขนาดใหญ่ที่สุดในประวัติศาสตร์ของกรุงเทพฯ” ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร กล่าวต่อ
โครงการ “มหานคร” เป็นโครงการแบบ mixed-use ประกอบด้วยที่พักอาศัยระดับซูเปอร์ลักชัวรี่ ภายใต้แบรนด์ เดอะ ริทซ์-คาร์ลตัน จำนวน 194 เรสซิเดนซ์ บูติคโฮเต็ล แบรนด์ ดิเอดิชั่น บริหารโดย เดอะ ริทซ์-คาร์ลตัน จำนวน 150 ห้อง และ พื้นที่ไลฟ์สไตล์รีเทล ประมาณ 10,000 ตารางเมตร
งานออกแบบสถาปัตยกรรมและงานก่อสร้างของโครงการมหานครนั้น อยู่ภายใต้การนำของ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์และ ฟิชแมน กรุ๊ป ซึ่งเป็นกลุ่มลงทุนชั้นนำระดับโลกผ่านบริษัทในเครือคือ ไอบีซี บริษัทลงทุนและพัฒนาอสังหาริมทรัพย์ข้ามชาติที่มีโครงการอยู่ในภูมิภาคยุโรป เอเชีย และอเมริกา มูลค่ากว่า 3,000 ล้านเหรียญสหรัฐ หรือ ประมาณ 90,000 ล้านบาท
มร. โมเช่ โมรัก ประธานเจ้าหน้าที่บริหารของไอบีซี เปิดเผยว่า “ประเทศไทยเป็นศูนย์กลางการลงทุนที่สำคัญแห่งหนึ่ง ซึ่งมีปัจจัยดึงดูดนักลงทุนจากต่างประเทศ คือ เศรษฐกิจที่ยืดหยุ่นปรับตัวได้และความเข้มแข็งของคนไทยแม้ในสถานการณ์ที่ยากลำบาก การลงทุนจะช่วยสร้างงาน เอื้อประโยชน์ทางเศรษฐกิจ และส่งให้ประเทศไทยเป็นมหาอำนาจทางเศรษฐกิจในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้”
มร. โมรัก กล่าวเสริมว่า ไอบีซีตัดสินใจจับมือกับเพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ในโครงการมหานคร เพราะ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ มีชื่อเสียงเป็นที่ยอมรับในฐานะบริษัทที่เน้นพัฒนาโครงการดีไซน์ล้ำสมัยในพื้นที่ยอดเยี่ยมที่สุด และเป็นหนึ่งในบริษัทที่เติบโตรวดเร็วที่สุดในวงการอสังหาริมทรัพย์ของไทย
นายสรพจน์ เตชะไกรศรี ประธานเจ้าที่บริหาร บริษัท เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ จำกัด กล่าวว่า “การร่วมมือเป็นพันธมิตรกับไอบีซี ทำให้เรามีศักยภาพพร้อมเต็มที่ในการสร้างโครงการระดับเวิลด์คลาสชื่อเสียงของเราในฐานะบริษัทที่สามารถส่งมอบโครงการให้ลูกค้าได้ตามสัญญา ตลอดจนประสบการณ์ที่ครอบคลุมรอบด้าน และที่สำคัญที่สุด คือความเข้าใจในความต้องการและไลฟ์สไตล์ของลูกค้า ทำให้มั่นใจได้ว่า การขาย เดอะ ริทซ์-คาร์ลตัน เรสซิเดนเซส บางกอก และการปล่อยเช่าพื้นที่ศูนย์การค้าในโครงการมหานคร จะประสบความสำเร็จอย่างแน่นอน”
ทั้งนี้ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์เป็นที่ยอมรับในฐานะบริษัทผู้บุกเบิกกระแสใหม่ให้กับตลาดอสังหาริมทรัพย์ของไทย และร่วมพัฒนาทัศนียภาพของกรุงเทพฯ ด้วยสถาปัตยกรรมระดับโลก
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ เพซ ดีเวลลอปเมนท์ รายงานว่าเดือนมกราคม-พฤษภาคม 2554 บริษัทฯ มียอดขาย 2,435 ล้านบาท และคาดว่ายอดขายทั้งปีจะอยู่ที่ 4,900 ล้านบาท เพิ่มขึ้น 60% จาก 3,000 ล้านบาทในปี 2553 โดยยอดขายที่เพิ่มขึ้นส่วนใหญ่มาจากโครงการมหานคร จนถึงขณะนี้ บริษัทฯ ขายโครงการมหานครได้แล้ว 35% และคาดว่าเมื่อสิ้นปี 2554 จะสามารถทำยอดขายได้ประมาณ 45%
ส่วนหนึ่งของโครงการอสังหาริมทรัพย์ภายใต้การดูแลของไอบีซี อาทิ เทล-อาวิฟ ทาวเวอร์ อาคาร คู่ที่โดดเด่นและมีชื่อเสียง ประกอบด้วย 224 อพาร์ทเมนท์และเอ็กซคลูซีฟรีเทลมอลล์ และ แกรนด์ มาดิสัน ประกอบด้วย 192 ลักชัวรี่อพาร์ทเมนท์ ชั้นล่างเป็นรีเทล เซ็นเตอร์ โดยโครงการนี้ตั้งอยู่ ใจกลางแมนฮัตตัน สหรัฐอเมริกา
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New Supertall in Thailand
77 stories 314 M. [ Supertall 300+ ]
77 stories 314 M. [ Supertall 300+ ]
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August 12th, 2011
photos by Speed
photos by Speed
Building 99 Storeies
Rising Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
"Rising Thailand" - the concept that inspired the development team’s vision for the regeneration of a strategically significant urban site - expresses Thailand’s emergence as a leading nation in Southeast Asia. Integrating a new transit station, the Sasaki proposal creates a new destination at the heart of Bangkok. The design approach celebrates Thai culture and heritage in a contemporary manner. The vision for the 700,000 square meter mixed use program is defined by five major elements: a major new public space in central Bangkok that serves as a physical and visual extension of Lumpini Park and provides the foundation for a larger, new urban green space system; an urban framework that establishes order and structure within a complex and fragmented urban setting; a design that merges Thai traditions, forms and symbols with twenty-first-century materials and functions; an environmental approach that is a model for urban development in South-East Asia; and three spiraling towers that rise dramatically, the tallest to a height of 99 stories, creating an iconic new focal point on the Bangkok skyline.
Client: Natural Park Development
http://www.sasaki.com/what/portfolio.cgi?f...on=6&page=3
Rising Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
"Rising Thailand" - the concept that inspired the development team’s vision for the regeneration of a strategically significant urban site - expresses Thailand’s emergence as a leading nation in Southeast Asia. Integrating a new transit station, the Sasaki proposal creates a new destination at the heart of Bangkok. The design approach celebrates Thai culture and heritage in a contemporary manner. The vision for the 700,000 square meter mixed use program is defined by five major elements: a major new public space in central Bangkok that serves as a physical and visual extension of Lumpini Park and provides the foundation for a larger, new urban green space system; an urban framework that establishes order and structure within a complex and fragmented urban setting; a design that merges Thai traditions, forms and symbols with twenty-first-century materials and functions; an environmental approach that is a model for urban development in South-East Asia; and three spiraling towers that rise dramatically, the tallest to a height of 99 stories, creating an iconic new focal point on the Bangkok skyline.
Client: Natural Park Development
http://www.sasaki.com/what/portfolio.cgi?f...on=6&page=3
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World Bank: Thailand Now an Upper Middle Income Economy
BANGKOK, July 2011--The World Bank has upgraded Thailand’s income categorization from a lower-middle income economy to an upper-middle income economy this year.
The World Bank annually revises its classification of the world’s economies based on gross national income (GNI) per capita estimates using the Atlas method. As of July 1, 2011, upper-middle-income economies are those with average incomes of US$3,976 to US$12,275. Using the Atlas method, Thailand’s GNI per capita is currently at US$4,210.
World Bank Senior Economist Kirida Bhaopichitr says: “The upgrade is in recognition of Thailand's economic achievements in the past decade in which GNI per capita has almost doubled, while poverty has been significantly reduced. The country has been prudent in macroeconomic management with a strong fiscal stance and low public debts and inflation. Thailand has a friendly business environment and has been successful in attracting foreign direct investments and achieving greater diversification in manufacturing production, both in terms of higher value-added production and expansion into new emerging export markets.
“These achievements were reflected in the resiliency of the Thai economy to the recent global financial crisis, which now place Thailand in a position of opportunity to pursue stronger ties to both ASEAN and the world,” says Bhaopichitr, “For Thailand to sustain its growth and avoid the middle income trap, it needs to pay attention to raising the productivity of not only the manufacturing, but also the agriculture and services sectors. Higher levels of education and skills as well as creativity, innovation, and competition will be necessary. These would not only promote higher growth but also inclusive growth which will help reduce the persistent high income inequality in Thailand”.
The World Bank uses GNI per capita estimates for its operational classification of economies which, in turn, determines their lending eligibility. The new listing of all economies included in the World Bank’s databases, their regional and income classifications, and the explanation of the Atlas methodology can be found here.
Permanent URL for this page: http://go.worldbank.org/8PGC6RG6N0
BANGKOK, July 2011--The World Bank has upgraded Thailand’s income categorization from a lower-middle income economy to an upper-middle income economy this year.
The World Bank annually revises its classification of the world’s economies based on gross national income (GNI) per capita estimates using the Atlas method. As of July 1, 2011, upper-middle-income economies are those with average incomes of US$3,976 to US$12,275. Using the Atlas method, Thailand’s GNI per capita is currently at US$4,210.
World Bank Senior Economist Kirida Bhaopichitr says: “The upgrade is in recognition of Thailand's economic achievements in the past decade in which GNI per capita has almost doubled, while poverty has been significantly reduced. The country has been prudent in macroeconomic management with a strong fiscal stance and low public debts and inflation. Thailand has a friendly business environment and has been successful in attracting foreign direct investments and achieving greater diversification in manufacturing production, both in terms of higher value-added production and expansion into new emerging export markets.
“These achievements were reflected in the resiliency of the Thai economy to the recent global financial crisis, which now place Thailand in a position of opportunity to pursue stronger ties to both ASEAN and the world,” says Bhaopichitr, “For Thailand to sustain its growth and avoid the middle income trap, it needs to pay attention to raising the productivity of not only the manufacturing, but also the agriculture and services sectors. Higher levels of education and skills as well as creativity, innovation, and competition will be necessary. These would not only promote higher growth but also inclusive growth which will help reduce the persistent high income inequality in Thailand”.
The World Bank uses GNI per capita estimates for its operational classification of economies which, in turn, determines their lending eligibility. The new listing of all economies included in the World Bank’s databases, their regional and income classifications, and the explanation of the Atlas methodology can be found here.
Permanent URL for this page: http://go.worldbank.org/8PGC6RG6N0
Just watched this news from modernnine tv. Give credit to the last government
ตึกนี้ 99 ชั้น + เสาข้างบนตึก สุดยอดความสูงเลยนะครับ แต่ไม่รู้ว่ากี่เมตร
this building 99 stories and tower on building is very supertall. i don' know about tall of building
I'think 350 M. up
Imagine that : floor 4 meters and has 99 stories ... 4x99 = 396 meters + tower on building = OMG!!
this building 99 stories and tower on building is very supertall. i don' know about tall of building
I'think 350 M. up
Imagine that : floor 4 meters and has 99 stories ... 4x99 = 396 meters + tower on building = OMG!!
QUOTE (kingss @ Aug 16 2011, 10:37 AM)
ตึกนี้ 99 ชั้น + เสาข้างบนตึก สุดยอดความสูงเลยนะครับ แต่ไม่รู้ว่ากี่เมตร
this building 99 stories and tower on building is very supertall. i don' know about tall of building
I'think 350 M. up
Imagine that : floor 4 meters and has 99 stories ... 4x99 = 396 meters + tower on building = OMG!!
this building 99 stories and tower on building is very supertall. i don' know about tall of building
I'think 350 M. up
Imagine that : floor 4 meters and has 99 stories ... 4x99 = 396 meters + tower on building = OMG!!
สูงยังไงก็อย่าลืมรองรับแผ่นดินไหวด้วยนะ แบบโยกไปโยกมาได้อ่ะค่ะที่พื้นข้างล่างเหมือนมีสปริงอ่ะ
เขามีกฏบังคับการก่อสร้างอาคารสูงในกรุงเทพแล้วนิครับ รู้สึกว่าต้องรับแผ่นดินไหวได้ 5หรือ7ริกเตอร์ได้ไรนี้ละ ไม่งั้นไม่ให้ผ่าน ผิดกฏหมายด้วย ก็น่าจะปลอดภัยนะครับ แต่ตึกเก่าๆนี้สิ ที่มีมาก่อน ก่อนกฏหมายออก น่าเป็นห่วงยิ่งนัก! 
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Skytrain Project of Phuket
Saturday, June 11, 2011
PHUKET: The latest firm to present itself as a contender for building Phuket’s light rail system yesterday proposed building a skytrain – like the one in Bangkok – as the island’s mass transit system instead.
Tophon Kraianupongsa, managing director of Gold Phoenix Construction Consulting (Thailand) Co Ltd, yesterday pitched the idea to Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha at a meeting at Provincial Hall.
Mr Tophon explained that his company is a Thai affiliate of a Hong Kong and South Korea joint venture company, Zhi Shan Yan Construction.
“The concept will be similar to the Airport Link in Bangkok, but slightly lower in height,” Mr Tophong said.
“We will take care of loan arrangements for the project, no matter how much, with no interest and no concession [agreement].” he added.
Mr Tophon said he had already gained tacit approval from the Thai Cabinet before Parliament was dissolved to make way for the July 3 general election.
“Phuket Province would be able to pay us back under a 30 or 50-year [plan], depending on the MoU [Memorandum of Understanding] signed,” he said.
“We are not concerned about making money from the interest and we will not be involved in any role after construction is completed…. We just want to show our work,” he added.
Mr Tophon said his company was ready to move quickly on starting construction.
“Within 30 days of signing an MoU, our own engineers will be ready to take care of the entire construction [part] of the project,” he said.
Governor Tri replied, “I have discussed this issue with the relevant officers. We will arrange a place and time for all interested investors to present their proposals.”
“After we consider all bidders, we will present the [selected] project to the Cabinet to proceed,” he said.
Phuket Vice Governor Nivit Aroonrat last week announced that investors interested in bidding for the project have until June 16 to formally express their interest.
However, Gov Tri yesterday stressed the need for the mass-transit system to connect Phuket International Airport to the International Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC) in Mai Khao.
“The plan for the ICEC is already done. We will call for bids in August and construction will begin by September. The ICEC should be completed by the end of 2012,” he said.
“I would like to see both projects, the ICEC and the mass-transit system, developed simultaneously. But regardless, the [mass-transit] project will start in 2012,” Gov Tri said.
If all goes well, a successful candidate for the mass-transit system may be announced as early as September or October this year, the governor added.
http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/arti...ticle10479.html
Saturday, June 11, 2011
PHUKET: The latest firm to present itself as a contender for building Phuket’s light rail system yesterday proposed building a skytrain – like the one in Bangkok – as the island’s mass transit system instead.
Tophon Kraianupongsa, managing director of Gold Phoenix Construction Consulting (Thailand) Co Ltd, yesterday pitched the idea to Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha at a meeting at Provincial Hall.
Mr Tophon explained that his company is a Thai affiliate of a Hong Kong and South Korea joint venture company, Zhi Shan Yan Construction.
“The concept will be similar to the Airport Link in Bangkok, but slightly lower in height,” Mr Tophong said.
“We will take care of loan arrangements for the project, no matter how much, with no interest and no concession [agreement].” he added.
Mr Tophon said he had already gained tacit approval from the Thai Cabinet before Parliament was dissolved to make way for the July 3 general election.
“Phuket Province would be able to pay us back under a 30 or 50-year [plan], depending on the MoU [Memorandum of Understanding] signed,” he said.
“We are not concerned about making money from the interest and we will not be involved in any role after construction is completed…. We just want to show our work,” he added.
Mr Tophon said his company was ready to move quickly on starting construction.
“Within 30 days of signing an MoU, our own engineers will be ready to take care of the entire construction [part] of the project,” he said.
Governor Tri replied, “I have discussed this issue with the relevant officers. We will arrange a place and time for all interested investors to present their proposals.”
“After we consider all bidders, we will present the [selected] project to the Cabinet to proceed,” he said.
Phuket Vice Governor Nivit Aroonrat last week announced that investors interested in bidding for the project have until June 16 to formally express their interest.
However, Gov Tri yesterday stressed the need for the mass-transit system to connect Phuket International Airport to the International Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC) in Mai Khao.
“The plan for the ICEC is already done. We will call for bids in August and construction will begin by September. The ICEC should be completed by the end of 2012,” he said.
“I would like to see both projects, the ICEC and the mass-transit system, developed simultaneously. But regardless, the [mass-transit] project will start in 2012,” Gov Tri said.
If all goes well, a successful candidate for the mass-transit system may be announced as early as September or October this year, the governor added.
http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/arti...ticle10479.html
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Skytrain project of Pattaya
'โมโนเรล'หมื่นล้านพัทยาใกล้คลอด
วันศุกร์ที่ 04 กุมภาพันธ์ 2011 เวลา 13:48 น.
เมืองพัทยาเร่งสรุปผลการศึกษาโครงการโมโนเรลบนถนนสาย 2 เล็งจับมือสมาคมโรงแรมจัดแพ็กเกจพิเศษรวมอยู่ในค่าห้องพัก คาดใช้งบลงทุนไม่เกิน 10,000 ล้านบาท ระยะทาง 12 กิโลเมตร พร้อมเปิดให้เอกชนร่วมลงทุนระยะเวลา 30 ปี เผยจีน เกาหลี ญี่ปุ่นและสวีเดน สนใจร่วมลงทุน คาดปี 55 ตอกเสาเข็ม
ดร.วิชณุ พะลายานนท์ ที่ปรึกษานายกเมืองพัทยา เปิดเผย "ฐานเศรษฐกิจ" ว่า ขณะนี้อยู่ระหว่างการเร่งรัดสรุปผลการศึกษาโครงการก่อสร้างรถไฟฟ้าโมโนเรลในพื้นที่เมืองพัทยาตามนโยบายของคณะกรรมการพัฒนาเมืองพัทยาชุดปัจจุบัน ที่มีนายอิทธิพล คุณปลื้ม เป็นประธาน โดยตามแผนเดิมจะมีการก่อสร้างแนวเส้นทางอยู่บนถนนสาย 1 และพื้นที่ริมชายหาด แต่ได้รับการท้วงติงจากหลายฝ่ายว่าน่าจะไม่ผ่านการรับรองสิ่งแวดล้อม จึงได้ปรับเปลี่ยนแนวเส้นทางใหม่ไปอยู่บนถนนพัทยาสาย 2 แทน ซึ่งเมื่อผลการศึกษาแล้วเสร็จจะส่งรายละเอียดทั้งหมดให้ข้าราชการประจำของเมืองพัทยารับไปดำเนินงานต่อไป
"คาดว่าใช้งบลงทุนไม่เกิน 10,000 ล้านบาท ในรูปแบบการเปิดให้เอกชนร่วมลงทุนระยะเวลา 30 ปี ส่วนเมืองพัทยาเป็นผู้จัดหาเดโป คาดว่าจะมีประมาณ 10-11 สถานี ระยะทางประมาณ 12 กิโลเมตร รูปแบบซิงเกิลแท็กบนตอม่อเดียว เมื่อได้ความชัดเจนเรื่องรูปแบบ เส้นทาง และแผนการบริหารจัดการจราจรต่อจากนี้ก็จะยื่นรายละเอียดเพื่อศึกษาผลกระทบสิ่งแวดล้อม ดีเทลดีไซน์ และเปิดรับฟังความเห็นประชาชนอย่างเป็นทางการ ซึ่งในเบื้องต้น 70% เห็นด้วย คาดภายในปี 2554 นี้จะต้องเสร็จสิ้นทั้งหมด ส่วนการก่อสร้างคาดว่าจะเริ่มในปี 2555"
ทั้งนี้โครงการรถไฟฟ้าโมโนเรลพัทยา จะก่อสร้างเสาตอม่ออยู่บนเกาะกลางผ่านจุดสำคัญ ๆ ของเมืองพัทยาดังนี้ คือ ถนนพัทยาใต้ เขาพระตำหนัก ถนนพัทยาเหนือ ศาลากลางเมืองพัทยา จุดชมปลาโลมา ถนนอรรถจินดา ถนนชัยพรวิถี โดยล่าสุดนั้นได้มีการหารือกับสมาคมโรงแรมและกลุ่มผู้ประกอบการท่องเที่ยวแล้วได้มีการนำเสนอว่า จะมีการบรรจุเป็นแพ็กเกจไว้ในราคาห้องพักรวมไว้ด้วย อีกทั้งยังมีกลุ่มนักลงทุนจากประเทศญี่ปุ่น จีน เกาหลี สวีเดน ให้ความสนใจในโครงการดังกล่าวนี้แล้ว ล่าสุดนั้นศูนย์การค้าเซ็นทรัลพัทยาได้แสดงความสนใจที่จะสนับสนุนงบประมาณก่อสร้างสถานีด้านหน้าเพื่ออำนวยความสะดวกให้ลูกค้าแล้ว
จากหนังสือพิมพ์ฐานเศรษฐกิจฉบับที่ 2,607 6 - 9 กุมภาพันธ์ พ.ศ. 2554
http://www.thannews.th.com/index.php?optio...&Itemid=479
Pattaya Plans Monorail Route
January 19, 2011
BANGKOK, 18 January 2011 – Two new infrastructure projects will alter the face of Pattaya according to chairman of the
strategic advisory committee, Visnu Palayanon, who was briefing newspapers on the developments at Thailand’s oldest
international beach resort, last week.
He confirmed the city was ready to start two major projects that will change the lifestyle of the resort. Pattaya is hosting a
late-night party at the ASEAN Tourism Forum, Thursday, at the recently opened Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra to
promote its events related facilities to international buyers.
The first one will offer visitors a comfortable commute around the resort on a monorail as early as 2014.
A second project will also benefit tourists who enjoy cruises, water sports and hops to the island by speed boat. They will
be able to board boats safely and conveniently at a new marina pier at the Bali Hai cape in south Pattaya There is already
a busy anchorage and service pier at the southern cape, but the new one takes marine facilities to a higher level, Mr
Visnu explained.
Work on Pattaya’s monorail project should start in the third or fourth quarter of this year and will take three years to
complete at a cost of Bt6 to Bt8 billion. Pattaya will be the second city after Bangkok to have a modern mass transport
system using overhead trains.
Pattaya monorail’s route will run from Pattaya’s City Hall, North Pattaya and connect with Pattaya Sai II road, the main
thoroughfare, with stops near Big C Pattaya, Central Festival Mall in central Pattaya, before passing through South
Pattaya. After skirting around Tedsaban Muang Pattaya 8th School, it will turn right to Pattaya Sai III road and turn right
again to continue near the beach road to the Bali Hai marina pier. The total route will cover 6.5 km from end-to-end.
http://www.clairebrownrealty.com/reports/n...0Jan%202011.pdf
'โมโนเรล'หมื่นล้านพัทยาใกล้คลอด
วันศุกร์ที่ 04 กุมภาพันธ์ 2011 เวลา 13:48 น.
เมืองพัทยาเร่งสรุปผลการศึกษาโครงการโมโนเรลบนถนนสาย 2 เล็งจับมือสมาคมโรงแรมจัดแพ็กเกจพิเศษรวมอยู่ในค่าห้องพัก คาดใช้งบลงทุนไม่เกิน 10,000 ล้านบาท ระยะทาง 12 กิโลเมตร พร้อมเปิดให้เอกชนร่วมลงทุนระยะเวลา 30 ปี เผยจีน เกาหลี ญี่ปุ่นและสวีเดน สนใจร่วมลงทุน คาดปี 55 ตอกเสาเข็ม
ดร.วิชณุ พะลายานนท์ ที่ปรึกษานายกเมืองพัทยา เปิดเผย "ฐานเศรษฐกิจ" ว่า ขณะนี้อยู่ระหว่างการเร่งรัดสรุปผลการศึกษาโครงการก่อสร้างรถไฟฟ้าโมโนเรลในพื้นที่เมืองพัทยาตามนโยบายของคณะกรรมการพัฒนาเมืองพัทยาชุดปัจจุบัน ที่มีนายอิทธิพล คุณปลื้ม เป็นประธาน โดยตามแผนเดิมจะมีการก่อสร้างแนวเส้นทางอยู่บนถนนสาย 1 และพื้นที่ริมชายหาด แต่ได้รับการท้วงติงจากหลายฝ่ายว่าน่าจะไม่ผ่านการรับรองสิ่งแวดล้อม จึงได้ปรับเปลี่ยนแนวเส้นทางใหม่ไปอยู่บนถนนพัทยาสาย 2 แทน ซึ่งเมื่อผลการศึกษาแล้วเสร็จจะส่งรายละเอียดทั้งหมดให้ข้าราชการประจำของเมืองพัทยารับไปดำเนินงานต่อไป
"คาดว่าใช้งบลงทุนไม่เกิน 10,000 ล้านบาท ในรูปแบบการเปิดให้เอกชนร่วมลงทุนระยะเวลา 30 ปี ส่วนเมืองพัทยาเป็นผู้จัดหาเดโป คาดว่าจะมีประมาณ 10-11 สถานี ระยะทางประมาณ 12 กิโลเมตร รูปแบบซิงเกิลแท็กบนตอม่อเดียว เมื่อได้ความชัดเจนเรื่องรูปแบบ เส้นทาง และแผนการบริหารจัดการจราจรต่อจากนี้ก็จะยื่นรายละเอียดเพื่อศึกษาผลกระทบสิ่งแวดล้อม ดีเทลดีไซน์ และเปิดรับฟังความเห็นประชาชนอย่างเป็นทางการ ซึ่งในเบื้องต้น 70% เห็นด้วย คาดภายในปี 2554 นี้จะต้องเสร็จสิ้นทั้งหมด ส่วนการก่อสร้างคาดว่าจะเริ่มในปี 2555"
ทั้งนี้โครงการรถไฟฟ้าโมโนเรลพัทยา จะก่อสร้างเสาตอม่ออยู่บนเกาะกลางผ่านจุดสำคัญ ๆ ของเมืองพัทยาดังนี้ คือ ถนนพัทยาใต้ เขาพระตำหนัก ถนนพัทยาเหนือ ศาลากลางเมืองพัทยา จุดชมปลาโลมา ถนนอรรถจินดา ถนนชัยพรวิถี โดยล่าสุดนั้นได้มีการหารือกับสมาคมโรงแรมและกลุ่มผู้ประกอบการท่องเที่ยวแล้วได้มีการนำเสนอว่า จะมีการบรรจุเป็นแพ็กเกจไว้ในราคาห้องพักรวมไว้ด้วย อีกทั้งยังมีกลุ่มนักลงทุนจากประเทศญี่ปุ่น จีน เกาหลี สวีเดน ให้ความสนใจในโครงการดังกล่าวนี้แล้ว ล่าสุดนั้นศูนย์การค้าเซ็นทรัลพัทยาได้แสดงความสนใจที่จะสนับสนุนงบประมาณก่อสร้างสถานีด้านหน้าเพื่ออำนวยความสะดวกให้ลูกค้าแล้ว
จากหนังสือพิมพ์ฐานเศรษฐกิจฉบับที่ 2,607 6 - 9 กุมภาพันธ์ พ.ศ. 2554
http://www.thannews.th.com/index.php?optio...&Itemid=479
Pattaya Plans Monorail Route
January 19, 2011
BANGKOK, 18 January 2011 – Two new infrastructure projects will alter the face of Pattaya according to chairman of the
strategic advisory committee, Visnu Palayanon, who was briefing newspapers on the developments at Thailand’s oldest
international beach resort, last week.
He confirmed the city was ready to start two major projects that will change the lifestyle of the resort. Pattaya is hosting a
late-night party at the ASEAN Tourism Forum, Thursday, at the recently opened Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra to
promote its events related facilities to international buyers.
The first one will offer visitors a comfortable commute around the resort on a monorail as early as 2014.
A second project will also benefit tourists who enjoy cruises, water sports and hops to the island by speed boat. They will
be able to board boats safely and conveniently at a new marina pier at the Bali Hai cape in south Pattaya There is already
a busy anchorage and service pier at the southern cape, but the new one takes marine facilities to a higher level, Mr
Visnu explained.
Work on Pattaya’s monorail project should start in the third or fourth quarter of this year and will take three years to
complete at a cost of Bt6 to Bt8 billion. Pattaya will be the second city after Bangkok to have a modern mass transport
system using overhead trains.
Pattaya monorail’s route will run from Pattaya’s City Hall, North Pattaya and connect with Pattaya Sai II road, the main
thoroughfare, with stops near Big C Pattaya, Central Festival Mall in central Pattaya, before passing through South
Pattaya. After skirting around Tedsaban Muang Pattaya 8th School, it will turn right to Pattaya Sai III road and turn right
again to continue near the beach road to the Bali Hai marina pier. The total route will cover 6.5 km from end-to-end.
http://www.clairebrownrealty.com/reports/n...0Jan%202011.pdf
7 Countries , 45% of global GDP by 2050
The engines of Asia’s re-emergence (India, China and five other economies ) will account for 45 % of the global GDP by 2050, a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) predicted.
“Asia’s rise will be led by China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand,” the ADB’s report, ‘Asia 2050 – Realising the Asian Century’, said.
In 2010, these seven economies had a combined total population of 3.1 billion, or 78 per cent of Asia, and a GDP of US$ 14.2 trillion.
The report compares the potential outcomes for Asia under two competing scenarios — the ‘Asian Century’ and the ‘Middle Income Trap’.
In the more optimistic Asian Century scenario, the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) would soar to USD 148 trillion and account for 51 per cent of global output in 2050.
On a purchasing power parity basis, GDP per capita in Asia would rise to USD 45,800, compared with the projected 2050 global average of USD 36,600, as per the report.
It said that by the middle of this century, an additional three billion Asians could enjoy higher living standards, but only “if Asia sustains its present growth momentum”.
The report released on the second day of ADB’s annual meeting further said that as the global economy’s centre of gravity shifts toward Asia, the region could account for about half of global output in 2050, up from the current 27 per cent.
Asia is also likely to contribute half of global trade and investment.
The report, however, cautioned that major Asian economies should ensure they do not fall into the middle-income trap, which could inhibit the growth of emerging markets.
The alternative scenario assumes that Asia’s fast-growing economies “China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam will fall into the middle income trap” of slowing growth rates and stagnating income levels over the next 5 to 10 years, it said.
If these events occur, Asia would account for only 32 per cent, or USD 61 trillion, of the global GDP in 2050.
(ADB)
credit http://goodnewsfromindonesia.org/2011/05/0...al-gdp-by-2050/
The engines of Asia’s re-emergence (India, China and five other economies ) will account for 45 % of the global GDP by 2050, a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) predicted.
“Asia’s rise will be led by China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand,” the ADB’s report, ‘Asia 2050 – Realising the Asian Century’, said.
In 2010, these seven economies had a combined total population of 3.1 billion, or 78 per cent of Asia, and a GDP of US$ 14.2 trillion.
The report compares the potential outcomes for Asia under two competing scenarios — the ‘Asian Century’ and the ‘Middle Income Trap’.
In the more optimistic Asian Century scenario, the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) would soar to USD 148 trillion and account for 51 per cent of global output in 2050.
On a purchasing power parity basis, GDP per capita in Asia would rise to USD 45,800, compared with the projected 2050 global average of USD 36,600, as per the report.
It said that by the middle of this century, an additional three billion Asians could enjoy higher living standards, but only “if Asia sustains its present growth momentum”.
The report released on the second day of ADB’s annual meeting further said that as the global economy’s centre of gravity shifts toward Asia, the region could account for about half of global output in 2050, up from the current 27 per cent.
Asia is also likely to contribute half of global trade and investment.
The report, however, cautioned that major Asian economies should ensure they do not fall into the middle-income trap, which could inhibit the growth of emerging markets.
The alternative scenario assumes that Asia’s fast-growing economies “China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam will fall into the middle income trap” of slowing growth rates and stagnating income levels over the next 5 to 10 years, it said.
If these events occur, Asia would account for only 32 per cent, or USD 61 trillion, of the global GDP in 2050.
(ADB)
credit http://goodnewsfromindonesia.org/2011/05/0...al-gdp-by-2050/
Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle
IMT-GT Go go go!! Countdown to the developed countries
กรอบการพัฒนา เขตเศรษฐกิจ สามฝ่ายอินโดนีเซีย - มาเลเซีย - ไทย (Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle)
ดีเนอะ พัฒนาเศรษฐกิจไปด้วยกัน ประกอบไปด้วย 14จังหวัดภาคใต้ของไทย 8รัฐบนแหลมมลายุของมาเลเซีย และเมืองต่างๆบนเกาะสุมาตราของประเทศอินโดนีเซีย !!
IMT-GT Go go go!! Countdown to the developed countries
กรอบการพัฒนา เขตเศรษฐกิจ สามฝ่ายอินโดนีเซีย - มาเลเซีย - ไทย (Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle)
ดีเนอะ พัฒนาเศรษฐกิจไปด้วยกัน ประกอบไปด้วย 14จังหวัดภาคใต้ของไทย 8รัฐบนแหลมมลายุของมาเลเซีย และเมืองต่างๆบนเกาะสุมาตราของประเทศอินโดนีเซีย !!
Bangkok voted World's Best City 2011
2011/07/09
BANGKOK: Travel + Leisure Magazine has released its 2011 “World’s Best” list, with Bangkok voted as the top city in the world in the annual poll voted on by the American luxury travel magazine's readers, according to Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra.
Ranked top in both the World and Asia, scoring 90.49, Bangkok retains its number one ranking in the world for a second consecutive year after it was voted to Best City in 2008 and 2010, according to Thai News Agency.
In voting to choose the World's Best City, respondents were asked to rate sights, culture and the arts, restaurants and food, people, shopping, and value.
The results of Travel + Leisure’s 16th annual World’s Best Awards survey revealing readers’ favourite hotels, cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, car-rental agencies, spas, and tour operators and safari outfitters.
Rounding out the top 10 on the "World''s Best City" list are Florence, Rome, New York City, Istanbul, Cape Town, Siem Reap (Cambodia), Sydney, Barcelona and Paris.
In addition, the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok was voted the number one of Top City Hotel Award, The Peninsula was voted number four, and the Shangri-La number 19.
The top winners in each category will be honored at an awards ceremony on July 14 hosted by Editor in Chief Nancy Novogrod and VP/Publisher Jean-Paul Kyrillosat the new Mr C Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
Bangkok Govenor Sukhumbhand will travel to New York to receive the award himself on July 14. -- BERNAMA
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2011/07/09
BANGKOK: Travel + Leisure Magazine has released its 2011 “World’s Best” list, with Bangkok voted as the top city in the world in the annual poll voted on by the American luxury travel magazine's readers, according to Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra.
Ranked top in both the World and Asia, scoring 90.49, Bangkok retains its number one ranking in the world for a second consecutive year after it was voted to Best City in 2008 and 2010, according to Thai News Agency.
In voting to choose the World's Best City, respondents were asked to rate sights, culture and the arts, restaurants and food, people, shopping, and value.
The results of Travel + Leisure’s 16th annual World’s Best Awards survey revealing readers’ favourite hotels, cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, car-rental agencies, spas, and tour operators and safari outfitters.
Rounding out the top 10 on the "World''s Best City" list are Florence, Rome, New York City, Istanbul, Cape Town, Siem Reap (Cambodia), Sydney, Barcelona and Paris.
In addition, the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok was voted the number one of Top City Hotel Award, The Peninsula was voted number four, and the Shangri-La number 19.
The top winners in each category will be honored at an awards ceremony on July 14 hosted by Editor in Chief Nancy Novogrod and VP/Publisher Jean-Paul Kyrillosat the new Mr C Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
Bangkok Govenor Sukhumbhand will travel to New York to receive the award himself on July 14. -- BERNAMA
Read more: Bangkok voted World's Best City 2011 http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Bangkok...e#ixzz1VHYKYFLt
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Qatar Airways wins Airline of the Year title at the 2011 World Airline Awards™
London - 22 June 2011
Qatar Airways has won the coveted title as the World's Best Airline at the 2011 World Airline Awards, in a ceremony held at the French Air and Space Museum, as part of the 2011 Paris Air Show.
Doha-based Qatar Airways also received the Best Middle East Airline award and the World's Best First Class Airline Lounge award for it's Premium Terminal facility at Doha Airport.
Ranked No 1 in the world, Qatar Airways pipped the 2008 winner Singapore Airlines into 2nd place, with Asiana Airlines (2010 Best Airline) in 3rd position. Cathay Pacific Airways retained 4th place from last year, and Thai Airways International was a mover, rising 4 places into 5th position.
The world's Top 5 Airlines ....
1.QATAR AIRWAYS
Qatar Airways is the flag carrier of Qatar linking over 100 International destinations from its base in Doha. Using a fleet of 96 aircraft, the airline operates one of the youngest fleets in the world with an average age of less than 4.1 years, and it is one of the few airlines to fly to all six permanently inhabited continents. Qatar Airways is currently undergoing a major expansion and is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world.
2.SINGAPORE AIRLINES
Singapore Airlines is one of the world's leading carriers, flying to 5 continents across the globe. It was the first airline to operate the A380, and flies to 62 destinations in 35 countries on six continents from its primary hub in Singapore. It has a strong presence in the Southeast Asian region, which together with its subsidiary SilkAir, connects Singapore with more international destinations in the region than any other Southeast Asian airline.
3.ASIANA AIRLINES
Asiana Airlines is one of South Korea's two major airlines. The airline has its domestic hub at Gimpo International Airport and its international hub at Incheon International Airport. Asiana is a member of the Star Alliance and offers 516 daily departures throughout Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania, operating 14 domestic and 85 international passenger routes.
4.CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS
Cathay Pacific Airways is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations include scheduled passenger and cargo services to 114 destinations in 36 countries worldwide, including codeshares and joint ventures.
http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2...Airline2011.htm
London - 22 June 2011
Qatar Airways has won the coveted title as the World's Best Airline at the 2011 World Airline Awards, in a ceremony held at the French Air and Space Museum, as part of the 2011 Paris Air Show.
Doha-based Qatar Airways also received the Best Middle East Airline award and the World's Best First Class Airline Lounge award for it's Premium Terminal facility at Doha Airport.
Ranked No 1 in the world, Qatar Airways pipped the 2008 winner Singapore Airlines into 2nd place, with Asiana Airlines (2010 Best Airline) in 3rd position. Cathay Pacific Airways retained 4th place from last year, and Thai Airways International was a mover, rising 4 places into 5th position.
The world's Top 5 Airlines ....
1.QATAR AIRWAYS
Qatar Airways is the flag carrier of Qatar linking over 100 International destinations from its base in Doha. Using a fleet of 96 aircraft, the airline operates one of the youngest fleets in the world with an average age of less than 4.1 years, and it is one of the few airlines to fly to all six permanently inhabited continents. Qatar Airways is currently undergoing a major expansion and is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world.
2.SINGAPORE AIRLINES
Singapore Airlines is one of the world's leading carriers, flying to 5 continents across the globe. It was the first airline to operate the A380, and flies to 62 destinations in 35 countries on six continents from its primary hub in Singapore. It has a strong presence in the Southeast Asian region, which together with its subsidiary SilkAir, connects Singapore with more international destinations in the region than any other Southeast Asian airline.
3.ASIANA AIRLINES
Asiana Airlines is one of South Korea's two major airlines. The airline has its domestic hub at Gimpo International Airport and its international hub at Incheon International Airport. Asiana is a member of the Star Alliance and offers 516 daily departures throughout Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania, operating 14 domestic and 85 international passenger routes.
4.CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS
Cathay Pacific Airways is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations include scheduled passenger and cargo services to 114 destinations in 36 countries worldwide, including codeshares and joint ventures.
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5.THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL
Thai Airways operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport, and flies to 72 destinations in 35 countries, using a fleet of 85 aircraft. Thai Airways is one of the few airlines with a uniform change policy. International female flight attendants are required to change from their corporate purple suits (for use outside the cabin) into their traditional Thai dress prior to the general boarding of passengers.
Thai Airways operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport, and flies to 72 destinations in 35 countries, using a fleet of 85 aircraft. Thai Airways is one of the few airlines with a uniform change policy. International female flight attendants are required to change from their corporate purple suits (for use outside the cabin) into their traditional Thai dress prior to the general boarding of passengers.
http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2...Airline2011.htm
These are Asia's 22 greenest metropolises!
Last updated on: February 15, 2011 06:45 IST
Also among the study's particularly gratifying results were the following:
Environmental awareness is growing, and a majority of the Asian cities have already introduced comprehensive environmental guidelines.
Average annual CO2 emissions per capita are 4.6 tonnes in the Asian cities, and below the corresponding figure for Europe (5.2 tons per capita and year).
The 22 Asian cities produce an average of 375 kg of waste per capita and year, less than in Latin America (465 kg) and Europe (511 kg).
According to the study, the biggest challenges facing Asia's cities are in the following areas:
Air pollution levels are relatively high in all the cities studied, regardless of income. The average values for all the cities substantially exceed WHO standards.
Asia's metropolises have much catching up to do in the area of renewable energies, which on average account for 11 per cent of the total electricity generated in the 22 cities. By comparison, the average in Latin America is 64 per cent due to the high proportion of hydroelectric power plants there.
Cities are the growth engines of the future, but they are also responsible for 75 per cent of worldwide energy consumption and for around 80 per cent of the human CO2 emissions.
...
1. Singapore
2. Hong Kong
3. Osaka City
4. Seoul
5. Taipei City
6. Tokyo
7. Yokohama
8. Bangkok
Bangkok, with an average overall ranking in the Index, is Thailand's regional commercial and transportation hub and home to 5.7 million people.
Its services-dominated economy accounts for nearly 30% of Thailand's GDP.
To deal with the environmental challenges caused by a growing population, Bangkok has implemented various measures such as a dedicated global warming action plan.
With its particular progress in vehicle emissions standards, the city's best performance is in the areas of environmental governance and air quality.
9. Beijing
10. New Delhi
11. Guangzhou
12. Jakarta
13. Kuala Lumpur
14. Nanjing
15. Shanghai
16. Wuhan
17. Bengaluru
18. Hanoi
19. Kolkata
20. Manila
21. Mumbai
22. Karachi
For description of other cities: http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/...es/20110215.htm
Last updated on: February 15, 2011 06:45 IST
Also among the study's particularly gratifying results were the following:
Environmental awareness is growing, and a majority of the Asian cities have already introduced comprehensive environmental guidelines.
Average annual CO2 emissions per capita are 4.6 tonnes in the Asian cities, and below the corresponding figure for Europe (5.2 tons per capita and year).
The 22 Asian cities produce an average of 375 kg of waste per capita and year, less than in Latin America (465 kg) and Europe (511 kg).
According to the study, the biggest challenges facing Asia's cities are in the following areas:
Air pollution levels are relatively high in all the cities studied, regardless of income. The average values for all the cities substantially exceed WHO standards.
Asia's metropolises have much catching up to do in the area of renewable energies, which on average account for 11 per cent of the total electricity generated in the 22 cities. By comparison, the average in Latin America is 64 per cent due to the high proportion of hydroelectric power plants there.
Cities are the growth engines of the future, but they are also responsible for 75 per cent of worldwide energy consumption and for around 80 per cent of the human CO2 emissions.
...
1. Singapore
2. Hong Kong
3. Osaka City
4. Seoul
5. Taipei City
6. Tokyo
7. Yokohama
8. Bangkok
Bangkok, with an average overall ranking in the Index, is Thailand's regional commercial and transportation hub and home to 5.7 million people.
Its services-dominated economy accounts for nearly 30% of Thailand's GDP.
To deal with the environmental challenges caused by a growing population, Bangkok has implemented various measures such as a dedicated global warming action plan.
With its particular progress in vehicle emissions standards, the city's best performance is in the areas of environmental governance and air quality.
9. Beijing
10. New Delhi
11. Guangzhou
12. Jakarta
13. Kuala Lumpur
14. Nanjing
15. Shanghai
16. Wuhan
17. Bengaluru
18. Hanoi
19. Kolkata
20. Manila
21. Mumbai
22. Karachi
For description of other cities: http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/...es/20110215.htm
Green revolution on campus
Encouraging bicycle use is part of Mahidol University's environmental and community strategy
As Associate Professor Anuchat Poungsomlee, vice president of Mahidol University, reaches his vehicle in front of his building, he quickly stores all his files and takes off on his daily duties around the Salaya campus. A few minutes later, Anuchat _ who takes care of physical and environmental affairs at the university _ arrives at his destination and, within seconds, has parked his vehicle.
For a less-conventional executive at Mahidol University, a white utility bicycle with a plate declaring ‘‘Executive’s Vehicle’’ is cool.
Surprisingly, the vehicle with a plate declaring "Executive's Vehicle" is not a luxury sedan like those used by more-conventional executives. Anuchat's vehicle is one of the white utility bicycles that make it very convenient to get around campus, and it's parked among dozens of other white two-wheelers in a bicycle parking lot. Most of the bikes carry plates featuring a serial number indicating either that they belong to students or are free rental vehicles for visitors.
Getting around the Salaya site has become much more convenient since the university initiated its "green campus" project in 2008, aimed at turning it into an environmentally- and bicycle-friendly place.
"Universities in Thailand have been dominated by cars. A number of parents buy a car as a gift when their children are accepted by a university," said Anuchat at a recent launch of a project to promote the use of bicycles on campus.
While Thai parents may reward their child with a car for safety reasons, many students around the world are being encouraged not to drive during their four years in college.
"How much space and investment do we need to build enough parking lots for them?" Anuchat asked.
Many students find cycling a more convenient way to get around the campus.
About 20,000 people, including students and staff, visit the 1,200-rai Salaya campus each day, with the number decreasing to 5,000 at night. To build a parking space for one car costs about 140,000 baht, not counting the cost of surfacing roads to cater for thousands of cars each day, according to MU research.
Mahidol, wishing to be different from other Thai universities, has created the image of being a green campus.
But the "green revolution" is not limited to clearing motorised vehicles from the central zone of the campus; the university has made massive changes to campus infrastructure, allocating half of the public space to pedestrians and cyclists. The plan affects about 3,700 visitors' cars and some 700 cars used by university staff members who have lost their full "authority" to use the roads.
Under the green concept, everyone is encouraged to leave their cars at allocated parking areas in peripheral zones and travel onto the campus either by foot through sheltered walkways linking the buildings, by 16 electric tramcar shuttle services that run around the campus every 15 to 20 minutes, or on their own bicycles.
Maintenance services can be found at the Jakka Centre.
A total of 420 free-rental white utility bicycles, called "Jakka Mahachon", are available at various places for public use. ("Jakka", a slang term used by MU students, is a shortened form of Jakkayan, the Thai word for bicycle.)
The central academic zone's six traffic lanes were originally paved for motor vehicles _ the left-most in each direction was for parking, the next one for slower traffic whose drivers were looking for a parking spot, with only the only right-most lane remaining for traffic flow. The green plan has now divided the original six lanes into two. One half is for one-way traffic flow for motorised vehicles only, with no parking allowed; the other has been raised and paved for bicycles and pedestrians only. Bike lanes, painted in blue, are also provided around the campus.
But the toughest job in the green project was not about transforming the infrastructure, which cost the university about 40 million baht in the first year (with the price now down to 10 million baht). University management also had to correct the mindset of countless conventional commuters who don't perceive that roads are public spaces to be shared among all types of commuters, both motorised and non-motorised.
''I was asked to warn my students to be more careful about cars when cycling on the road, and was told that they should carry some reflective tokens to prevent them from possible crashes at night,'' said Anuchat, recalling a colleague's serious concerns about road safety.
But, at the launch event, he posed the question: ''Why aren't we, the car drivers, more careful with other commuters sharing the road surface?''
Assoc Prof Anuchat Poungsomlee, vice president of Mahidol University, (far right), cycles around the new bike lanes at the press launch.
Accidents hardly occur as long as everyone observes the speed limit of 40kph while driving on campus, he said. Accidents, which were once a daily occurrence, have now decreased to about once or twice a month.
But the new infrastructure and the system that gives priority to pedestrians and cyclists is not yet fully understood by everybody. Some staff have complained that the painted bike lanes are overlooked by some students who are used to riding in the same lane as motorised vehicles. The campus management is trying hard to educate everybody to maximise the use of the new infrastructure.
University is the first step in grooming people for their future lives, said Saranarat Kanjanavanit, secretary-general of the Green World Foundation, when asked to comment about sharing the roads and environmental awareness.
''It's not only the relationship between humans and community, but also with the environment as a whole,'' she said. She added that cycling allows people to appreciate the lower temperature under the shade of a big tree; it makes you want to save the environment. When confined to their air-conditioned vehicles, people can't appreciate what's provided by the nature.
Anuchat said that cycling also allows people to appreciate the details of life they can't experience while travelling in high-speed motorised vehicles. ''You can't see the faces and expressions of the people on the street,'' he said.
The management at Mahidol does not want to limit the bicycle culture to campus, but to expand it to the surrounding communities, to universities nationwide and to big cities.
Anuchat said he hoped the bikes would link his students to surrounding communities and promote tourism to people in the neighbourhood.
''We hope to be the small seed of bike culture that grows into larger communities nationwide,'' he said.
A total of 420 white utility bikes designated ‘‘Jakka Mahachon’’ are ready to be borrowed for one-day use.
BIKE SHOP'S A HUB FOR STUDENTS
Officially launched early last month as a part of the green campus project, Jakka Centre isn't only a bike shop that features new and used bicycles, accessory swaps and a maintenance service for students' bicycles. It also acts as a community centre where groups of cyclists meet, exchange news and set off for their daily trips.
Supported by the university, the centre aims to encourage a more active cycling culture. The equipment for bike maintenance is provided by the university, while the low-cost service is provided by an understanding shop owner in the neighbourhood. Each day, there are three students working part time at the centre. Students also spend evenings at the centre learning and helping out with repairs. Some of basic services are free but donations are welcome to keep the centre running.
Jakka Centre is a part of the ''Bike Way, Mahidol Way'' culture under the green campus concept that was initiated in 2008. To encourage bicycle use within the campus, the management last year provided 200 refurbished bikes (from deserted bikes) for free use within the premises. Any of the bikes parked on campus could be borrowed and left anywhere on an honesty basis.
However, the first lot of used bikes were too old and were not working well. Some bikes eventually ended up wrecked, lying in the water, while others remained uncared for.
A new system was introduced last month, providing 420 brand-new bicycles sponsored by a corporation. With an ID card or a Jakka Centre membership card, you can borrow a white utility bike for one-day use from security guards stationed at eight spots on campus.
www.bangkokpost.com
Encouraging bicycle use is part of Mahidol University's environmental and community strategy
As Associate Professor Anuchat Poungsomlee, vice president of Mahidol University, reaches his vehicle in front of his building, he quickly stores all his files and takes off on his daily duties around the Salaya campus. A few minutes later, Anuchat _ who takes care of physical and environmental affairs at the university _ arrives at his destination and, within seconds, has parked his vehicle.
For a less-conventional executive at Mahidol University, a white utility bicycle with a plate declaring ‘‘Executive’s Vehicle’’ is cool.
Surprisingly, the vehicle with a plate declaring "Executive's Vehicle" is not a luxury sedan like those used by more-conventional executives. Anuchat's vehicle is one of the white utility bicycles that make it very convenient to get around campus, and it's parked among dozens of other white two-wheelers in a bicycle parking lot. Most of the bikes carry plates featuring a serial number indicating either that they belong to students or are free rental vehicles for visitors.
Getting around the Salaya site has become much more convenient since the university initiated its "green campus" project in 2008, aimed at turning it into an environmentally- and bicycle-friendly place.
"Universities in Thailand have been dominated by cars. A number of parents buy a car as a gift when their children are accepted by a university," said Anuchat at a recent launch of a project to promote the use of bicycles on campus.
While Thai parents may reward their child with a car for safety reasons, many students around the world are being encouraged not to drive during their four years in college.
"How much space and investment do we need to build enough parking lots for them?" Anuchat asked.
Many students find cycling a more convenient way to get around the campus.
About 20,000 people, including students and staff, visit the 1,200-rai Salaya campus each day, with the number decreasing to 5,000 at night. To build a parking space for one car costs about 140,000 baht, not counting the cost of surfacing roads to cater for thousands of cars each day, according to MU research.
Mahidol, wishing to be different from other Thai universities, has created the image of being a green campus.
But the "green revolution" is not limited to clearing motorised vehicles from the central zone of the campus; the university has made massive changes to campus infrastructure, allocating half of the public space to pedestrians and cyclists. The plan affects about 3,700 visitors' cars and some 700 cars used by university staff members who have lost their full "authority" to use the roads.
Under the green concept, everyone is encouraged to leave their cars at allocated parking areas in peripheral zones and travel onto the campus either by foot through sheltered walkways linking the buildings, by 16 electric tramcar shuttle services that run around the campus every 15 to 20 minutes, or on their own bicycles.
Maintenance services can be found at the Jakka Centre.
A total of 420 free-rental white utility bicycles, called "Jakka Mahachon", are available at various places for public use. ("Jakka", a slang term used by MU students, is a shortened form of Jakkayan, the Thai word for bicycle.)
The central academic zone's six traffic lanes were originally paved for motor vehicles _ the left-most in each direction was for parking, the next one for slower traffic whose drivers were looking for a parking spot, with only the only right-most lane remaining for traffic flow. The green plan has now divided the original six lanes into two. One half is for one-way traffic flow for motorised vehicles only, with no parking allowed; the other has been raised and paved for bicycles and pedestrians only. Bike lanes, painted in blue, are also provided around the campus.
But the toughest job in the green project was not about transforming the infrastructure, which cost the university about 40 million baht in the first year (with the price now down to 10 million baht). University management also had to correct the mindset of countless conventional commuters who don't perceive that roads are public spaces to be shared among all types of commuters, both motorised and non-motorised.
''I was asked to warn my students to be more careful about cars when cycling on the road, and was told that they should carry some reflective tokens to prevent them from possible crashes at night,'' said Anuchat, recalling a colleague's serious concerns about road safety.
But, at the launch event, he posed the question: ''Why aren't we, the car drivers, more careful with other commuters sharing the road surface?''
Assoc Prof Anuchat Poungsomlee, vice president of Mahidol University, (far right), cycles around the new bike lanes at the press launch.
Accidents hardly occur as long as everyone observes the speed limit of 40kph while driving on campus, he said. Accidents, which were once a daily occurrence, have now decreased to about once or twice a month.
But the new infrastructure and the system that gives priority to pedestrians and cyclists is not yet fully understood by everybody. Some staff have complained that the painted bike lanes are overlooked by some students who are used to riding in the same lane as motorised vehicles. The campus management is trying hard to educate everybody to maximise the use of the new infrastructure.
University is the first step in grooming people for their future lives, said Saranarat Kanjanavanit, secretary-general of the Green World Foundation, when asked to comment about sharing the roads and environmental awareness.
''It's not only the relationship between humans and community, but also with the environment as a whole,'' she said. She added that cycling allows people to appreciate the lower temperature under the shade of a big tree; it makes you want to save the environment. When confined to their air-conditioned vehicles, people can't appreciate what's provided by the nature.
Anuchat said that cycling also allows people to appreciate the details of life they can't experience while travelling in high-speed motorised vehicles. ''You can't see the faces and expressions of the people on the street,'' he said.
The management at Mahidol does not want to limit the bicycle culture to campus, but to expand it to the surrounding communities, to universities nationwide and to big cities.
Anuchat said he hoped the bikes would link his students to surrounding communities and promote tourism to people in the neighbourhood.
''We hope to be the small seed of bike culture that grows into larger communities nationwide,'' he said.
A total of 420 white utility bikes designated ‘‘Jakka Mahachon’’ are ready to be borrowed for one-day use.
BIKE SHOP'S A HUB FOR STUDENTS
Officially launched early last month as a part of the green campus project, Jakka Centre isn't only a bike shop that features new and used bicycles, accessory swaps and a maintenance service for students' bicycles. It also acts as a community centre where groups of cyclists meet, exchange news and set off for their daily trips.
Supported by the university, the centre aims to encourage a more active cycling culture. The equipment for bike maintenance is provided by the university, while the low-cost service is provided by an understanding shop owner in the neighbourhood. Each day, there are three students working part time at the centre. Students also spend evenings at the centre learning and helping out with repairs. Some of basic services are free but donations are welcome to keep the centre running.
Jakka Centre is a part of the ''Bike Way, Mahidol Way'' culture under the green campus concept that was initiated in 2008. To encourage bicycle use within the campus, the management last year provided 200 refurbished bikes (from deserted bikes) for free use within the premises. Any of the bikes parked on campus could be borrowed and left anywhere on an honesty basis.
However, the first lot of used bikes were too old and were not working well. Some bikes eventually ended up wrecked, lying in the water, while others remained uncared for.
A new system was introduced last month, providing 420 brand-new bicycles sponsored by a corporation. With an ID card or a Jakka Centre membership card, you can borrow a white utility bike for one-day use from security guards stationed at eight spots on campus.
www.bangkokpost.com
MCOT to develop B10bn hub near Cultural Centre
Published: 10/08/2011 at 12:00 AM
The majority state-owned broadcaster MCOT Plc will invest around 10 billion baht to develop a 52-rai plot of land on Thiam Ruam Mit Road into an advanced broadcasting hub for the region.
CFO Jessada Promjit yesterday outlined MCOT's plan to utilise the empty land near the Thailand Cultural Centre, which the company bought in 2004. It hopes to develop it into one of the most advanced broadcasting complexes in Southeast Asia.
Construction will be divided into two phases. The first phase, which is expected to be completed within three years, comprises a 30,000-square-metre activity park, a 5,000-seat theatre, and a 59-floor building and broadcasting tower. It will cost 7-8 billion baht.
The building when combined with the tower will be one of tallest structures in Thailand, at 369 metres.
"This tower will serve broadcasters when the country turns to a digital television system. MCOT wants to act as a transmitter provider so other broadcasters don't have to invest in their own networks," Mr Jessada said.
The second phase will start construction as soon as the MRT Orange Line (Taling Chan-Min Buri), which will pass through the area, is ready for operation. A building with 60,000 sq m is being considered as a residential project. The second phase is estimated to cost 2-3 billion baht.
MCOT has signed an agreement with the Culture Ministry to co-develop a cultural park on a connected plot between the two organisations' properties.
The ministry has acquired a 58-rai plot close to the MCOT land. It plans to build an office and landmark for cultural events and activities.
Mr Jessada said MCOT was still studying suitable forms of investment for the megaproject. It could seek private business partners, such as real estate developers, or rent the properties to interested firms.
MCOT is awaiting budget approval from the cabinet.
The state enterprise expects its performance in the second half of the year will be better than the first half, thanks to higher airtime utilisation rates and a 10-15% increase of airtime fees in October. The company is still confident it can hit a revenue growth target of 10% this year.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/econom...cultural-centre
Published: 10/08/2011 at 12:00 AM
The majority state-owned broadcaster MCOT Plc will invest around 10 billion baht to develop a 52-rai plot of land on Thiam Ruam Mit Road into an advanced broadcasting hub for the region.
CFO Jessada Promjit yesterday outlined MCOT's plan to utilise the empty land near the Thailand Cultural Centre, which the company bought in 2004. It hopes to develop it into one of the most advanced broadcasting complexes in Southeast Asia.
Construction will be divided into two phases. The first phase, which is expected to be completed within three years, comprises a 30,000-square-metre activity park, a 5,000-seat theatre, and a 59-floor building and broadcasting tower. It will cost 7-8 billion baht.
The building when combined with the tower will be one of tallest structures in Thailand, at 369 metres.
"This tower will serve broadcasters when the country turns to a digital television system. MCOT wants to act as a transmitter provider so other broadcasters don't have to invest in their own networks," Mr Jessada said.
The second phase will start construction as soon as the MRT Orange Line (Taling Chan-Min Buri), which will pass through the area, is ready for operation. A building with 60,000 sq m is being considered as a residential project. The second phase is estimated to cost 2-3 billion baht.
MCOT has signed an agreement with the Culture Ministry to co-develop a cultural park on a connected plot between the two organisations' properties.
The ministry has acquired a 58-rai plot close to the MCOT land. It plans to build an office and landmark for cultural events and activities.
Mr Jessada said MCOT was still studying suitable forms of investment for the megaproject. It could seek private business partners, such as real estate developers, or rent the properties to interested firms.
MCOT is awaiting budget approval from the cabinet.
The state enterprise expects its performance in the second half of the year will be better than the first half, thanks to higher airtime utilisation rates and a 10-15% increase of airtime fees in October. The company is still confident it can hit a revenue growth target of 10% this year.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/econom...cultural-centre
Khun Kingss, thanks very much for your useful information. I always believe that Thai people really have potentials to push Thailand to be a developed country.
I heard rumors that Bangkok will sink under the ocean in the next's 100 years.
QUOTE (JoveejuOoOo @ Aug 17 2011, 10:36 AM)
I heard rumors that Bangkok will sink under the ocean in the next's 100 years.
Peau Thai party has a mega project plan to build dam across the Kor shaped bay, which will connect Huahin and Pattaya and prevent Bagnkok from flooding.
QUOTE (NoKhmen @ Aug 17 2011, 11:02 AM)
Peau Thai party has a mega project plan to build dam across the Kor shaped bay, which will connect Huahin and Pattaya and prevent Bagnkok from flooding.
Flooding isn't the problem. Ground sinking beneath the city are moving slowly downward every year. Once the ground is level with the sea. Their is no stopping of the water soaking the ground of Bangkok.
QUOTE (JoveejuOoOo @ Aug 17 2011, 11:05 AM)
Flooding isn't the problem. Ground sinking beneath the city are moving slowly downward every year. Once the ground is level with the sea. Their is no stopping of the water soaking the ground of Bangkok.
I think it's Taksin's idea. He saw it in Dubai. It's kind of the Netherland's. You don't have to worry about Bangkok any more.
QUOTE (NoKhmen @ Aug 17 2011, 11:28 AM)
I think it's Taksin's idea. He saw it in Dubai. It's kind of the Netherland's. You don't have to worry about Bangkok any more.
I'm not worried about Bangkok. I wish for it to happen.
Bangkok or KrungThep is the most curse place in the region. Many souls and history still linger among them Thais Bangkokian. I was told that their will be no peace until the entire city sink. Also KrungThep has many bad karma from the beginning.
QUOTE (JoveejuOoOo @ Aug 17 2011, 12:39 PM)
I'm not worried about Bangkok. I wish for it to happen. Bangkok or KrungThep is the most curse place in the region. Many souls and history still linger among them Thais Bangkokian. I was told that their will be no peace until the entire city sink. Also KrungThep has many bad karma from the beginning.
Bangkok or KrungThep is the most curse place in the region. Many souls and history still linger among them Thais Bangkokian. I was told that their will be no peace until the entire city sink. Also KrungThep has many bad karma from the beginning.ช่างพ่อมึง ใครไปสนใจอะไรที่อยู่ในหัวมึงล่ะ
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QUOTE (JoveejuOoOo @ Aug 17 2011, 10:36 AM)
I heard rumors that Bangkok will sink under the ocean in the next's 100 years.
haha!! I understand that your home has a problem and neurotic
But here's the capital of Thailand not your country. My country have sea reclamation projects for prevent flooding.
My country has laws about building high-rise buildings in Bangkok and resistance to earthquakes. Up to 7 Richter. (Japan 9 Richter).
But your country is not protected because you are not rich enough to sea reclamation.
your home flooded in the next 100 years like Bangkok because your city is not that different from Bangkok. (Geography).
I'm bored with people have no idea. no education and no manners
and I understand it is a flaw in your country.
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เมื่อวันที่ 18 ส.ค. นายสุพจน์ ทรัพย์ล้อม ปลัดกระทรวงคมนาคม เปิดเผยว่า จากกรณีที่รัฐบาลมีนโยบายที่จะส่งเสริมการเดินทางโดยระบบรถไฟฟ้าเพิ่มขึ้น โดยจะมีการกำหนดราคาค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสาย เพื่อจูงใจผู้ใช้บริการนั้น เรื่องนี้กระทรวงคมนาคมจะสรุปกรอบการดำเนินการประเด็นดังกล่าวก่อนที่ พล.อ.อ.สุกำพล สุวรรณทัต รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงคมนาคม จะเสนอเข้าสู่ที่ประชุมคณะรัฐมนตรีเพื่อขอความเห็นชอบ ซึ่งหลังจากนั้นก็จะมีการเจรจากับเอกชนผู้ให้บริการรถไฟฟ้าทั้ง 2 ระบบ คือ บริษัท ระบบขนส่งมวลชนกรุงเทพ จำกัด(มหาชน) หรือ บีทีเอส และ บริษัท รถไฟฟ้ากรุงเทพ จำกัด(มหาชน) หรือ บีเอ็มซีแอล โดยคาดว่ากระบวนการทั้งหมดจะมีความชัดเจนใน 2-3 เดือนข้างหน้า
ปลัดกระทรวงคมนาคม กล่าวต่อว่า ความเป็นไปได้ที่จะมีการจัดเก็บค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสายนั้น กระทรวงคมนาคมได้จัดแบ่งออกเป็น 2 แนวทางโดยแนวทางที่ 1 เมื่อคณะรัฐมนตรีเห็นชอบและมีความชัดเจนเรื่องแหล่งเงินทุนที่จะมาชดเชยราย ได้ที่เอกชนต้องสูญเสียไป ซึ่งเรือ่งการชดเชยนี้ กระทรวงการคลัง ก็จะเป็นผู้กำหนดที่มาของงบประมาณก่อนที่จะมีการเสนอให้สภาพัฒน์ให้ความเห็น ชอบ ซึ่งหากกระบวนการทั้งหมดแล้วเสร็จ ก็จะสามารถดำเนินการในรูปแบบแรกคือการนำระบบรถไฟฟ้าใต้ดิน ของ บีเอ็มซีแอล มาเชื่อมต่อการคิดค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสายกับระบบรถไฟฟ้าแอร์พอร์ตลิ้งค์ ส่วนแนวทางที่ 2 นอกจากการนำรถไฟฟ้าใต้ดินกับแอร์พอร์ตลิ้งค์มารวมกันแล้ว ก็จะเจรจากับผู้บริหารบีทีเอส เพื่อนำบีทีเอสเข้ามารวมเป็นโครงข่ายในการเก็บค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสายด้วย
ทั้งนี้ ปัจจุบัน จากการติดตามตัวเลขผู้ใช้บริการรถไฟฟ้าทั้งบีทีเอส และบีเอ็มซีแอล เพิ่มขึ้นจาก 590,000 คน เป็น 900,000 คน หรือเพิ่มขึ้นเกือบร้อยละ 50 และมีรายได้เพิ่มขึ้นราวร้อยละ 30-40 หรือประมาณ 18 ล้านบาท ซึ่งสาเหตุสำคัญมาจากความสะดวกในการใช้บริการรถไฟฟ้า และราคาค่าโดยสารใกล้เคียงกับค่าโดยสารรถเมล์ ซึ่งจะทำให้ผู้โดยสารหันมาใช้รถไฟฟ้ามากขึ้น ในขณะที่รถไฟฟ้าแอร์พอร์ตลิ้งค์ ปัจจุบันมีผู้ใช้บริการเฉลี่ยวันละ 30,000-40,000 คน ทั้งซิตี้ไลน์และแอร์พอร์ตเอ็กซ์เพรส และหากเข้ามาร่วมในระบบคิดค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสายก็จะมีผู้โดยสารเพิ่มขึ้นมาอยู่ที่วันละ 60,000 คน
ส่วนประเด็นเรื่องการชดเชยรายได้ให้แก่เอกชนนั้น โดยหลักเกณฑ์ จะเป็นการชดเชยในส่วนของรายได้ที่ลดลงของเอกชน จากรายได้ปกติ เช่น เมื่อเอกชนทั้งหมดเข้าร่วมโครงการ และมีรายได้ลดลงจากวันละ 20 ล้านบาท ลงเหลือ 18 ล้านบาท เมื่อมีการเก็บค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสาย ภาครัฐก็จะเข้ามาชดเชยเงิน 2 ล้านบาทที่ลดลง ซึ่งในส่วนของกระทรวงคมนาคม คิดว่า เงินที่ต้องมาชดเชย เมื่อเทียบกับประโยชน์ที่ได้รับจากการจูงใจผู้ใช้รถยนต์ส่วนตัวมาใช้ระบบราง สามารถประหยัดเชื้อเพลิงลงได้ เงินที่ชดเชยก็ถือว่าคุ้มค่า ส่วนการเชื่อมต่อระบบด้วยระบบตั๋วร่วมนั้นขณะนี้ ทั้งบีทีเอส และบีเอ็มซีแอล อยู่ระหว่างการพัฒนาตั๋วร่วมด้วยกัน ซึ่งจะสอดคล้องกับนโยบายกระทรวงคมนาคมที่จะเชื่อมโยงรถไฟฟ้าทั้งหมดเป็นโครงข่ายเดียวกัน
ไทยรัฐออนไลน์ - 18 สิงหาคม 2554
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ปลัดคมนาคม เตรียมชงรัฐบาลเดินหน้าเชื่อมโยงระบบรถไฟฟ้า เก็บค่าบริการ 20 บาทตลอดสาย คาดเห็นผลใน 3 เดือน ประเดิมบีทีเอส-เอ็มอาร์ทีก่อน...
เมื่อวันที่ 18 ส.ค. นายสุพจน์ ทรัพย์ล้อม ปลัดกระทรวงคมนาคม เปิดเผยว่า จากกรณีที่รัฐบาลมีนโยบายที่จะส่งเสริมการเดินทางโดยระบบรถไฟฟ้าเพิ่มขึ้น โดยจะมีการกำหนดราคาค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสาย เพื่อจูงใจผู้ใช้บริการนั้น เรื่องนี้กระทรวงคมนาคมจะสรุปกรอบการดำเนินการประเด็นดังกล่าวก่อนที่ พล.อ.อ.สุกำพล สุวรรณทัต รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงคมนาคม จะเสนอเข้าสู่ที่ประชุมคณะรัฐมนตรีเพื่อขอความเห็นชอบ ซึ่งหลังจากนั้นก็จะมีการเจรจากับเอกชนผู้ให้บริการรถไฟฟ้าทั้ง 2 ระบบ คือ บริษัท ระบบขนส่งมวลชนกรุงเทพ จำกัด(มหาชน) หรือ บีทีเอส และ บริษัท รถไฟฟ้ากรุงเทพ จำกัด(มหาชน) หรือ บีเอ็มซีแอล โดยคาดว่ากระบวนการทั้งหมดจะมีความชัดเจนใน 2-3 เดือนข้างหน้า
ปลัดกระทรวงคมนาคม กล่าวต่อว่า ความเป็นไปได้ที่จะมีการจัดเก็บค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสายนั้น กระทรวงคมนาคมได้จัดแบ่งออกเป็น 2 แนวทางโดยแนวทางที่ 1 เมื่อคณะรัฐมนตรีเห็นชอบและมีความชัดเจนเรื่องแหล่งเงินทุนที่จะมาชดเชยราย ได้ที่เอกชนต้องสูญเสียไป ซึ่งเรือ่งการชดเชยนี้ กระทรวงการคลัง ก็จะเป็นผู้กำหนดที่มาของงบประมาณก่อนที่จะมีการเสนอให้สภาพัฒน์ให้ความเห็น ชอบ ซึ่งหากกระบวนการทั้งหมดแล้วเสร็จ ก็จะสามารถดำเนินการในรูปแบบแรกคือการนำระบบรถไฟฟ้าใต้ดิน ของ บีเอ็มซีแอล มาเชื่อมต่อการคิดค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสายกับระบบรถไฟฟ้าแอร์พอร์ตลิ้งค์ ส่วนแนวทางที่ 2 นอกจากการนำรถไฟฟ้าใต้ดินกับแอร์พอร์ตลิ้งค์มารวมกันแล้ว ก็จะเจรจากับผู้บริหารบีทีเอส เพื่อนำบีทีเอสเข้ามารวมเป็นโครงข่ายในการเก็บค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสายด้วย
ทั้งนี้ ปัจจุบัน จากการติดตามตัวเลขผู้ใช้บริการรถไฟฟ้าทั้งบีทีเอส และบีเอ็มซีแอล เพิ่มขึ้นจาก 590,000 คน เป็น 900,000 คน หรือเพิ่มขึ้นเกือบร้อยละ 50 และมีรายได้เพิ่มขึ้นราวร้อยละ 30-40 หรือประมาณ 18 ล้านบาท ซึ่งสาเหตุสำคัญมาจากความสะดวกในการใช้บริการรถไฟฟ้า และราคาค่าโดยสารใกล้เคียงกับค่าโดยสารรถเมล์ ซึ่งจะทำให้ผู้โดยสารหันมาใช้รถไฟฟ้ามากขึ้น ในขณะที่รถไฟฟ้าแอร์พอร์ตลิ้งค์ ปัจจุบันมีผู้ใช้บริการเฉลี่ยวันละ 30,000-40,000 คน ทั้งซิตี้ไลน์และแอร์พอร์ตเอ็กซ์เพรส และหากเข้ามาร่วมในระบบคิดค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสายก็จะมีผู้โดยสารเพิ่มขึ้นมาอยู่ที่วันละ 60,000 คน
ส่วนประเด็นเรื่องการชดเชยรายได้ให้แก่เอกชนนั้น โดยหลักเกณฑ์ จะเป็นการชดเชยในส่วนของรายได้ที่ลดลงของเอกชน จากรายได้ปกติ เช่น เมื่อเอกชนทั้งหมดเข้าร่วมโครงการ และมีรายได้ลดลงจากวันละ 20 ล้านบาท ลงเหลือ 18 ล้านบาท เมื่อมีการเก็บค่าโดยสาร 20 บาทตลอดสาย ภาครัฐก็จะเข้ามาชดเชยเงิน 2 ล้านบาทที่ลดลง ซึ่งในส่วนของกระทรวงคมนาคม คิดว่า เงินที่ต้องมาชดเชย เมื่อเทียบกับประโยชน์ที่ได้รับจากการจูงใจผู้ใช้รถยนต์ส่วนตัวมาใช้ระบบราง สามารถประหยัดเชื้อเพลิงลงได้ เงินที่ชดเชยก็ถือว่าคุ้มค่า ส่วนการเชื่อมต่อระบบด้วยระบบตั๋วร่วมนั้นขณะนี้ ทั้งบีทีเอส และบีเอ็มซีแอล อยู่ระหว่างการพัฒนาตั๋วร่วมด้วยกัน ซึ่งจะสอดคล้องกับนโยบายกระทรวงคมนาคมที่จะเชื่อมโยงรถไฟฟ้าทั้งหมดเป็นโครงข่ายเดียวกัน
ไทยรัฐออนไลน์ - 18 สิงหาคม 2554
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วันพุธที่ 10 สิงหาคม พ.ศ.2554
พล.อ.อ.สุกำพล" เปิดใจ มีความรับตำแหน่งรมว.คมนาคม ระบุ งานแรกจะประเดินด้วยการ ดันโครงการรถไฟฟ้า10 สายทาง และผลักดันนโยบายเก็บค่าโดยสาร20บาทตลอดสาย
เมื่อเวลา 13.00 น. วันที่ 10 ส.ค. พล.อ.อ.สุกำพล สุวรรณทัต รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงคมนาคม ได้ให้สัมภาษณ์ก่อนที่จะเข้ามารับตำแหน่งรัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงคมนาคม อย่างป็นทางการ ว่า ตนมีความพร้อมที่จะเข้ามาบริหารงานที่กระทรวงคมนาคม ตามที่พรรคเพื่อไทยมอบหมาย และไว้วางใจให้มาดำรงตำแหน่ง ซึ่งรูปแบบการทำงานจะมุ่งเน้นการทำงานแบบมีส่วนร่วม ก่อนที่จะมีการมอบนโยบายการทำงานต่อข้าราชการอย่างเป็นทางการ โดยตนจะเชิญข้าราชการระดับสูงของกระทรงคมนาคมมาหารือ เพื่อขอรับฟังความคิดเห็น ทำความเข้าใจ และแลกเปลี่ยนนโยบายในการทำงานร่วมกันก่อน เพื่อให้รู้เขารู้เราและทำงานได้อย่างราบรื่น
ส่วนนโยบายที่ จะผลักดันเร่งด่วนซึ่งเป็นนโยบายที่พรรคเพื่อไทยประกาศไว้ก่อนหน้านี้แล้ว คือ การเร่งดำเนินการในโครงการก่อสร้างรถไฟฟ้าจำนวน 10 สาย ให้ทั่ว กทม.และปริมณฑล รวมถึงผลักดันแนวนโยบายการจัดเก็บอัตราค่าโดยสารรถไฟฟ้าในราคา 20 บาท ตลอดสายภายในกทม. ซึ่งมั่นใจว่านโยบายของพรรคเพื่อไทยที่ได้ประกาศไว้จะเป็นนโยบายที่สามารถ ทำได้จริงแน่นอนเนื่องจากผู้เชี่ยวชาญที่มีความรู้เรื่องดังกล่าวของพรรคได้ คิดรูปแบบ และประเมินแล้วว่ามีความเป็นไปได้ รวมทั้งเป็นประโยชน์ต่อประชาชนผู้ใช้บริการโดยรวม
พล.อ.อ. สุกำพล กล่าวต่อว่า การเร่งปราบปรามการการทุจริตคอร์รัปชั่นในโครงการก่อสร้างสาธารณูปโภคของ กระทรวงคมนาคม ซึ่งสังคมมีข้อครหามาอย่างต่อเนื่อง เป็นอีกนโยบายที่ตนจะต้องเร่งเข้ามาแก้ไขและปราบปรามอย่างจริงจัง และขอยืนยันว่ารัฐบาลชุดนี้จะไม่มีเรื่องการทุจริตคอร์รัปชั่นแน่นอน ซึ่งตนมั่นใจว่าหางหัวไม่ส่ายหางก็ไม่กระดิก ส่วนการเดิน ทางเข้ามาทำงานที่กระทรวงคมนาคม เบื้องต้นจะต้องหารือเพื่อประสานงานกับนายสุพจน์ ทรัพย์ล้อม ปลัดกระทรวงคมนาคม ก่อน โดยคาดว่าจะเดินทางเข้ามาทำงานที่กระทรวง ช่วงเช้าของวันจันทร์ที่ 15ส.ค.54 นี้
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10 สิงหาคม 2554, 14:40 น.
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/eco/192974
วันพุธที่ 10 สิงหาคม พ.ศ.2554
พล.อ.อ.สุกำพล" เปิดใจ มีความรับตำแหน่งรมว.คมนาคม ระบุ งานแรกจะประเดินด้วยการ ดันโครงการรถไฟฟ้า10 สายทาง และผลักดันนโยบายเก็บค่าโดยสาร20บาทตลอดสาย
เมื่อเวลา 13.00 น. วันที่ 10 ส.ค. พล.อ.อ.สุกำพล สุวรรณทัต รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงคมนาคม ได้ให้สัมภาษณ์ก่อนที่จะเข้ามารับตำแหน่งรัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงคมนาคม อย่างป็นทางการ ว่า ตนมีความพร้อมที่จะเข้ามาบริหารงานที่กระทรวงคมนาคม ตามที่พรรคเพื่อไทยมอบหมาย และไว้วางใจให้มาดำรงตำแหน่ง ซึ่งรูปแบบการทำงานจะมุ่งเน้นการทำงานแบบมีส่วนร่วม ก่อนที่จะมีการมอบนโยบายการทำงานต่อข้าราชการอย่างเป็นทางการ โดยตนจะเชิญข้าราชการระดับสูงของกระทรงคมนาคมมาหารือ เพื่อขอรับฟังความคิดเห็น ทำความเข้าใจ และแลกเปลี่ยนนโยบายในการทำงานร่วมกันก่อน เพื่อให้รู้เขารู้เราและทำงานได้อย่างราบรื่น
ส่วนนโยบายที่ จะผลักดันเร่งด่วนซึ่งเป็นนโยบายที่พรรคเพื่อไทยประกาศไว้ก่อนหน้านี้แล้ว คือ การเร่งดำเนินการในโครงการก่อสร้างรถไฟฟ้าจำนวน 10 สาย ให้ทั่ว กทม.และปริมณฑล รวมถึงผลักดันแนวนโยบายการจัดเก็บอัตราค่าโดยสารรถไฟฟ้าในราคา 20 บาท ตลอดสายภายในกทม. ซึ่งมั่นใจว่านโยบายของพรรคเพื่อไทยที่ได้ประกาศไว้จะเป็นนโยบายที่สามารถ ทำได้จริงแน่นอนเนื่องจากผู้เชี่ยวชาญที่มีความรู้เรื่องดังกล่าวของพรรคได้ คิดรูปแบบ และประเมินแล้วว่ามีความเป็นไปได้ รวมทั้งเป็นประโยชน์ต่อประชาชนผู้ใช้บริการโดยรวม
พล.อ.อ. สุกำพล กล่าวต่อว่า การเร่งปราบปรามการการทุจริตคอร์รัปชั่นในโครงการก่อสร้างสาธารณูปโภคของ กระทรวงคมนาคม ซึ่งสังคมมีข้อครหามาอย่างต่อเนื่อง เป็นอีกนโยบายที่ตนจะต้องเร่งเข้ามาแก้ไขและปราบปรามอย่างจริงจัง และขอยืนยันว่ารัฐบาลชุดนี้จะไม่มีเรื่องการทุจริตคอร์รัปชั่นแน่นอน ซึ่งตนมั่นใจว่าหางหัวไม่ส่ายหางก็ไม่กระดิก ส่วนการเดิน ทางเข้ามาทำงานที่กระทรวงคมนาคม เบื้องต้นจะต้องหารือเพื่อประสานงานกับนายสุพจน์ ทรัพย์ล้อม ปลัดกระทรวงคมนาคม ก่อน โดยคาดว่าจะเดินทางเข้ามาทำงานที่กระทรวง ช่วงเช้าของวันจันทร์ที่ 15ส.ค.54 นี้
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http://www.thairath.co.th/content/eco/192974
QUOTE (kingss @ Aug 18 2011, 05:54 AM)
haha!! I understand that your home has a problem and neurotic
But here's the capital of Thailand not your country. My country have sea reclamation projects for prevent flooding.
My country has laws about building high-rise buildings in Bangkok and resistance to earthquakes. Up to 7 Richter. (Japan 9 Richter).
But your country is not protected because you are not rich enough to sea reclamation.
your home flooded in the next 100 years like Bangkok because your city is not that different from Bangkok. (Geography).
I'm bored with people have no idea. no education and no manners
and I understand it is a flaw in your country.
Their country (where they have been born and raised) is the USA, NOT Laos.
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MCOT to develop B10bn hub near Cultural Centre
Published: 10/08/2011 at 12:00 AM
The majority state-owned broadcaster MCOT Plc will invest around 10 billion baht to develop a 52-rai plot of land on Thiam Ruam Mit Road into an advanced broadcasting hub for the region.
CFO Jessada Promjit yesterday outlined MCOT's plan to utilise the empty land near the Thailand Cultural Centre, which the company bought in 2004. It hopes to develop it into one of the most advanced broadcasting complexes in Southeast Asia.
Construction will be divided into two phases. The first phase, which is expected to be completed within three years, comprises a 30,000-square-metre activity park, a 5,000-seat theatre, and a 59-floor building and broadcasting tower. It will cost 7-8 billion baht.
The building when combined with the tower will be one of tallest structures in Thailand, at 369 metres.
"This tower will serve broadcasters when the country turns to a digital television system. MCOT wants to act as a transmitter provider so other broadcasters don't have to invest in their own networks," Mr Jessada said.
The second phase will start construction as soon as the MRT Orange Line (Taling Chan-Min Buri), which will pass through the area, is ready for operation. A building with 60,000 sq m is being considered as a residential project. The second phase is estimated to cost 2-3 billion baht.
MCOT has signed an agreement with the Culture Ministry to co-develop a cultural park on a connected plot between the two organisations' properties.
The ministry has acquired a 58-rai plot close to the MCOT land. It plans to build an office and landmark for cultural events and activities.
Mr Jessada said MCOT was still studying suitable forms of investment for the megaproject. It could seek private business partners, such as real estate developers, or rent the properties to interested firms.
MCOT is awaiting budget approval from the cabinet.
The state enterprise expects its performance in the second half of the year will be better than the first half, thanks to higher airtime utilisation rates and a 10-15% increase of airtime fees in October. The company is still confident it can hit a revenue growth target of 10% this year.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/...ultural-centre
MCOT to develop B10bn hub near Cultural Centre
Published: 10/08/2011 at 12:00 AM
The majority state-owned broadcaster MCOT Plc will invest around 10 billion baht to develop a 52-rai plot of land on Thiam Ruam Mit Road into an advanced broadcasting hub for the region.
CFO Jessada Promjit yesterday outlined MCOT's plan to utilise the empty land near the Thailand Cultural Centre, which the company bought in 2004. It hopes to develop it into one of the most advanced broadcasting complexes in Southeast Asia.
Construction will be divided into two phases. The first phase, which is expected to be completed within three years, comprises a 30,000-square-metre activity park, a 5,000-seat theatre, and a 59-floor building and broadcasting tower. It will cost 7-8 billion baht.
The building when combined with the tower will be one of tallest structures in Thailand, at 369 metres.
"This tower will serve broadcasters when the country turns to a digital television system. MCOT wants to act as a transmitter provider so other broadcasters don't have to invest in their own networks," Mr Jessada said.
The second phase will start construction as soon as the MRT Orange Line (Taling Chan-Min Buri), which will pass through the area, is ready for operation. A building with 60,000 sq m is being considered as a residential project. The second phase is estimated to cost 2-3 billion baht.
MCOT has signed an agreement with the Culture Ministry to co-develop a cultural park on a connected plot between the two organisations' properties.
The ministry has acquired a 58-rai plot close to the MCOT land. It plans to build an office and landmark for cultural events and activities.
Mr Jessada said MCOT was still studying suitable forms of investment for the megaproject. It could seek private business partners, such as real estate developers, or rent the properties to interested firms.
MCOT is awaiting budget approval from the cabinet.
The state enterprise expects its performance in the second half of the year will be better than the first half, thanks to higher airtime utilisation rates and a 10-15% increase of airtime fees in October. The company is still confident it can hit a revenue growth target of 10% this year.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/...ultural-centre
QUOTE (kingss @ Aug 18 2011, 04:54 AM)
haha!! I understand that your home has a problem and neurotic
But here's the capital of Thailand not your country. My country have sea reclamation projects for prevent flooding.
My country has laws about building high-rise buildings in Bangkok and resistance to earthquakes. Up to 7 Richter. (Japan 9 Richter).
But your country is not protected because you are not rich enough to sea reclamation.
your home flooded in the next 100 years like Bangkok because your city is not that different from Bangkok. (Geography).
I'm bored with people have no idea. no education and no manners
and I understand it is a flaw in your country.
But here's the capital of Thailand not your country. My country have sea reclamation projects for prevent flooding.
My country has laws about building high-rise buildings in Bangkok and resistance to earthquakes. Up to 7 Richter. (Japan 9 Richter).
But your country is not protected because you are not rich enough to sea reclamation.
your home flooded in the next 100 years like Bangkok because your city is not that different from Bangkok. (Geography).
I'm bored with people have no idea. no education and no manners
and I understand it is a flaw in your country.
Please do not say Vientiane geography is the same as Bangkok. I don't think you're a very bright person for saying all of this. Again you can prevent flooding. But how long will it last? Also I said the Bangkok it self is "Sinking" downward, not over flowing flood understand? Their is difference in logic smart one.
So let's wait until 100 years and see how much the city sink?
QUOTE (JoveejuOoOo @ Aug 17 2011, 11:39 AM)
I'm not worried about Bangkok. I wish for it to happen. Bangkok or KrungThep is the most curse place in the region. Many souls and history still linger among them Thais Bangkokian. I was told that their will be no peace until the entire city sink. Also KrungThep has many bad karma from the beginning.
Bangkok or KrungThep is the most curse place in the region. Many souls and history still linger among them Thais Bangkokian. I was told that their will be no peace until the entire city sink. Also KrungThep has many bad karma from the beginning.you are funny lao dingdong. I think the ones who suffering their karma are you Lao and the Khmen. LOL Being Lao overseas, son of war refugees, umm... Can this be called a *curse* to lao and kamen? I wish you get out of this painful life soooooooooooon.
hehe
Thailand’s Economy Survives it All
Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011
by Joshua Kurlantzick
A Thai investor walks past an electronic board displaying live market data at a stock broker's office in central Bangkok August 9, 2011 (Chaiwat Subprasom/Courtesy Reuters).
A notable new entry on New Mandala points to the latest World Bank report on Thailand. In this announcement, the Bank upgrades Thailand’s economy from lower middle income to upper middle income, which is defined by average incomes of $3976 to $12275.
The fact that Thailand’s economy has grown strongly for nearly a decade and poverty has been reduced, as New Mandala notes, clearly helps to account for the growing political awareness of the rural population, which has resulted in continued support for the various populist, pro-Thaksin parties. But it is also simply amazing that, despite the political meltdown of the past five years, and the bloody standoff in Bangkok last spring, Thailand has maintained its economic momentum. In fact, despite last year’s violence, Thailand’s economy grew by over seven percent in 2010.
This resiliency is testament to the country’s ongoing strengths, even in the face of political chaos: A business-friendly tax regime, hospitality and services beloved by foreigners, a low-wage platform for manufacturing, and generally pro-investment governments. Thailand, in other words, has a reputation (based in some reality) that helps it glide through even the worst of its political problems.
However that reputation has also allowed successive Thai governments to avoid hard economic decisions, most notably about how to upgrade the country’s workforce. Thailand’s educational system is horrific, and this lack of quality education is preventing the country’s economy from rising up the value-added ladder. Eventually, it will have to do so, as even low wages and a business-friendly environment will not be enough of a competitive edge. Yet neither Thaksin nor successive Democrat governments took serious steps to address Thailand’s skill deficit. New Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra also does not seem to understand the depth of Thailand’s educational deficit, and how this deficit — even more than its political strife — could put an end to Thailand’s long run of economic good luck. Yingluck has appointed Worawat Ua-apinyakul as education minister in her new cabinet, an MP who has neither the credentials nor the national respect to lead a meaningful overhaul of Thailand’s education system or of the ministry itself.
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QUOTE (NoKhmen @ Aug 18 2011, 10:27 PM)
you are funny lao dingdong. I think the ones who suffering their karma are you Lao and the Khmen. LOL Being Lao overseas, son of war refugees, umm... Can this be called a *curse* to lao and kamen? I wish you get out of this painful life soooooooooooon. hehe
heheBangCock going to sink! I pray everyday for it to happen and I enjoy cursing them Bangkokian every night.
I'm also good a doing black magic.
Sa Tu! Sa Tu! Sa Tu!
As someone well-versed in engineering, I can tell you there's countless ways to keep a city that is either below sea level or is built on soft sand (like Bangkok) from being submerged. You can use any combination of beach nourishment, sea walls, land elevation, levees, pumps, floodgates, sand dune creation... just anything really. There's plenty of cities like New Orleans that should have never been built where they are, but as long as the city is economically important and wealthy then the city will always set aside the money for their engineering department to keep the elements at bay. It just takes a little money, that's all.
QUOTE (Ecotic @ Aug 19 2011, 12:43 AM)
As someone well-versed in engineering, I can tell you there's countless ways to keep a city that is either below sea level or is built on soft sand (like Bangkok) from being submerged. You can use any combination of beach nourishment, sea walls, land elevation, levees, pumps, floodgates, sand dune creation... just anything really. There's plenty of cities like New Orleans that should have never been built where they are, but as long as the city is economically important and wealthy then the city will always set aside the money for their engineering department to keep the elements at bay. It just takes a little money, that's all.
I don't care! I only wish for Bangkok to sink under the sea.
Thank you very much!
QUOTE (JoveejuOoOo @ Aug 19 2011, 03:46 PM)
I don't care! I only wish for Bangkok to sink under the sea.
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much!
What a pathetic troll lol I'm happy there are attentions from around to my country and my precious Bangkok city. I'm glad they did a study about Bangkok sinking so us Thais can do something to prevent if its true. Too bad there is nothing to be heard about your city or even the country because nothing deserves attention. Just look at all your comments I can see how immature you are. So much jealousy lol. Bangkok is full of curse? Oh yeah thats right we are exotic and everyone loves it. If your country is so great why is it still there, way below? It's a shame for my beloved country to be surrounded by these poor, undeveloped countries. Maybe we would have been even more developed if we had good neighbors lmao. I wonder if your country can be at where Bangkok is today in the next 50 or even 100 years? Educate yourself more so you could turn yourself from a troll into a human and maybe help contribute something to develop your country?
To my fellow thais here, dont keep on the stupid argument with this person going. It's plain jealousy.
Name : OCEAN ONE Tower, O1
Location : Jomtien Beach, Pattaya
Project Description : 91 Storey Condominium Tower comprising 587 units, to be tallest building in Thailand
Height : 327 Meters at the lst residential level, 367 Meters to The Pinnacle height.
Architects : Woods Bagot (Australia)
M&E : Lincoln Scott
Structural Engineer: Connell Wagner
Developer : Siam Best Enterprise Limited
Construction Contractor : K-TECH limited
http://www.ocean1tower.com/
Upon completion it will be the tallest building of Thailand!
QUOTE (JoveejuOoOo @ Aug 19 2011, 01:46 AM)
I don't care! I only wish for Bangkok to sink under the sea.
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much!
It is the future. I don't care. I understand that you are sick about your brain.
Stop!!
Please talk about purpose of topic.
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The River - Riverside
73+43 Storey : 265.59 M
Name : The River
Location : Riverside, next to The Peninsular, opporside the Shangri-La and The Oriental
Developer : Takson Hotel Holdings,Raimonland Development Limited+JP Morgan (Singapore) Limited
Project Description : 73 Storey Tower comprising 838 units of Condominium and Serviced Apartment+a 43 Storey Hotel Tower with a retail+parking podium.
Heights : Tower A : 265.59 Meters, Tower B : 151.75 Meters
Architect : HB DESIGN LIMITED
73+43 Storey : 265.59 M
Name : The River
Location : Riverside, next to The Peninsular, opporside the Shangri-La and The Oriental
Developer : Takson Hotel Holdings,Raimonland Development Limited+JP Morgan (Singapore) Limited
Project Description : 73 Storey Tower comprising 838 units of Condominium and Serviced Apartment+a 43 Storey Hotel Tower with a retail+parking podium.
Heights : Tower A : 265.59 Meters, Tower B : 151.75 Meters
Architect : HB DESIGN LIMITED
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The River now.
August construction update as posted by RL on the web:
Date: August 2011
Project progress up to the end of July continued according to programme.
Both the South and North Tower's structure has been completed; the structural steelworks for the building crown is complete awaiting secondary framing and partial glazing. The overall podium structure (podium A, B and C) remains at 99.88% finished, the Hardscape finishing works are progressing throughout the Podium and surrounding Ground Floor areas. Softscape works on Level 5 Podium Deck have been awarded. South Tower Glass Curtain Walls installation has reached Level 70, Window Wall system has reached Level 67; North Tower Glass Curtain Walls installation is complete to Level 41 and Window Wall system has reached Level 41 in Tower B. Installation of glass balustrades has reached Level 68 Tower A and is 100% complete in Tower B. Structural steelwork for Entrance Drop Off canopies is well developed.
Critical Path works of Architectural trades, MEP and finishing trades is now intensifying with Architectural works, including unit partition walls, masonry and plastering, have reached up to Level 71 Tower A and have been completed in Tower B. Internal Ceiling works to corridors have reached Level 34. Lift Lobbies, Unit Bathrooms and waterproofing/wall/floor tiling/wood flooring are ongoing. First fix Mechanical (fire, sanitary and HVAC systems) and Electrical services are ongoing up to Level 62 Tower A and Level 41 Tower B. Subsequent trade activities for the M&E 2nd fix trades activities is progressing to allow the commencement of ceiling closures. Testing of Mock-Up Suites MVAC systems is complete and the MVAC installations are now progressing in the residential Units. Main MEP Plant including transformers, Stand-By Generators and Main Distribution Boards site installation is progressing. Vertical riser pipes for all mechanical and water services are advancing.
The Kitchens have been received on site and installation is commencing according to programme. Passenger and Service lifts are complete and being employed as CTU (Construction Lifts to enable movement of construction workers) and will be serviced before final commissioning for public use. Lift car fit out contract has been awarded. Residential Level Lift Lobby contracts have been awarded and installation is ongoing. Contracts have now been awarded for the Main Lobbies fit-out, Gymnasiums, Sky Garden works. Delivery schedules of domestic appliances have been agreed and the appliances are being prepared for delivery to site.
Civil and External Works on roads, boundary fence, drainage, retention tanks are progressing. Test panels of Car Park/Podium cladding have been erected for inspection and approval. Principal Utility connections and incoming services have been contracted to appropriate authorities for installation.
credit : NRC, chiangraiphotoclub
August construction update as posted by RL on the web:
Date: August 2011
Project progress up to the end of July continued according to programme.
Both the South and North Tower's structure has been completed; the structural steelworks for the building crown is complete awaiting secondary framing and partial glazing. The overall podium structure (podium A, B and C) remains at 99.88% finished, the Hardscape finishing works are progressing throughout the Podium and surrounding Ground Floor areas. Softscape works on Level 5 Podium Deck have been awarded. South Tower Glass Curtain Walls installation has reached Level 70, Window Wall system has reached Level 67; North Tower Glass Curtain Walls installation is complete to Level 41 and Window Wall system has reached Level 41 in Tower B. Installation of glass balustrades has reached Level 68 Tower A and is 100% complete in Tower B. Structural steelwork for Entrance Drop Off canopies is well developed.
Critical Path works of Architectural trades, MEP and finishing trades is now intensifying with Architectural works, including unit partition walls, masonry and plastering, have reached up to Level 71 Tower A and have been completed in Tower B. Internal Ceiling works to corridors have reached Level 34. Lift Lobbies, Unit Bathrooms and waterproofing/wall/floor tiling/wood flooring are ongoing. First fix Mechanical (fire, sanitary and HVAC systems) and Electrical services are ongoing up to Level 62 Tower A and Level 41 Tower B. Subsequent trade activities for the M&E 2nd fix trades activities is progressing to allow the commencement of ceiling closures. Testing of Mock-Up Suites MVAC systems is complete and the MVAC installations are now progressing in the residential Units. Main MEP Plant including transformers, Stand-By Generators and Main Distribution Boards site installation is progressing. Vertical riser pipes for all mechanical and water services are advancing.
The Kitchens have been received on site and installation is commencing according to programme. Passenger and Service lifts are complete and being employed as CTU (Construction Lifts to enable movement of construction workers) and will be serviced before final commissioning for public use. Lift car fit out contract has been awarded. Residential Level Lift Lobby contracts have been awarded and installation is ongoing. Contracts have now been awarded for the Main Lobbies fit-out, Gymnasiums, Sky Garden works. Delivery schedules of domestic appliances have been agreed and the appliances are being prepared for delivery to site.
Civil and External Works on roads, boundary fence, drainage, retention tanks are progressing. Test panels of Car Park/Podium cladding have been erected for inspection and approval. Principal Utility connections and incoming services have been contracted to appropriate authorities for installation.
credit : NRC, chiangraiphotoclub
Bangkok Port Master Plan
Master plan MAKKASAN COMPLEX
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Klong-Toey, Bangkok, Thailand
Year : 2009 - 2010
Awards : Contract Winning Design By Government Sector
Credit : http://www.a49.com
Year : 2009 - 2010
Awards : Contract Winning Design By Government Sector
Credit : http://www.a49.com
Master plan MAKKASAN COMPLEX
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New Design:
Source: Design Concept
Source: Design Concept
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