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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Sharp Corporation has recently signed a two-year memorandum (MOU) to jointly promote the ‘Amazing Thailand, Amazing 8K’ tourism campaign, Sharp will be using its latest AQUOS 8K ultra-high definition technology to produce a series of videos of Thailand’s destinations to promote its tourism industry.

TAT and Sharp Thailand will partner this April to begin the campaign production. The campaign will be majorly broadcasted through the TAT’s marketing and media endeavors. The partnership will set an example for the ASEAN region to harness the power of partnerships between the government and private corporations. Sharp will feature Thailand’s best destinations with its latest AQUOS 8K HD television technology in the best possible light worldwide.

A team of specialists from Taiwan trained in 8K production will be attending the Songkran Water Festival (April 13-15) to produce the first excerpts for the upcoming videos. The team will then set on to film the country’s popular destinations, cultures and festivals. Sharp’s new technology will bring its viewers an incredible viewing experience showcased in pixels up to 7680 x 4320. Thailand’s natural landscapes, iconic Siam architecture and the colorful palate of Thai gastronomy will be recorded through the series of videos produced.

Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT Governer said, “the campaign is part of the Thailand 4.0 initiative and we are excited to partner with Sharp to promote our country with its advanced 8K Aquos technology. We are also excited to partner up with private sectors in order to elevate the country’s tourism image.”

Sharp’s Executive Managing Officer and Head of President Office, Mr. Yoshihiro Hasimoto believes, “Thailand was one of the first overseas countries the company invested in nearly 90 years ago. I would like to thank the Thai government for this partnership opportunity. The Songkran Festival will be the first collaboration of TAT and Sharp’s newest 8k technology to promote Thailand’s tourism. I look forward to the oncoming possible partnerships that the AQUOS 8k technology may bring to Sharp.”

Source: Liberty Times Net

Within the last two years, Thailand has invested nearly US$137 billion on infrastructure building and development of its Eastern Economic Corridor initiative in the Chonburi Province, Chachoengsao province and Rayong province. Mr. Kobsak Pootrakool, Vice Minister for Office of the Prime Minister said Taiwanese corporations have provided much support to the Thai economy especially in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The two will be in close partnership to further accelerate the economy of Thailand in the next 5 years, deemed as the golden period for Thailand 4.0 to be enacted.

To express its ambitions to cater a flourishing economy, the Thailand government hosted the ‘Thailand Taking Off to New Heights Investment Seminar’ in Bangkok and invited more than 3000 corporations from China, Taiwan, Japan, Republic of Korea, US and the EU to participate.

During the opening speech, Mr. Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, pointed that the global economic core is now shifting towards Asia. PTPP, RCEP, are under the direction of Asian economies, which brings Thailand the opportunity to transform its economy under three major strategies, including continuous infrastructure building, the Eastern Economic Corridor initiative, and to promote digital technology which will allow the country to become the powerhouse for the ASEAN region as it further attracts foreign investments.

The Eastern Economy Corridor initiative includes the plan to build airports and shipping ports as well as other large-scale infrastructure projects. The EEC will provide benefits for overseas investors where only 17% tax will be charged compared to the 35% for locals. For startups housed within the ECCi districts, businesses can enjoy 15 years of free tax and permanent land usage. Technology corporations from Taiwan last year has already signed agreements with Thailand for upcoming collaborative projects.

South East Asia manufacturing giant, Amata will build a Taiwan Smart city in partnership with Taiwanese corporations in the Chonburi Province and Chachoengsao province. Amata has already signed agreements with the University of Taiwan and will establish institutions to provide education on production systems for locals.

Thailand’s EEC initiative includes the development of a high-tech manufacturing MRO Center. Thai Airways and Airbus has signed an agreement to establish a MRO center (TG MRO Campus) at the U-Tapao International Airport, to provide large scale aviation maintenance and engineering facilities to house a range of advanced aviation equipment. In the next 20 years, it is estimated that there will be 2.8 times increase of flights in Asia, 4 times of the current amount in all of South East Asia.

TG MRO Campus will cover 83 acres or 34 hectares of land and will undergo operation in July 2022. It will be a base and foundation for airlines worldwide and bring an economic boost to the country as it will provide a doorway to enter South East Asia for flights worldwide.

Source: Money UDN

Thailand will build 2,506 km high-speed railways linking northern Chiang Mai, northeastern Nong Khai, southeastern Rayong and southern Padang Besar with the capital by 2036, a Thai official said.

Suphalerk Soodyodprasert, Rail Project Development Officer from the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) under Thai Ministry of Transport, introduced the development of high-speed railways in Thailand Thursday at the Rail Asia Expo & RISE Symposium.

The first phase of Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed rail, Thailand’s first high-speed railway under Thailand-China cooperation, is under construction after a ground-breaking ceremony late last year, Suphalerk said.

He also introduced Thailand’s master plan of high-speed railways.

The four projects in the first period from 2017 to 2021 include a 253-km first phase of China-Thailand cooperation project, or the high-speed rail between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima, a 355-km second phase from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai on the Thai-Lao border, a high-speed rail linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports and its further extension to Rayong, and a 380-km Bangkok-Phitsanulok high-speed rail, according to Suphalerk.

He added that a 211-km Bangkok-Hua Hin high-speed rail has been put into the second period of plan, which lasts from 2022 to 2026.

A 288-km high speed rail from Phitsanulok to Chiang Mai is also planned in the second period.

For the third period from 2027 to 2036, Thailand plans to extend the Bangkok-Hua Hin high-speed railway by 424 km to Surat Thani and then another 335 km to Padang Besar on the Thai-Malaysian border.

The master plan is set to cost some 1.57 trillion baht (about 50 billion U.S. dollars).

source: xinhuanet

A city’s skyline transformation represents its development within a century and sometimes, even decades. No matter where, the spectacle of soaring buildings increases when land is scarce in the city, allowing the city to stack on top of itself. In just a short 30-year period, the skyline of Bangkok, once brimming with river-side slums in the early 1990s has dramatically been invented into a stretch of glassy designs by renowned architects and developers. Bangkok is no longer the old-world city with orange-tiled temples and wooden housing, but a modern era of architecture boom.  New architectural structures are taller, denser and more dynamic to redefine Bangkok’s identity as they shape its skyline.

New additions to the skyline of Bangkok not only include skyscrapers but infrastructures including freeways and bridges as well as its mass transit BTS system. The development of the city has offset other neighboring countries, and even trespassed that of large Asian cities. Bangkok’s skyscrapers, designed by some of the best architects in the world, have graced the skyline of the city.

Some of the most anticipated skyscrapers have just been completed in recent years. The Magnolias Ratchadamri is pillared by two layers of an architectural ‘petal’ that spirals into the sky like a ready-to-bloom Magnolia flower. On the other hand, the Mahanakhon Tower is now the tallest skyscraper in Thailand, reaching a high 77 floors with hotelier Ritz Carlton and Marriott- managed service apartments. Designed by award winning and world leading architect Ole Scheeren, modular glass boxes encircles the building creating a series of planted balconies and terraces which ‘echo the irregularity of the ancient mountain topography.’

The Central Embassy Tower, by British architect AL_L, glimmers under the sunlight with its full exterior lined with aluminum plates to create a rippling effect. The building points sharply into the sky. Inside, the 37-story high tower is a niche for lifestyle lovers and the young Thai generation. Nicknamed the open house, the leisure space is lined with bookshelves reaching up to 3 stories high. Designed by Tokyo based firm, Klein Dytham, the space is a conglomerate of an open bookstore, shops, cafes, restaurants, social space, and working space, designed to be fitted for those who wish to find ‘home’ in a compact city.

The Rama IX Super Tower by SOM and G Land is to be completed in 2020 and will replace the Mahanakhon Tower as the tallest tower in Thailand, built at 125 floors at 615 meters. It will also be the tallest skyscraper in the ASEAN region and the seventh tallest in the world. The ambitious plan will confide the Thai Economy, which has struggled the last few years due to political instability. Super Tower will be the new landmark of Thailand.

Additionally, the Bangkok Observation Deck, shaped like a burning candle, in memory of the late King, will be completed in late 2019. The project was given a ‘go-ahead’ last year by the Thai government, and will be the tallest structure in Thailand once completed. Fully funded by the government, the tower will host museums and galleries to promote Thai culture and history.

The city’s condo skyscraper scene is booming. Iconic residential buildings are now under construction around the city. The trend of the condo skyscrapers is to incorporate hotels, retail plazas as well as commercial space, to facilitate  multi-functional buildings. Revolutionary architecture building and designs now overtakes the tradition of the city and the skyscrapers will conceive the energy and vibrancy of the exotic Thai culture as Bangkok emerges as a global capital. The city will transpire into a new destination in Southeast Asia for those who want to catch a glimpse of the magnificent 21st century skyline.

Thailand’s cabinet approved on Tuesday a high-speed railway project expected to cost about 225 billion baht ($7.22 billion), that will link three airports, a government official said.

The approval comes at a time when surging tourist arrivals – now equivalent to more than half of the Thai population – have put some strain on Thai infrastructure.

The rail link will connect the two airports in the Bangkok area – Don Mueang International and Suvarnabhumi International – with U-Tapao, built during the Vietnam War in the eastern province of Rayong.