Ratchapruek Road News Today

Central Pattana, Thailands leading developer of retail-led mixed-use developments such as shopping centers, residential projects, office buildings and hotels nationwide, has underlined its leadership in Thailands property sector and as a

Ek-Chai Distribution System, the operator of Lotus's hypermarkets, has launched Lotus's North Ratchapruek, its smart community centre flagship store in an attempt to attract lifestyle customers.

The Thon Buri district court has sentenced a police doctor, charged with drunk driving and causing two deaths and a serious injury in a crash in Bangkok last year, to three years in jail suspended for two years.

SET-listed retail and property developer Central Pattana Plc (CPN) will have a joint venture with one of its subsidiaries Grand Canal Land Plc (GLAND) to develop a mixed-use project on a 48-rai plot on Phahon Yothin Road.

Earlier in the month, work began on the expansion of Ratchapruek Road, a major route north of Bangkok which links the neighbouring provinces of Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi. The road, according to the Department of Rural Roads (DoRR), will see almost 50,000 vehicles pass through it every day, as it is expanded into a 10-lane thoroughfare, up from the present eight.

Looking at a Thai Lue-style house at Kad Nan (Nan Market) in Nan province, at first glance people might assume it to be a luxury spa. Others would imagine it to be a fine dining restaurant, a chic boutique resort, or even a Buddhist temple.