New Parliament

[Ahoerstemeier]

Bangkok Post: New parliament in use by 2013

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will preside over the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new parliament in Kiak Kai area on Aug 12, House secretary-general Pithoon Poomhiran said on Wednesday.
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Construction of the new parliament is scheduled to be finished in 900 days, or sooner, thanks to modern construction equipment and technology, Mr Chai said.

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The readers' comments are far more interesting than the article itself:

Discussion 1 : 04/08/2010 at 05:12 PM1

What a humungous waste of money that could be better used to bring improved education, drinkable water, electricity and communications services to rural communities, all to satisfy the grandiose delusions of self-importance of a bunch of dysfunctional politicians. Ah, but the construction jobs will keep rural people at the level of unskilled labourers, and ensure huge profits for the politicians' friends and already rich families who own the construction companies and banks that finance them. Many, many countries have parliaments with facilities way, way below the existing Thai parliament complex.

Discussion 2 : 04/08/2010 at 07:55 PM2

They build this at just 40 km from the PRESENT coast line? With two floors underground?

Have the architects taken the rising sea level into consideration? Doubt it. Why don't they start thinking - before they start sinking - about creating a new capital, like Nigeria and Brazil have done. Yes, I admit, it may be too late. Another dubious aspect is the assumed time-line. I have witnessed the snail speed progress of the construction of a four floor provincial court building. It took more than 3 years (> 1,000 days) to complete. Needless to say that if there was a budget, which in the case of the parliament seems to be missing (more than 10 billion suggests that there is no budget) can never be maintained.

Discussion 3 : 04/08/2010 at 09:15 PM3

let's break ground and get rolling

bangkok and thailand deserve this !

[^The joke here is that the writer used the name "Albert Speer", so it's meant to be taken as cynicism......]

Discussion 4 : 05/08/2010 at 08:24 AM4

The comedy keeps coming. Thailand is the land of image over substance. Appearances are far more valued than capabilities as the article proudly States,” the parliament's grandeur would be the pride of Thailand, visible to people from all over the world”, in reference to the new parliaments BIG BUILDING. The grandeur would be the pride of Thailand? What Thailand needs cannot be built from iron, cement and brick. The people who will gather within these new walls need to rebuild their thinking, moral being and responsibility to the kingdom, Thai people and the future of the country instead of their greedy self-centered selves and how they look to people from all over the world. But this is so typical, instead of politicians selflessly doing something for the country they think of themselves. It’s just like little children playing dress-up and make-believe. It is truly amazing Thailand that still amazes as lessons are never learned and applied in politics.

[Wisarut]

Crown Prince and Princess Srirat (Royal Consort) came to make a ceremony of laying the foundation for the New parliament at the Treasury Land at Kiakkia at 10 AM.

The ceremony of laying the foundation for the New parliament (Sappaya Sabhasathan - สัปปายะสภาสถาน) with golden bricks, silver brick, Pink Gold Brick alogn with the insciption in marble started on 10.09 AM

Prime Minister, House Speaker and the Chairman of Supreme Court, the Chairman of Adminsitration Court along with Privy Council, MPs, Senators are participated in this ceremony alogn with Ex Housae Speaker.

Justr before the ceremony, there is a drizzle.

Nationbal Assembly Office has given the book abotu the counstruyctuion of the new Parlaiument. The special book contain 434 pages with hte wage of almost 3 kg.

Aftger crown prince has taken a look at the model for the new parliament, Crown Prince has comment that

The Model for the New parliament looks really nice. WHen this parliament is goign to be done?

House Speaker Chai siad:

Your Highness, This will be done in BE 2556 (2013)

Crown Prince asked

Good. How much land has been used for this national aseembly?

House Speaker Chai siad:

Your Highness, 120 Rai of land even though we actually used 119 rai of land the rest will be the field in front

Crown Prince said

Just enough space and it is nice tgo se the new parliament on the river. There should be no flood problem.

House Speaker Chai mentioned further:

Your Highness, I'm glad to see Your Highness pleasing with the new parliament. The untilized area for the new parliament is 300000 square meter with 11 cloor and 2 underground floors as an underground parking lot. There will be separated areas for House of representative and Hosue of Senate. Every MP and Senator will have their own individual office rooms alogn wityh the room for Representative and Seantor Committee for better facilities. There will be the new Bridge across Chao Phraya at Kiakkai.

http://www.matichon.co.th/news_detai...rpid=&catid=01

[Wisarut]

The bidding for the consultants and contractors to construct the new National Assembly in Kiakkai delayed - has to pospone to mid-late 2011 since the TOR drafting process need a revision sicn the old draft have disqualify virtually all contractors and consultants from bidding.

Further delay due to soem civil disobedientto defy the eviction orders algon with the change of the way to cross Chao Phraya from the bridge which will steal the scene to the tunnel with cost 3 times compared to the bridge.

If BMA insisiting to construct the bridge b- the new bridge must be moved to either Bang Pho [Blue ring subway] or Kiaw Khai Ka

http://www.thanonline.com/index.php?...te-&Itemid=478

[Wisarut]

Special Zoning aroudn the new Parliament at Kiakkai issued:



Zone 1: within 300 meter radius - the construction of the fllowing types of the buildings are forbidden:
1. Building higher than 15 meter (AKA mroe than 5 floors)
2. All types of factories
3. Theaters & Cinema & Entertainment complex
4. Transportation station
5. Buildings to keep animals for comemrcials or so more than 10 square meter
6. Big Buildings.
7. Market building over 300 square meter
8. Automobile Reparing/Assembly shops
9. Gas/fuel station and fuel depots
10. Advertisign billboards - ONLY the sign showign the buildign name with the height not mroe than 12 meters
11. Crematorium
12. Godown and warehouses with the total areas more than 100 meter
13. Garbage factory

Zone 2: within 500 meter radius
1. Building higher than 23 meter (AKA mroe than 8 floors)
2. All types of factories
3. Big Buildings
4. Automobile Reparing/Assembly shops
5. Gas/fuel station and fuel depots
6. Advertisign billboards - ONLY the sign showign the buildign name with the height not mroe than 12 meters
7. Godown and warehouses with the total areas more than 100 meter
8. Garbage factory

http://prachachat.net/view_news.php?...day=2011-02-03

[Wisarut]

Now, Prueksa real estate getting the real headaches because just a few month afer closign the deal of 1047 units of the new condo project aroudn Kikkai in Nov 2010 whcih is now pending for EIA, the new buildign regulation from Mahatthai just become effective on 29 Jan 2011 - a day after publication in Royal Garzetts, forcing Prueksa to refund 45 million Baht of deposit + 0.625 % interests (300000 Baht) due to the sudden change of the building regulation to much more stringent measure .. Even this measure hurt the feelign of the consumers ...

Now the condo have be redesigned from 32-34 floor (1000 units) with the price of 1600 million Baht to 5-8 floor buildings with the price tag of 600 million Baht and give the odl customers the firwst priority to make a reservation first - losting 1000 Million Baht of revenue wasting 10 million Baht of marketing

http://www.prachachat.net/view_news....day=2011-02-10

[Wisarut]

Speaker Chai telling those police top brasses that the new parlaiment has Helipter pad for evacuation

Speaker Chai telling police top brasses that the new parliament at Kiakkai has helicopter PADs for evacuation in additoon to evacuation by boats Furthermore, this new parliament is 11-floor building with the space of 320000 squarem meter ... TThis will be done by the end 2013 - 2014, after bidding for the contractors in march 2011

[Wisarut]

N ow there are 6 conttactors who are fightign for getting the contract on the New National Assembly at Kiakkai - who just submittd the PQ

1. Power Line Engineer PCL
2. ITD
3. Ruam Nakhon Constrction (Thailand)
4. STECON => the potential victor
5. Bejamas
6. Ch. Karnchan - purchased the form byu decvline to fight in the biddding

Teh porice tag for the new assembly on 119 Rai of land is 11.738 Billion Baht - constrution will take 900 days asnd doen by the end of 2014.

http://www.prachachat.net/view_news....day=2011-06-09

[Wisarut]

100 families of High society going to sacrifice their land plots for both New parliament at Kiakkai along with the Bridge across Chao Phraya at Kiakkai and relating road from Taling Chan to Kiakkai
http://www.prachachat.net/news_detai...tid=&subcatid=

[Wisarut]

Exrtending th constuctin fo the New parlaiment at Kiakkai fro, 900 days to 1200 days.

BMA went into conflcit with the Natinal Assembly on the matrter of Kiakkai Bridge
http://www.thanonline.com/index.php?...-05&Itemid=417

The conflicts of Kiakkai Bridge between BMA vs. National Assembly has reached the point thsat Yinglux has to be a mediator
http://www.thanonline.com/index.php?...-38&Itemid=479

[Wisarut]

Almost 15 Billion Baht Budget to construct the New National Assembly in Kiakkai approved with the followign breakdown:

Main Building and the annex: 11.100 Billion Baht
Public Utilities: 0.586 Billion Baht
Information Technology Cost: 3.000 Billion Baht

PM Yinglux telling the cabinate to sepnd this budget in the way to nesure that no corruption and collusion happened.

http://breakingnews.nationchannel.co...?newsid=530191

[Wisarut]

Cuttign down the construction budget for the New National Assembly by 3 billion Baht sothe governemnt can spend 3 billion Baht to pay for flood relief
http://www.dailynews.co.th/newstartp...ntentID=169286

[Wisarut]

PT men want to cancel the planned National Assembly on Kiakkia and move the new national assembly to either Pakkret or Saraburi at the way to insult Crown Prince as well as the PJT-connected contractors
http://www.matichon.co.th/news_detai...&subcatid=0100

[Wisarut]

Ex House Speaker pointing out that PT men's current motivation to move the New parliament to Saraburi has a lot to do with Ai Maew who plan the new capital city to eclipse BKK
http://breakingnews.nationchannel.co...?newsid=547857

[Wisarut]

Ai CHaroen pressuring the movement of the New parliament to either pakkret or Saraburi at all cost even it means to offense Crown Prince
http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/Vi...=9550000004981