Popular Post webfact Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2020 US pays Bt8.8bn for new consulate in Chiang Mai By THE NATION US ambassador Michael George DeSombre, Consul General Sean K O'Neill and Chiang Mai governor Charoenrit Sanguansat jointly presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the new US Consulate General building in Chiang Mai on Friday. The new US consulate will be located on the Super Highway (Chiang Mai-Lampang) road in Nongpakrang subdistrict and will replace the Cold War relic on Witchayanond Road by the Ping river, which was built in 1950. It is the oldest operating foreign consulate in Chiang Mai and the sole US consular presence outside Bangkok. “Seventy years ago the first consulate building was built in Chiang Mai, and we hope that the new building will stand at least 70 more years to represent the long standing relationship between US and Chiang Mai province,” said DeSombre. Part of the consulate’s mission, said the US, was to target transnational crime in the North, including narcotics trafficking and trafficking in persons. “We also believe that the construction of new Consulate General building will help create more than 400 jobs for local people,” added the ambassador. The new Consulate General building will be located on 16.5 rai of land under a construction budget of $284 million (Bt8.8 billion). Construction is expected to complete within 2023. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395126 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-09-25 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 6 1 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guderian Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2020 The Thais could have built a high-speed rail line to China for less than that. No wonder the West is going broke. 16 1 4 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChakaKhan Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2020 Do us Yanks now get Elite visas??? ???? 10 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2020 "Consulate" ???? 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steve187 Posted September 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2020 and the UK have a small space in a 7/11 store in Bangkok 8 2 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Olmate Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 New OZ Embassy in Wireless Rd reportedly cost $110 million to build! Must be a big one! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CrunchWrapSupreme Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 52 minutes ago, steve187 said: and the UK have a small space in a 7/11 store in Bangkok Appears we've got some space to offer. ???? 3 1 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanuk711 Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Olmate said: New OZ Embassy in Wireless Rd reportedly cost $110 million to build! Must be a big one! It is--built like a fort....but the land cost in inner city BKK would account for most of that price...... Edited September 26, 2020 by sanuk711 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, sanuk711 said: It is--built like a fort....but the land cost in inner city BKK would account for most of that price...... Agreee but why 3 times the price for US in CM? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post donnacha Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 The air pollution filters alone cost a billion baht. 4 3 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post donnacha Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 16 hours ago, webfact said: “Seventy years ago the first consulate building was built in Chiang Mai, and we hope that the new building will stand at least 70 more years to represent the long standing relationship between US and Chiang Mai province,” said DeSombre. They may be unaware of modern Thai build quality. 5 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cxxis Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 Imagine how much of the USA left behind onexploded ordinace garbage we could have cleared in the Lao PDR with this cash. 18 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post donnacha Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 4 hours ago, ukrules said: "Consulate" ???? Chiang Mai is certainly an ideal location to spy on the Chinese ???? 9 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanuk711 Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 16 hours ago, webfact said: Part of the consulate’s mission, said the US, was to target transnational crime in the North, including narcotics trafficking and trafficking in persons. Is this America's mission in Chiang Mai , I had it confused with other duties. 7 1 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post elgenon Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 4 hours ago, ChakaKhan said: Do us Yanks now get Elite visas??? ???? YES! We have invested the money, we deserve it. 4 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, steve187 said: and the UK have a small space in a 7/11 store in Bangkok Probably can't afford that. Whoops, sorry, I couldn't resist. I hope the Brexit goes well for our friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnacha Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 4 hours ago, ChakaKhan said: Do us Yanks now get Elite visas??? ???? You certainly get better visa treatment in Vietnam compared to those of us from countries that didn't try to carpet bomb them into the stone age just 40 years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonray Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 10 hours ago, Guderian said: The Thais could have built a high-speed rail line to China for less than that. No wonder the West is going broke. 1.8 billion for the consulate....7 billion for the CIA microwave surveillance equipment 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sucit Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) US does not "pay" anything. They simply move decimal points over on computers. Edited September 26, 2020 by sucit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukeleto Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, steve187 said: and the UK have a small space in a 7/11 store in Bangkok Cringeworthy I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) what the model does not show is the huge antenna farm on top of the building. all US Embassies and consulates have a gigantic basement full of radio interception equipment. it would be interesting to see how large a hole they dig for the subterranean part of the building. years ago the US Embassy in Moscow: "finally, at a cost of $240 million, the embassy was taken apart brick by brick and rebuilt stone by stone. The top two floors were knocked off and replaced by four new secure floors. The stone and glass post- modern building was unofficially opened in May." https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/U-S-Finally-Opens-Moscow-Embassy-Building-was-2714015.php Edited September 26, 2020 by NCC1701A 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 24 minutes ago, Olmate said: Agreee but why 3 times the price for US in CM? 40% Import Tax then you got the skimming off the top by the Thai leaders " Transnational North " a modern network to spy on China????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Not sure why they need it, Americans aren't all that welcome with the infection rate back home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 2 hours ago, steve187 said: and the UK have a small space in a 7/11 store in Bangkok Really? You mean UK embassy doesn't have its own building? Most other embassies in Bangkok has its own building as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M71 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 That's a lot of Sheckles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Where is this new US embassy located? Is it near the Thai immigration inside the shopping mall (forgot what its name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 18 hours ago, webfact said: 8.8bn baht... no wonder the BiB is there every step of the way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1FinickyOne Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, donnacha said: Chiang Mai is certainly an ideal location to spy on the Chinese ???? keep a check on the shrimp in the seafood buffets? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2here Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 one of the parts that adds costs to theses kind of structures is all the various rules and regulations regarding security of these kinds of facilities.. the DoS’ OBO has all kinds of regulations that must be added to any build awards - which invariably add to costs above what a more traditional “civilian” structures might have. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 42 minutes ago, EricTh said: Really? You mean UK embassy doesn't have its own building? Most other embassies in Bangkok has its own building as far as I know. sold the land/building to central group for a record high price, who have demolished the buildings, new UK 'Embassy' in now in an office building on salthon road. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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