InterContinental Hotels Group to open new Khao Yai Hotel in Central Thailand in 2020 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the signing of a management agreement with Elysian Hotel Management Company Limited, for a unique new property near Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand. Set to open in 2020, InterContinental Khao Yai Swan Lake Resort […]
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Bangkok Lighthouse Club Networking Evening – February 12, 2020 – SPONSOR Radcon Please come and support one of our biggest sponsors Radcon at Clubhouse Sportsbar and Grill We look forward to seeing you all there. Lighthouse committee Download Flyer: Bangkok Lighthouse NW February 2020
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Myanmar ranked highest among the world’s 20 fastest-growing travel destinations in 2019 By THE NATION Myanmar ranked highest among the world’s 20 fastest-growing travel destinations last year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Myanmar Tourism Marketing, part of the Myanmar Tourism Federation, said the country enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 40.2 per cent […]
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Eastern High-Speed Rail Link Consortium ready to start work on Don Mueang-Suvarnabhumi-U-tapao high-speed railway Eastern High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Co Ltd, a consortium led by Charoen Pokphand Group, is ready to start the construction of high-speed rail, take over the operation of the Airport Rail Link (ARL) and train new staff for future service. […]
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Thai Cabinet considers Chao Phraya tunnel to ease Bangkok traffic The cabinet is going to consider building the first traffic tunnel under the Chao Phraya River in March in a bid to relieve traffic congestion in the Sathon and Silom areas, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob. In the proposal prepared by the Ministry of […]
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Society of Professional Engineers in Thailand (SPET) Meeting 20 February 2020 Dear SPET Members, Please find the attached flyer for the next meeting to be held at the British Club, Soi 18, Silom Road, Bangkok at 6.30pm on Thursday 20 February 2020. “HOW DOES A SAFETY CULTURE CULMINATE THE WORLD RECORD OF 100 MILLION WORKER […]
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Cambodia Airport Investment’s new Phnom Penh International Airport cost estimated at $1.5 billion Cambodia Airports and the Overseas Investment Corp (OCIC) have shown progress in discussions on the development of a new Phnom Penh International Airport which is expected to be finished next year. Their cooperation has been signalled through a draft memorandum of understanding […]
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Wärtsilä’s eight 50SG pure gas engines To Deliver combined 292 MW on two Myanmar power plants 06 February 2020 Wärtsilä announced it will deliver, on a fast-track basis, the equipment for two power plants being installed in Myanmar. During the summer of 2019, the Yangon area of the country was subjected to power cuts of […]
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Construction of 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang hydropower dam project slated to begin later in 2020 On a wide bank of the Mekong River, yellow markers and visits by surveyors show preparations underway to build Laos’ third and largest dam on Southeast Asia’s most vital waterway. About an hour downstream, in the laid-back tourist centre of […]
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Thai government will build Thai government will build royal museum dedicated to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej 06 February 2020 The Thai government will build a museum dedicated to the royal cremation of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand’s longest-serving monarch, in Pathum Thani’s Klong 5, according to a Bangkok Post report. The museum, which […]
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