EGAT to replace decommissioned oil-fired power plant in Surat Thani with gas-fired power plant Thailand’s state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) said it plans to accelerate the development of a new alternative gas-fired power plant to replace the existing oil-fired power plant in Surat Thani, which was abandoned after it was decommissioned a decade […]
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Myanmar Lighthouse Club – Yangon Branch – 30 October 2019 “Gallery Bar”, Sule Shangri-La Hotel, 7-9 pm Dear Members, Please note the Lighthouse Club – Yangon branch event will be held at the “Gallery Bar”, Sule Shangri-La Hotel, on 30 October 2019 at 7 – 9 pm. Thanks to our sponsor Thyssenkrupp Elevator Myanmar Ltd. […]
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28 November 2019 ICC Arbitration Dinner Talk on “M&A Disputes – Liability, Quantum and How to Avoid Dealing with Either” There will be an ICC Arbitration Dinner Talk held on 28 November 2019 that you might like to attend. Unfortunately the member price is for members of ICC Thailand and not the CIArb. CIArb members […]
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Hanwha E&C joins in Vietnam’s Binh Duong New City development project 28 October 2019 Hanwha E&C is joining Vietnam’s Binh Duong New City development project. The Korean engineering and construction company last week signed a contract with Vietnam’s state-owned Becamex IDC and the Korean Woori Investment Bank to form a consortium committed to the development […]
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Chiang Mai’s Mae Chaem eyed for first community power plant THE NATION The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will build the first model community power plant in Chiang Mai’s Mae Chaem district, the agency’s deputy governor for strategy Patana Sangsriroujana said. He added that Mae Chaem district had good potential as a location because […]
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Thai Deputy PM visits Phang Nga airport construction site By THE NATION Commerce Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit was in Phuket and Phang Nga yesterday (October 25) to conduct a regional inspection and attend a meeting on the construction of Phang Nga Airport construction. Jurin was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Transport, […]
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Sharp decline in Bangkok’s new condo projects in first nine months of 2019 By THE NATION There has been a sharp decline in the number of new condominium projects in the first nine months of 2019, according a Colliers International Thailand survey. The survey said 71 projects were launched in the Bangkok area with the […]
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Egat prepares to shut down Mae Moh coal mine in Lampang By THE NATION The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has drawn up a plan to shut down the Mae Moh coal mine in Lampang province as the mine’s lifespan will end in the next 30 years, Egat deputy governor for fuel Tawatchai Jakpaisal […]
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport to close one of its runways for repairs starting November By THE NATION Wing Commander Suthirawat Suwanawat, general manager of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Airports of Thailand (AOT), said on Friday (October 25) that Suvarnabhumi Airport will close the eastern runway (runway 01R-16L) and rapid exit taxiway at night from 1.30 to 8.30 am […]
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Buriram ranked 3rd in Airbnb top 20 trending destinations The ranking is based 20 trending destinations for 2020 based on year-on-year growth in bookings, in which Buriram has seen a three-hundred-eighty-three percent increase. The most trending city is the US’s Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest city, followed by Bilbao in Spain and Buriram. According to Airbnb’s website, […]
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