Conergy Group, a leading producer of solar cells, expects sales volume in Thailand to more than double to 40 megawatts next year from 17.8 MW now. “Thailand has potential for solar farm business over the next several years, and the government is also planning to introduce home-roof solar panels for the household sector,” said Alexander […]
Continue ReadingAs a result of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan, and the ongoing flooding in Thailand, many U.S. companies have filed or are considering filing contingent business interruption claims against their property insurers. “Both Japan and Thailand have a significant number of suppliers for various industries, particularly automotive and semiconductors, which is resulting in […]
Continue ReadingMitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has received a full-turnkey order for a project to build a 1,600 megawatt (MW) gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power generation plant from Gulf JP NS Company, Limited (GNS) in Thailand, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf JP Company Limited which is 90% owned by a local subsidiary of Electric Power […]
Continue ReadingItalian-Thai Development expects to allot 40,000 rai of industrial land in Burma’s Dawei project next year, with plans calling for a 300-billion-baht steel mill, says ITD president Premchai Karnasuta. The industrial estate will also comprise a fertiliser factory and petrochemical refineries. The basic infrastructure for industrial use is expected to be completed and ready to […]
Continue ReadingBest Condo Development for Phuket Goes to Staffan Nordstrand’s Mandala Condominiums On December 6th 2011, thirty months after the actual beginning of the project Mandala in Bang Tao, it was finally recognised by the Thanachart Bank Thailand Property Awards for its Mandala Condominiums as the Best Condo Development on Phuket. Its initiator, builder and entrepreneur […]
Continue ReadingConstruction of the 100-kilometre “MUSTS” channel is crucial to saving Bangkok from future floods, the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) reiterated yesterday. “It stands for Multi-Service Flood Tunnel System. But also, I want to say that it’s a ‘must’ here,” said Suchatchavee Suwansawas, chairman of the Thailand Underground & Tunnelling Group (TUTG) of the EIT, […]
Continue ReadingBritish citizens can travel more extensively around the world without visas than passport holders from any other country, it has been revealed. According to Henley & Partners bi-annual Visa Restrictions Index, a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedoms their citizen enjoy, British citizens can visit 166 destinations across the globe and stay […]
Continue ReadingFrom March 29 British people hoping to spend some or all of their retirement to New Zealand will be able to apply for residency under a new type of visa. The “retirement” category is open to those aged 65 and over, and takes the form of either a parent retirement visa – for those with […]
Continue ReadingMajor shortages among Australian mining and resource companies are providing opportunities for skilled British engineers to head down under There is a shortfall of about 20,000 professional engineers in Australia and this number is expected to rise further due to the mining and resources boom and large infrastructure projects. Australian exports of natural resources and […]
Continue ReadingBangkok-based Ogawa Atsushi, CEO of Northern Japan (Thailand) Co Ltd, a business revival specialist, is a survivor of the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Today, that tragic experience is one of his assets, as his company has been contracted to help Japanese-owned flood-ravaged factories recover from Thailand’s worst deluge in many decades. Altogether, nearly 800 Japanese-owned factories […]
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