Author: Peter Carlisle

The executive board of Airports of Thailand (AoT) has approved a 163 billion baht budget for the expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport, the chairman, Teerapol Noprampa, said on Friday. The meeting agreed with the “single airport” concept favoured by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. It had approved a plan to expand Suvarnabhumi airport to enable it to handle […]

D-Land Group, a large property developer in southern Bangkok and Samut Sakhon, will focus on those areas it knows best, and also sees potential in Ratchaburi province due to strong demand. It plans to launch three housing projects in the next 18 months. Managing director Suthep Panyasakorn said the group would buy more land on […]

Zinc InVision Hospitality today said it is likely to invest up to USD 90 million (nearly Rs 400 crore) in India in the next three- five years to own and operate hotel properties. The company plans to operate up to 15 hotels in the next three years in the country through a mix of ownership and […]

Expressing strong confidence in Thailand’s economic growth and the booming Pattaya property market, two Israeli investors will commit 2 billion baht to develop a waterfront project after spending 300 million baht to buy out its owner, the Israeli company Erland Land Co. Kobi Elbaz, CEO and founder of Pattaya-based Tulip Group, said the group and […]

Construction will begin in August on a second bridge linking Mae Sot and Myawaddy, the major trading point between the two countries, according to sources close to Thai authorities in Tak Province. The bridge, to be financed by Thailand, will link Yaypu in Myawaddy Township and Mae Sot. “Trucks will use this bridge, and they […]

Mainboard-listed Rotary Engineering has clinched 13 contracts totalling S$40 million from April this year for projects based in Thailand and Singapore. Singapore-based projects included a contract for mechanical works for an oil major, as well as for construction of two fuel tanks and a water tank for Alstom Power Singapore. In Thailand, the group will […]

Engineering consultants presented their feasibility study for the controversial Kathu to Patong tunnel project during a meeting held at the Royal Phuket City Hotel in Phuket Town earlier this week. The six billion baht (US$201 million) proposal includes two one-way tunnels, each 1600 metres long, which will cut through the Nakkerd Hills. At the Patong […]

Luxury Phuket resort collects ‘Best Design Spa’ and Best Design Suite’ in Design et al International Hotel and Property Awards 2011, and announces new Pool & Spa Villas Leading Luxury Phuket resort Indigo Pearl has yet again received the honor of two major accolades for its unique design concept inspired by the island’s ancient tin […]