Cambodia News
With the swift growth of Cambodia’s economy, which has maintained average expansion of 7 percent per year over the past two decades, the country’s property and construction sector is booming. Real-estate is attracting investment of more than $1 billion a year and has become a driver of economic growth. As skyscrapers, apartments, condos and other […]
Continue Reading
Construction of the $2 billion, 133-story twin tower skyscrapers planned to rise opposite NagaWorld will start in the middle of this year, an official who helped design the project told Khmer Times yesterday. Tous Saphoeun, dean of the Architecture and Urban Planning Faculty of Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering at Pannasastra University, also said the massive […]
Continue Reading
SET-listed Noble Development Plc plans to launch four new projects worth a combined 12 billion baht, aiming for 7 billion baht in presales by the end of the year. The company will have sales roadshows in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to tap demand for Bangkok condominiums. “Bangkok condos in the luxury segment are attractive to […]
Continue Reading
Myanmar agrees to change driving rules for highway The Narendra Modi government has persuaded Myanmar to pick left over right – not for its politics or economy but for the side of the road cars and trucks will drive down while using a three-nation motorway that also includes Thailand. India, Myanmar and Thailand have resolved […]
Continue Reading
Central Group Thailand, the country’s largest retail conglomerate, plans to invest some 39 billion baht (US$1.1 billion) in new supermarkets, stores and hotels this year to boost turnover. Central is the largest mall operator in Thailand by network number and also owns department stores anchoring most of its centres. Internationally, the company owns upmarket department […]
Continue Reading
Marriott International, Inc. announced the opening of Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa today under the company’s iconic flagship brand Marriott Hotels. Featuring 322 rooms that combine modern design and Thai Colonial features, the resort is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities located within the serene seaside town of Hua Hin. Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa […]
Continue Reading
Ahead of the upcoming Sustainable Energy & Technology Asia exhibition & conference 2016, Eco-Business looks at the impact of the landmark United Nations deal on climate change on Southeast Asia’s efforts to meet its growing energy demand in a sustainable way. When almost 200 countries defied the odds to ink the first universal deal to […]
Continue Reading
Borey Penghuoth Group scoops the Best Developer (Cambodia) award, plus four more It’s the biggest event in Cambodian real estate, since, well, ever. Tonight the industry celebrated the best of the best of the Cambodia property sector together with a guest list that included nearly 300 of the kingdom’s top professionals and leaders such as […]
Continue Reading
The animals with extremely sensitive noses are too light to detonate landmines Cambodia, the country with the highest ratio of mine amputees per capita in the world, has started using ‘hero rats’ to sniff out unexploded landmines. The intelligent animals, which possess some of the most sensitive noses in the animal kingdom, have already proven […]
Continue Reading
Thai AirAsia cabin attendants show off the promotional fare for the low-cost carrier’s Bangkok (Don Mueang)-Luang Prabang route at the launch announcement Tuesday. (Photo by Thai AirAsia) Laos has finally opened its restricted skies to Thai AirAsia (TAA), which has relentlessly pursued the issue for eight years. The neighbouring state will from March 24 allow […]
Continue Reading