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Myanmar migrant workers check and fold fishing nets after they unload the catch at the fishing port on Si Rae island, off Phuket, southern Thailand, June 13, 2009. Photo: Barbara Walton/EPA Thailand’s cabinet has issued a ministerial regulation to reduce the migrant permit fee to only 500 Thai baht, down from the current rate of […]
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The long wait for new rail system investments ended on Friday after Thailand and China signed an agreement to build new tracks to fulfill Thailand’s ambition to improve its hapless train system. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (right) smiles in talks with visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang while they witnessed the signing ceremony on the train […]
Continue ReadingLike other construction companies, Strega Plc, a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractor, is keen on business prospects in neighbouring countries where the potential for infrastructure projects exists. “We plan to tap opportunities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam as a priority in 2015,” chief executive Trin Pimhatavoot said. The company is preparing to list on […]
Continue ReadingWhy should Thailand be the one to act on the controversial Xayaburi hydropower dam on the Mekong River? Although the project is located in Laos, responsibility for this disaster-in-progress rests squarely with Thailand — and only Thailand can halt construction, by suspending the power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Xayaburi dam by our energy giant […]
Continue ReadingHitachi, a Japan-based multinational conglomerate, is relying on Thailand as its regional hub for the development of logistics and supply-chain networks for the Greater Mekong Subregion, said president and chief operating officer Toshiaki Higashihara. Under the strategy, Hitachi will use its logistics operation in Thailand for cross-border transport of parts and components produced by […]
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Media release – Enerpac SE Asia – June 2014 Enerpac SE Asia, headquartered in Singapore, operates through a strong regional network of branches and service centres covering Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. (Attn. industry media serving industries including as oil and gas, mining and energy, […]
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One of the chief financiers of hydroelectric dams planned on Burma’s Salween River is accused of investing in countries where there is “oppression and limited transparency” in order to achieve its objectives. Having been restricted in its activities at home, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) wants to use Burma and Laos as proxy […]
Continue ReadingAfter unveiling its first Myanmar property in Nay Pyi Taw, Berlin-based Kempinski Hotels AG will expand to Yangon by 2016, according to Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank. The bank announced it was lending US$60 million to transform a heritage building in Yangon into a Kempinski Hotel. The renovation of the building will be conducted by Thai-based […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, 30 October 2014 (NNT) – The cabinet has approved a plan for a Thai-Cambodia railway bridge to achieve Southern Economic Corridor connectivity. In the meeting today, the cabinet approved in principle the construction of the Thai-Cambodia railway bridge as proposed by the Ministry of Transport (MOT). The MOT had proposed to the cabinet that […]
Continue ReadingStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide recently announced that its global powerhouse Sheraton brand will re-enter Phuket with the signing of Sheraton Phuket Kalim Beach Resort. Scheduled to open in early 2018, the agreement with Phuket Advance Development Ltd. follows closely behind the recent announcement of the debut of the W Hotels brand in Phang Nga […]
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