Red Planet Japan Further Expands Hotel Portfolio With The Acquisition Of Thailand Hotel Portfolio 30 January 2019 Red Planet Japan Inc. today announced that it will acquire the Thailand-based hotel operations from its parent company Red Planet Hotels Limited. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of fiscal […]
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Phnom Penh’s Gold Tower 42 to be completed by 2020 28 January 2019 After years of delays in construction, building Gold Tower 42 is scheduled to be completed in early 2020, according to the developer. Liu Nianxin, CEO of Hongtao Decoration, said that Hongtao Weimin has constructed the high-rise project in Phnom Penh in partnership […]
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BCPG sets massive wind power goal in Asia-Pacific during 2019-23 1,000MW sought regionwide by 2023 25 January 2019 SET-listed BCPG Plc, the power business arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, wants to add 1,000 megawatts through wind power projects in Asia-Pacific during 2019-23. “BCPG’s wind power expansion is set to comprise 70% of its budget allocation […]
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Thailand’s Council of Engineers want erection of construction cranes regulated 29 January 2019 The Council of Engineers wants it made mandatory to get permission before erecting a crane at a construction site in the wake of the accident on Rama III Road in Bangkok in which five workers were killed. At present, there was no […]
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Egat to float solar panels at Thailand’s dams Five spots picked for pilot scheme 30 January 2019 The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will start installation of floating solar panels in April at five hydropower plants in five provinces. The project was approved by the National Energy Policy Council last Thursday. Chatchai Mawong, […]
Continue ReadingEEC and Sattahip Port Development, Thailand 30 January 2019 By Voytenko Mikhail I’ve been invited to participate in a tour around several sites developing under EASTERN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (EEC) Project on Jan 16-17, organized by Government Public Relations Department Thailand. Journalists were to visit, among other sites, Sattahip Commercial Port, U-Tapao International Airport, and Bali […]
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Airports of Thailand sets February date for decision on second terminal 31 January 2019 Airports of Thailand (AoT) Plc will decide on 20th February 2019 whether to press ahead with the construction of a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, its president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said on Wednesday. The shelved 42-billion-baht terminal project has attracted fierce criticism […]
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Thai Industry Ministry bans steel plant expansion Draft regulation already approved 31 January 2019 Steel plant expansion and construction of steel bar plants will be banned for the next five years in Thailand to reduce the domestic surplus, according to an Industry Ministry draft regulation the cabinet approved on Tuesday. Thailand’s steelmakers produce 9 million […]
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Thailand’s Pattaya city faces an oversupply of condominium units 25 January 2019 THAILAND’S resort city of Pattaya has been highlighted as one of the country’s most attractive places for high-end properties, but a renowned consultant has warned that an excessive supply of homes could put the market in troubled waters. Last year, Pattaya saw 10,239 […]
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Malaysia, Thailand agree to expedite Friendship Bridges project 24 January 2019A joint technical committee meeting to discuss in detail the proposed construction of the two Friendship Bridges between Malaysia and Thailand will be held in Kuala Lumpur in March. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is on a two-day […]
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