10 September 2014 Myanmar Civil Aviation Department confirmed, Tuesday, that five local airports in Myanmar have the green light to approach private companies to take over the management. The Directorate of Civil Aviation head, Kyaw Soe, told local news channels that the agency has approved private management of Bagan-NyaungU, Heho, Tachilek, Thandwe and Kyaukphyu airports. […]
Continue ReadingHONG KONG – Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with an affiliate of Boutique Group of Companies for a Hyatt Place hotel in Phuket, Thailand. Expected to open in 2016, Hyatt Place Phuket, Patong will mark the first Hyatt Place hotel in Phuket, Thailand. “Thailand […]
Continue Reading08 September, 2014 W Hotels Worldwide, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., today announced that its W Hotels brand will debut its third hotel in Thailand with W Retreat Phuket – Phang Nga Bay. Scheduled to open in January 2018, the W Retreat is owned by Dr Wutthisak Limphanit, Thailand’s renowned medical doctor […]
Continue Reading06 September 2014 Local and foreign companies are being sought to bid for construction projects in a special economic zone (SEZ) in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, officials said on Saturday. The Kyaukphyu SEZ will include a 16-metre deep port with a container-handling capacity of 8,000 20-foot equivalent units. “Tenders will be opened on Sept […]
Continue Reading06 September 2014 Bangkok has initiated the building of a huge drainage tunnel, with 17% of the construction already done. In time it is intended to drain flood water from many of the main roads in Bangkok. Bangkok Governor, MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra said after monitoring the progress of construction of the drainage tunnel, being built […]
Continue ReadingIt is quiet in Pak Bara. Fishermen returning from the Andaman Sea dock their vessels at its pier in the south-western corner of Thailand. Travellers hop onto boats that cut across turquoise waters towards nearby marine national parks. All this could change if the kingdom carries out a long-stalled proposal to transform Pak Bara into […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, 6 September 2014 (NNT) – Bangkok has initiated the building of a huge drainage tunnel, with 17% of the construction already done. In time it is intended to drain flood water from many of the main roads in Bangkok. Bangkok Governor, MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra said after monitoring the progress of construction of the drainage […]
Continue Reading03 September 2014 Ekarat Solar Co, Thailand’s top maker of solar modules, is urging the new government to adopt measures to shield the local industry from unfair competition. Wiwat Sangtian, managing director of the wholly owned unit of the country’s biggest transformer maker, SET-listed Ekarat Engineering Plc (AKR), said Ekarat was joining with other solar […]
Continue ReadingWednesday, 03 September 2014 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced its world-renowned Sheraton brand will continue to expand its footprint in Thailand with the signing of Sheraton Samui Resort in Koh Samui. The agreement with TCC Hotels Group, a member of the TCC Land Group, marks the conversion of the existing 141-room Imperial […]
Continue Reading01 September 2014 Thailand is set to approve the construction of a Volkswagen factory near the port of Bangkok, a German newspaper reported. The investment, under Thailand’s “Eco2” program, would secure tax and customs advantages for Volkswagen if it builds fuel-efficient cars, provided the factory produces more than 100,000 vehicles and begins output by 2019, […]
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