The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) announced that the SCG-Dow Group, a joint venture between Dow and The Siam Cement Group (SCG), has finalized the start-up of its propylene oxide (PO) facility in Thailand by successfully completing its full capacity performance test. The ground for the PO facility was broken in June 2008. Propylene oxide, a […]
Continue ReadingConstruction to expand Phuket International Airport will not be complete until March 2015 at the earliest, Airports of Thailand Vice President Prathuang Sornkhom confirmed today. ”The design of the airport will not be finalised until the middle of this year,” he told Phuketwan. ”The timetable for what can be done depends on the design being […]
Continue ReadingResidents and regular visitors to Pattaya over the past few years will have no doubt noticed the changing shape of the Naklua/Wongamat peninsula as the area undergoes something of a relative transformation, with a spate of luxury resorts and condominium developments now dotting the north Pattaya skyline. One building which has risen rather unheralded, but […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s state-owned PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) on Thursday signed an agreement with Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) for an investment in Myanmar’s Zawtika M9 gas field. PTTEP president and chief executive Anon Sirisaengtaksin said petroleum and natural gas production will start in 2013 with a production capacity of 300 million cubic feet/day, with […]
Continue ReadingYingluck govt urged to embrace mega-projects before it is too late Situated strategically in the region, Thailand looks set to become a regional transport hub. The country has long stretches of coastal land along both the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, which is a tremendous asset. With this geographical advantage, ideas were floated […]
Continue ReadingWhen news about Thailand’s deep South breaks in the press, images of strife and unrest are quickly conjured up. And while this article is an update about a massive uprising in the heart of downtown Pattani, one of three troubled provinces near Thailand’s border with Malaysia, this latest development does not feature any unrest, but […]
Continue ReadingConstruction on a bridge spanning the Mekong River between Laos and Thailand has been delayed by more than six months due to financial shortfalls, media reports said Wednesday. The 480-metre bridge between between Bokeo province, Laos, and Chiang Rai, Thailand, was initially scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012. ‘The work has been […]
Continue ReadingListed Thai development firm Raimon Land have continued to pursue a portfolio of projects in Pattaya. Those launched already include Northpoint, Northshore, Zire Wongamat and the latest UNIXX. Unit sizes go from studios at 22 square meters up to two bedrooms of 62 square meters. Pricing starts at THB880,000 or installments of THB4,400 per month. […]
Continue ReadingListed Thai development firm Raimon Land have continued to pursue a portfolio of projects in Pattaya. Those launched already include Northpoint, Northshore, Zire Wongamat and the latest UNIXX. Unit sizes go from studios at 22 square meters up to two bedrooms of 62 square meters. Pricing starts at THB880,000 or installments of THB4,400 per month. […]
Continue ReadingThe cone-shaped aquarium with an inner acrylic cylinder housing a glass elevator recently debuted at the new Morocco Mall in Casablanca. Aquadream, the 31 foot tall (9.3 meter) acrylic aquarium designed and built by International Concept Management, Inc. (ICM), is the centerpiece of the luxury giga-mall along Morocco’s coast. ICM designed the aquarium to offer […]
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