Marriott International and Destination Properties Thailand have parted ways over the management of four Courtyard flagged hotels in Thailand. The properties are Courtyard by Marriott’s in Patong, Kamala Beach, and Surin Beach in Phuket and one in Cha Am. It’s expected a conversion to another international management company will take place prior to April 1st.
Continue ReadingProminent Fluid Controls in Thailand has installed a water treatment plant that allows several thousand flood victims in Bangkok to be supplied with hygienically pure drinking water. The plant cleans water from the streets, which are still flooded from dirty water from the city’s canals. This water contains micro-organisms which can cause skin rashes or […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE: The MRT Purple Line is a rapid transit line under construction in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, which includes the city and five adjacent provinces. Among other things, elevated structures and 16 stations need to be built for the 23 kilometer long main line. Thai BAUER Co. Ltd., a local subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE: The MRT Purple Line is a rapid transit line under construction in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, which includes the city and five adjacent provinces. Among other things, elevated structures and 16 stations need to be built for the 23 kilometer long main line. Thai BAUER Co. Ltd., a local subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau […]
Continue ReadingThe completion date for the new terminal at Phuket International Airport has slipped back from November 2014 to early 2015, meaning a longer period of overcrowding and tourist unhappiness. The new date for finishing the long-awaited building was revealed in an interview with Airports of Thailand managing director Flight Lieutenant Anirut Thanombutr. The new facility […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Zinc InVision Hospitality Group has signed two new Pattaya properties in their development pipeline. First is a conversion of the 149 room Hotel Selection which has been renamed Glow by Zinc. A THB 70 million renovation program will be undertaken and the property expanded to 174 keys. It will enter the market by the […]
Continue ReadingThailand and Cambodia are to establish a working group to facilitate cooperation for the Stung Num hydropower plant and a coal-fired power plant on Koh Kong after both countries agreed on electricity sharing. Thailand’s Minister of Energy Pichai Naripthaphan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Surapong Tovichakchaikul were officially visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen Thursday […]
Continue ReadingChubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated has decided to participate in a wind energy project in northeastern Thailand and has acquired 20% of shares in each of First Korat Wind Co., Ltd. and K.R. Two Co., Ltd., the operating companies in this project. This is Chubu Electric Power’s initial participation in a wind energy project outside […]
Continue ReadingPrism Estates have won the Best International Architecture Award (Multiple Residence) as developers of the Istana Phuket residential estate at Naithon Beach. The International Property Awards (IPA) ceremony was held on December 12 at the Savoy Hotel in London, England and produced in association with Bloomberg TV and Google . The award validates the architectural […]
Continue ReadingSena Development is investing Bt590 million to acquire 99.99 per cent of T Treasury Holding Co, the owner of the Pattaya Country Club and Resort in Chon Buri province. “We plan to develop both residences and a hotel in Pattaya next year to serve the demand for second homes,” Kessara Thanyalakpark, a director of Sena […]
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