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Ultra-Luxury Rosewood Bangkok Opens on Ploenchit Road 01 April 2019 Rosewood Bangkok has opened as an intimate, ultra-luxury hotel on Ploenchit Road in heart of the city’s prime central business and retail district. As the 27th property in the growing global network for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®, the hotel is the brand’s second destination in […]
Continue ReadingExport-Import Bank of Thailand enables Thai investment in Vietnam’s renewable energy 1 April 019 Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) has extended US$65 million in credit to Eastern Power Group Plc and Communication & System Solution Plc to finance the construction of two solar-power plants in Phu Yen, Vietnam, with a combined generating capacity of […]
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Gas may bully coal in Vietnam’s $7.8 billion power project 21 March 2019 Vietnam’s latest plans for $7.8 billion in gas-fired power projects may see the nation become one of the world’s newest liquefied natural gas importers and cut its coal use. The Ninh Thuan provincial government on Wednesday said it met with Thailand’s Gulf […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Egat signs two renewal power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Electric de Laos (EDL) To buy power from Nam Ngum 1 and Say-sed hydroelectric plants 19 March 2019 Thailand’s State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has signed two renewal power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Electric de Laos (EDL) to buy power from two hydroelectric […]
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Avani Hotels & Resorts appoints leadership team for three new properties 13 March 2019 Avani Hotels & Resorts appoints senior leadership for its upcoming properties: FCC Angkor – Managed by Avani, opening Q2 of 2019; Avani Central Busan Hotel, opening mid-2019; and Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok, also scheduled to open mid-2019. Bangkok, Thailand — Avani Hotels […]
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Cambodia has wind energy potential, could generate up to 500 MW from wind turbines France-based Blue Circle has finished a feasibility study for a project to build wind turbines in the Kingdom, with results indicating investment should ensue. The results of the study were presented during a meeting on Monday between company representatives and Suy […]
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Centara on track to realizing 5-year strategic vision after securing 10 hotels in 2018 13 March 2019 Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has revealed that it is on track to achieve its strategic vision, which includes the goal of doubling its global hotel portfolio by 2022. At present, Centara has 68 hotels […]
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Greenland Hotels Signs Pair of Deals to Manage Thai Hospitality Projects 10 March 2019 The hotel and tourism unit of Shanghai Greenland Group, one of China’s largest real estate developers, announced on March 6th that it has struck new partnerships with three Southeast Asian developers to accelerate the global expansion of its hotel management business. […]
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Fast trains between Thailand and Laos ‘in 4 years’ Govt sets deadline for Sino-Thai rail project 6 March 2019 The government will push for completion of the Thai-Sino high-speed railway project linking Bangkok and Nong Khai by 2023 so it can connect to another fast rail project in Laos, said Nathporn Chatusripitak, a spokesman for […]
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The Future Of Bangkok Rail Travel By James Clark 21 November 2016 Editor: We found this article from 2 years ago interesting so thought we would reproduce it here. As a rail fan and infrastructure enthusiast I’ve been keenly following the developments of Thailand’s future railway projects. In addition to old lines being modernised, there […]
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