Starwood Hotels continues expansion in Thailand

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide recently announced that its global powerhouse Sheraton brand will re-enter Phuket with the signing of Sheraton Phuket Kalim Beach Resort.  Scheduled to open in early 2018, the agreement with Phuket Advance Development Ltd. follows closely behind the recent announcement of the debut of the W Hotels brand in Phang Nga […]

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Two Centara properties in Phuket voted within the top three family resorts in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand – Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket and Centara Karon Resort Phuket have been announced respectively top 2 and top 3 family resorts in Thailand, voted by the readers of family magazine Holidays with Kids in Australia. “We are very proud to have one four and one five star property recognized in this highly […]

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Best Western Brings Sense of Style to Phuket

Bangkok — BEST WESTERN International has opened a brand new hotel in Phuket: the stylish BEST WESTERNPatong Beach. Located close to the heart of Phuket’s main tourist area, less than 1km from the famous white sands of Patong Beach, Junceylon shopping center, and a multitude of bars, restaurants and entertainment venues, this new contemporary hotel […]

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Investment boom in Myanmar

More Thai companies are wooed to pursue business opportunities in Myanmar, amid expectation of smooth political transition Thailand’s total investment in Myanmar has nearly reached US$10 billion, making the Kingdom the second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country after China, whose investment swelled past $14 billion.Pisanu Suvanajata, Thailand’s ambassador to Myanmar, reckons […]

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Construction boom – not a bubble

Thierry Loustau, managing director of LBL International, talks to the Post from his office in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. Eddie Morton Attracting $2.5 billion of foreign investment during the first half of this year alone, Cambodia’s construction sector has been repeatedly flagged as the next growth engine for the Kingdom’s economy. However the boom has […]

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Starwood expands presence in Thailand with Sheraton Samui Resort

Wednesday, 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 […]

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Expands Presence in Thailand with the Debut of Sheraton Samui Resort

Renowned Sheraton Brand Debuts in Koh Samui, Thailand’s Second Largest Island; Signifying Starwood’s Confidence In The Long-Term Growth Plan Of The Destination KOH SAMUI, Thailand–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 25, 2014– Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced its world-renowned Sheraton brand will continue to expand its footprint in Thailand with the signing of Sheraton Samui Resort […]

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Laos halts construction project of controversial Don Sahong hydropower dam: envoy

Laos halts construction project of controversial Don Sahong hydropower dam: envoy PHNOM PENH, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Laos has suspended the construction project of controversial 260-megawatt Don Sahong hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River following requests from other countries, newly-designated Laos ambassador to Cambodia Prasith Sayasith said Tuesday. Speaking during a meeting with Cambodian […]

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POSCO E&C Begins Construction of Nam Lik1 Hydroelectric Power Plant in Laos

SEOUL, South Korea, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — POSCO Engineering & Construction (CEO: Tae-Hyun Hwang) announced on July 9 that it held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a hydroelectric power plant in the Phonhong District, 90 kilometers north of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. POSCO E&C Begins Construction of Nam Lik1 Hydroelectric Power Plant in […]

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The Blue Circle partners with Annex Power to develop wind energy in Thailand

The Blue Circle, a renewable energy developer operating in the Mekong region (Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia) and based in Singapore, announced a partnership with Annex Power, a leading renewable energy group in Southeast Asia, to jointly develop wind power plants in Thailand. Annex Power, based in Bangkok, is a preeminent renewable energy Engineering, Procurement and […]

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