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10-year budget lifted to B75 billion B. Grimm, one of Thailand’s oldest trading conglomerates, expects to be awarded four additional small power producer (SPP) licences on top of five already granted as it expands its 10-year investment budget to 75 billion baht. Preeyanart Soontornwata, president of Amata B. Grimm Power Ltd, said the company was […]
Continue ReadingThe construction of Neak Loeung Bridge, a part of ASEAN’s highway, will play a vital role in boosting the development of Cambodian and regional economy, said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday during a ground breaking ceremony for the bridge construction. The Neak Loeung Bridge across the Mekong River along the National Road No. […]
Continue ReadingSoutheast Asia looks to nuclear power Safety is not the only reason Southeast Asia has been slow to develop nuclear power plants. They are far more expensive than other kinds of power stations. Southeast Asian economies are growing fast and need more energy to fuel that growth. As a result, almost every country in the […]
Continue ReadingLAGUNA PHUKET is closing the Sheraton Grande from mid-year 2011 to the next high season for a 500 million baht transformation that will see it reopen as an Angsana. The Sheraton has pride of place at Laguna on a peninsula that runs between two lagoons to the Bang Tao beachfront. It’s an idyllic location but […]
Continue ReadingHi Friends, We are looking for JOINT VENTURE Partners for water and wastewater treatment equipment business for THAILAND AND VIETNAM. Hi Fellows, We are looking for JOINT VENTURE Partners for water and wastewater treatment equipment business for THAILAND AND VIETNAM. If anyone here is interested or knows anyone who might be interested for a Medium […]
Continue ReadingI represent IXINA company which is leader in integrated kitchen franchising in Europe. After successful implantations in China, Cambodia and Vietnam, we are currently looking for a Master Franchisee in Thailand. The Thai building and construction sector is expected to grow at a sustained rate of 7 per cent in 2010/2011 only, according to the […]
Continue ReadingChevron hopes to advance the startup of a $3.1 billion natural-gas project in the Gulf of Thailand to this year, in the latest step by the U.S. major to cash in on booming Asian demand for cleaner-burning fuels. The acceleration of the timetable for the Platong II project from 2012 reflects rising Thai consumption of […]
Continue ReadingA record number of hotels committed with over 70 new contracts signed for key markets in the region during 2010 Accor, the world’s largest operator of hotels, announced today the company signed over 70 new development contracts in Asia Pacific during 2010, which will add over 16,000 hotel rooms to the network. This record number […]
Continue ReadingHouse and land prices close to Tavoy in southern Burma where the building of a multi-billion dollar port project will gain momentum have increased up to ten-fold in recent months. A resident of Tavoy in Tenasserim division, which lies on the isthmus shared by Burma and Thailand, said that most of the new property buyers […]
Continue ReadingThird Thai-Lao bridge set for November opening The third Thai-Lao bridge spanning the Mekong River was scheduled to open in November, offering a new transport link between Thailand and Vietnam, media reports said Tuesday. Construction on the 780-metre bridge between Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand and Khammuane province of Laos is 73-per-cent complete and would […]
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