Major reconstruction of Phuket International Airport will start in October, the airport’s new deputy director, Sub-Lieutenant Thanee Choochong, told Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha today. The airport’s redesign should be completed next month, he said at a meeting with the governor at Provincial Hall in Phuket City. The decision had been made to demolish the staff […]
Continue ReadingWith Krabi enjoying improved infrastructure and lower competition than in Phuket, the Bangkok-based property developer Perry Group International is investing 1.9 billion baht in a hotel, villa and condominium complex on 40 rai of this southern province after holding onto the plot for a decade. Executive director Andrew Ngamsappasilp said now was the time to […]
Continue ReadingPöyry’s Energy business group has been awarded an Owner’s Engineering Services Contract for two new Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plants in Thailand by Amata B.Grimm Power (Rayong) 1 Limited and Amata B.Grimm Power (Rayong) 2 Limited. The projects will run concurrently with a five month interval between Notice to Proceed for each project. The value […]
Continue ReadingPace Development Co plans to raise its capital by one-third to four billion baht this year and start construction piling for its MahaNakhon luxury project this month to bolster buyers’ confidence after a six-month delay. At the same time, its Israeli partner, Industrial Buildings Corporation (IBC), is committed to continuing its investment in the 18-billion-baht […]
Continue ReadingThe Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand is selling bid document to select the Green Line electric train project advisor during now until June 22. It expects the contract for the 12.6-km elevated Bearing-Samut Prakan project to be signed within October, said acting Governor Ronachit Yaemsaart. He said that the advisor will oversee the design […]
Continue ReadingA new Japanese solar power device can generate twice the electricity of current models thanks to moving mirrors that follow the sun throughout the day, according to its developers. Smart Solar International, a Tokyo start-up that also has an office in California, will start producing the system in Japan in August, hoping it will be […]
Continue ReadingSolar power here would climb to 150 megawatts by year-end from 60MW at present, Krairit Nilkooha, director-general of the Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department, told the third meeting of the two-day Asia Solar Energy Forum in Bangkok yesterday. Bangchak Petroleum’s 38MW and Natural Energy Development (NED)’s 55MW solar farms are scheduled to go online […]
Continue ReadingOn the heels of a highly successful Australian Event, Martin Kelly is bringing the hospitality conference “No Vacancy” to Bangkok on Tuesday June 7th. A number of experienced hospitality experts including David Keen/Keen Media, Craig Hewett/Wego, Bill Barnett/C9 Hotelworks and others from well known firms Agoda, Anantara, STR Global, ACCOR, Dusit, Centara and Hoteltravel.com will […]
Continue ReadingThe beachfront property offers private pool villas with designs by Thai based firm VaSLAb. Conceptually the product is a unique offering by the partnership which gained critical acclaim for the Bunker House in Lopburi. La Flora is a fast developing resort group with their flagship property in Patong and a new upscale boutique resort under […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s largest contractor says backlog value could swell to B300-400bn Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), Thailand’s largest contractor, expects the value of its project backlog could jump from 42 billion baht last year to between 300 and 400 billion this year. A 77-billion-baht contract signed in the first quarter for the Dawei megaproject in Burma outstripped […]
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