Bangkok’s premium retail complex Park Silom set to open in June 2023 The new 39-storey mixed-used project Park Silom shopping centre is set to launch in June in the heart of Bangkok’s Silom (corner of Convent Road), positioned as a ‘Third Space Retail’. Park Silom, developed under NYE & RPG Company, is a partnership between […]
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Enough wind power for a major city snarled in Vietnam’s red tape A cluster of seven wind turbines towering above shrimp ponds and banana trees in Vietnam’s Ben Tre province should have been feeding clean power into the grid by now. Instead, they’ve sat idle for months and become a symbol of the red tape […]
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Thai, Chinese backers sign power purchase agreement for Mekong River dam in Laos Agreement between China’s Sinohydro Corp., Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Public Co., Ltd., and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) The dam in northern Laos would be the third built on the river in the country. Thai and Chinese investors have signed […]
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The Last Days of Laos’ Beautiful Luang Prabang, concerns on construction on the Luang Prabang dam site UNESCO experts insist that a huge dam would destroy the “authenticity and integrity” of the World Heritage Site in Laos. By Tom Fawthrop The ancient citadel of Luang Prabang, hidden away in the mountains of northern Laos, has […]
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NTT to build new data center in Amata City Chonburi industrial estate, Thailand Company adding 12MW, 4,000 sqm in capital city NTT is to build a new data center in Thailand. The company this week announced plans to invest $90 million through NTT Global Data Centers to develop a 12MW, 4,000 sqm facility in Bangkok. […]
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Thailand Amends the Labour Protection Act to Recognize Working-From-Home By LawPlus Ltd Kowit SomwaiyaKulkanya Vorawanichar The Labour Protection Act (No. 8) B.E. 2566 (2023) (“Act No. 8”) was gazetted on 19th March 2023 to amend the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) (“LPA”) to set out the requirements and guidelines for work-from-home arrangements. The Act […]
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Double-track railway between Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan stations to open next year The double-track railway between Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan stations looks set to be opened next year, as most of the project’s civil engineering work has been completed, according to the State Railway of Thailand. Ekarat Sri-arayanpong, SRT’s public relations […]
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Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport expansion ready to begin AoT says B36.8-billion project will increase annual passenger handling capacity to 40m from 30m Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) says it is ready to begin work on a 36.8-billion-baht plan to expand the low-cost terminal at Don Mueang Airport to increase passenger capacity and boost tourism income. […]
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Thailand to build seven new airports in Nakhon Pathom, Bueng Khan, Mukdahan, Kalasin, Phayao, Phatthalung and Satun provinces The Department of Airports (DOA) plans to spend 50 billion baht on the development of seven new regional airports in Thailand, in Nakhon Pathom, Bueng Khan, Mukdahan, Kalasin, Phayao, Phatthalung and Satun provinces, reports DailyNews. The department […]
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Bangkok’s 14-billion baht Chao Phraya River Promenade needs rethink Earlier this month, the Central Administrative Court gave a ruling that spells the end to the Chao Phraya River Promenade — a lavishing 14-billion baht riverside landscape brainchild of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The ruling again serves as a reminder that centralised and top-down decisions from […]
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