Marubeni Chooses Bangkok’s One City Centre for Thailand Headquarters Japanese giant Marubeni selects OCC for its new Thailand headquarters, reinforcing OCC’s appeal to global corporations. Mr. Korn Narongdej, Chief Executive Officer of Raimon Land Public Company Limited (RML), a leader in luxury and ultra-luxury real estate development, along with Mr. Yuji Okamoto, Managing Director of […]
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New 34.1-kilometre motorway connecting Bang Bua Thong in Nonthaburi and Bang Pa-in in Ayutthaya slated to open by 2029 The Department of Highways (DoH) is planning to have a new 34.1-kilometre motorway connecting Bang Bua Thong in Nonthaburi and Bang Pa-in in Ayutthaya, costing almost 15 billion baht, built by 2029. According to DoH director-general […]
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Foreigners account for 18.8% of new property bought in Bangkok The Agency for Real Estate Affairs (Area) projects foreigners will buy 27,741 residential properties in Thailand this year worth a total 161.56 billion baht. In metropolitan Bangkok, foreign buyers accounted for 18.8% of new-property transfers in the first half of this year, up from 11.1% […]
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Insurers drop appeal shortly before hearing against Phuket resort’s claim for Covid-19 insurance payout Two commercial insurers last Friday withdrew their appeal against a lower court ruling that a luxury resort in Phuket has a valid claim for losses arising from Covid-19-related lockdowns, ahead of a hearing on Monday before Singapore’s apex court. This meant […]
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Absolute Clean Energy projects to supply Thailand’s electricity grid SET-listed Absolute Clean Energy (ACE), a local biomass power developer and operator, expects to gain more revenue after its 18 ground-mounted solar power generation projects were selected to supply electricity to the state grid. These projects are being developed by ACE’s 14 wholly-owned subsidiaries. Up to […]
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Locals from Chiang Mai, Tak, and Mae Hong Son petition to halt contentious 200-billion-baht water project in Thailand The Chiang Mai Administrative Court received a petition yesterday from locals seeking the cancellation of a contentious 200-billion-baht water diversion venture. This project, designed to bolster the water supply to the Bhumibol dam in Tak, now teeters […]
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Works on Largest Wind Power Project in Southeast Asia Move Forward Wind turbine delivery continues as the country carries on with the development of the largest wind farm in Southeast Asia (SEA). Following the delivery of the first batch of wind turbines and blades to Laos on 12 August, a second batch is speculated to […]
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Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport opens in Siem Reap, the gateway to UNESCO-listed Angkor Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport opened to commercial operations in the province of Siem Reap in the country’s northwest this week. The China-funded Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is now the main gateway to one of the country’s most popular tourist sites, […]
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BCI Equinox in Bangkok 2023, the boutique evening exhibition exclusively for design professionals Enjoy networking with Thailand’s leading product suppliers over provided refreshments with BCI Equinox in Bangkok 2023. Recently at S31 Hotel Sukhumvit in Bangkok, on October 17th, 2023. BCI Central together with FuturArc Magazine and Construction Plus Asia, held the boutique evening exhibition […]
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Kellanova Breaks Ground on Newest Pringles® Plant in Thailand Leading global food company, Kellanova – formerly known as Kellogg Company – broke ground for its newest Pringles® plant in Chonburi making it the company’s first Pringles® plant in Thailand Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, the 73,800 sqm Kellanova Chonburi Plant will manufacture Pringles® to be supplied […]
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