Outcry over loss of features on Bangkok’s landmark ‘robot building’ Campaigners criticize renovation and call for better protection for the city’s distinctive architecture A Bangkok landmark known as the “robot building” has been stripped of its identity, heritage campaigners have said, as they called for the city’s distinctive architecture to preserved. The building – in […]
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Thailand’s Ashton Asoke Condo ruling could affect financing The Ashton Asoke case, in which the condo was ordered to have its construction permit revoked, will have an impact on property developers who depend on issuing debt instruments and securing loans for funding, as lenders are becoming more hesitant, according to developers. Anuphong Assavabhokhin, chief executive […]
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Thailand Powers Through the Sustainability Ceiling The world’s largest solar rooftop and other record-setting green initiatives reinforce the kingdom’s reputation as Southeast Asia’s clean energy powerhouse On a rooftop larger than 18 football fields in the heart of Thailand’s high tech Eastern Economic Corridor, a record-breaking renewable energy project is under construction by international investors. […]
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Baht34bn Koh Samui bridge-to-mainland project starts public hearings The Express Authority of Thailand (Exat) held the first public hearing for its plan to build a 20-kilometre bridge linking the mainland to Koh Samui, with construction due to start in 2028. According to Exat governor Surachet Laophulsuk, the orientation hearing will be held in three areas […]
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Prime Minister at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi’s new Satellite Airport Terminal 1 (SAT-1) before soft launch in September 2023 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday (07.08.2023) inspected Suvarnabhumi Airport’s Satellite Airport Terminal 1 ahead of its soft launch next month. Accompanied by several cabinet ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda, Gen […]
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Thailand’s Hua Hin Airport to be expanded and upgraded to international airport The Department of Airports (DoA) is planning to upgrade Hua Hin Airport into an international airport to boost tourism. Rattapol Charoenphon, acting director of Hua Hin Airport, on Sunday said the airport, operated by the DoA, recently expanded its runway to 2.1 kilometres […]
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Really Cool Airlines, new Thai airline expects to start flying in December 2023 Really Cool Airlines, a newcomer in Thailand’s aviation industry, is set to start flying soon after it gets an air operator certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand in December, its chief executive Patee Sarasin said on Friday. He said that […]
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Peninsula Hotels’ Myanmar project to resume depending on economics Recovery of tourist travel to China slowed by ‘geopolitical tensions’ The operator of the luxury The Peninsula Hotels chain said Thursday that its stalled $130 million project in Myanmar has not been canceled and that a decision to resume it would depend on economic conditions. The […]
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CP-led consortium needs BOI certification before work on railway linking Thailand’s three airports can kick off The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) is ready to hand land over to a CP-led consortium to build a high-speed railway from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport to U-Tapao Airport in Rayong. Chula Sukmanop, EECO secretary-general, said the office was […]
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Krabi airport expansion work 87% complete The expansion of Krabi airport to handle up to 8 million passengers per year is expected to be completed in late 2024 and the new facilities to open for service in 2025, the Department of Airports said. The project includes construction of a third passenger terminal and improvements to […]
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