Thai Government readies two lawsuits to avoid paying billions in compensation to Hopewell (Thailand) The Transport Ministry and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) are preparing two lawsuits against Hopewell (Thailand) Ltd to dodge having to pay billions of baht in compensation, a source at the ministry said on Monday. The move comes after the […]
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Roof collapse at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport under investigation Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered an investigation into why a roof and supporting structures collapsed at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport on Monday 18 April 2022. The roof and walls of a section of Terminal 1 gave way at about 4.30pm during high winds and heavy […]
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Bangkok housing developers’ sentiment dips in 2022 Quarter 1 Russia-Ukraine war causes prices to soar Sentiment among housing developers in Greater Bangkok dropped in the first quarter this year as they were worried about soaring costs of construction materials impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war. Vichai Viratkapan, acting director-general of the Real Estate Information Center (REIC), […]
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World’s longest glass bridge to open in northern Vietnam’s Son La Province A 632-meter-long glass bridge in northern highlands town Moc Chau, said to be the world’s longest, is scheduled to open to tourists during the Reunification Day (April 30) holiday. Work on the bridge, namely Bach Long in Moc Chau Island Tourist Area in […]
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Man in Thailand’s Phitsanulok shows how he cut electricity bill from Bt4,000 to Bt44 A Phitsanulok man has described how he reduced his electricity bill to only 44 baht per month, in a Facebook post that electrified social media. Hasthanon Lakluang posted pictures of his house covered with solar panels on his Facebook on Saturday. […]
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Which world regions and countries have the most hotel rooms in construction? Two of the four world regions, the Americas and the Asia Pacific, showed a year-over-year increase in hotel pipeline activity at the end of the first quarter, according to March 2022 data from STR. March 2022 (% changes in comparison with March 2021) […]
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Bangkok Mass Transit System operator set to take legal action as Bangkok Metropolitan Administration debt nears Baht38bn Operation and maintenance costs owed to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), as the operator of the BTS skytrain, by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) are nearing 38 billion baht and may trigger further lawsuits, BTSC CEO Surapong […]
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Phnom Penh – Mondulkiri highway construction planned A highway project linking the capital of Phnom Penh to Mondulkiri province, the eastern part of the country, is planned to facilitate the travel of tourists and goods transport as the government sets the Mondulkiri province as the hub of the country’s fourth economic pole. The Phnom Penh […]
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Why HCMC’s metro line is yet to get on track HCMC’s first metro line has been a long time coming, and it is yet to arrive, a full decade after work began on the project. The primary factor in this prolonged delay has been the failure of stakeholders to anticipate problems, identify solutions and implement […]
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Pattaya breakwater project abandoned with no explanation from city hall Construction of a new breakwater off Pattaya Beach was supposed to have been completed in January, but the work isn’t done and heavy equipment sits abandoned on the sand. Beach vendors are perplexed why the yearlong project, which began Jan. 20, 2021, remains unfinished. They […]
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