Agency predicts completion of Thailand-China high-speed bridge across the Mekong by 2029

Agency predicts completion of Thailand-China high-speed bridge across the Mekong by 2029 The Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda) expects the new bridge facilitating the Thailand-China high-speed train project’s crossing between Thailand and Laos to be completed by 2029. According to Kirati Veruwan, vice-president of Neda, the bridge will be a parallel structure to […]

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Poor English is holding Thais back

Poor English is holding Thais back The month of December is usually one of reflection and planning, and this is exactly what is on the menu after the annual EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) released its rankings late last month. In case you’re wondering, EF EPI ranks countries (where English is not the primary […]

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Japanese investors eye Bangkok’s Red Line electric train extension projects

Japanese investors eye Bangkok’s Red Line electric train extension projects Japanese investors have expressed interest in investing in Red Line electric train extension projects, said Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit. Yesterday, Nashida Kazuya, the Japanese ambassador to Thailand, met Mr Suriya at the ministry to discuss how Thailand and Japan could collaborate in the development of […]

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Thailand’s Songkran festivities set to ‘go global’

Thailand’s Songkran festivities set to ‘go global’ Festivities to last one month: Paetongtarn Thailand will transform Songkran into a month-long global water festival next year to boost its “soft power” and attract international tourists. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party leader and the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC) president, on Friday announced that the committee […]

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Study reveals world’s most expensive cities, Singapore and Zurich tied for the world’s most expensive city this year

Study reveals world’s most expensive cities, Singapore and Zurich tied for the world’s most expensive city this year Singapore and Zurich tied for the world’s most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday as it cautioned that the global cost-of-living crisis was […]

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Thachang Green Energy (TGE) unveils B5bn development of five new waste-to-energy power plant projects

Thachang Green Energy (TGE) unveils B5bn development of five new waste-to-energy power plant projects Thachang Green Energy (TGE), an SET-listed biomass power plant developer and operator, will allocate almost 5 billion baht to expand its business over the next two years, with most of the budget supporting its five new waste-to-energy power plant projects. The […]

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Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Annual Holiday Dinner Wednesday 13 December 2023

Ciarb Annual Holiday Dinner Wednesday 13 December 2023 Ciarb Annual Holiday Dinner Wednesday, 13 December 2023,7.00pm-9.30pm | Bangkok Dear Branch Members, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Thailand Branch is delighted to invite members and non-members alike to celebrate the year-end at the Ciarb Annual Holiday Dinner at the Royal Bangkok Sports Club with Branch […]

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