Cambodians flow into Thailand as country reopened its land borders after nearly two years Thailand desperate to fill a labour shortage estimated at 800,000 people Migrant workers began flowing into Thailand on Tuesday as the country reopened its borders after two years, desperate to fill a labour shortage estimated at 800,000 people. A total of […]
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Wealthy foreigners to own small landholdings associated with homes here in Thailand agreed in principle This important step is part of a wider programme to attract more foreigners to Thailand to live. However, the government is also determined that these new residents must have the ability to generate wealth and prosperity for the kingdom’s wider […]
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Fifty-eight (58) solar power plants completed or under construction across Laos, with 7,656 MW total installed capacity A total of 58 solar power plants have been completed or under construction across Laos with a total installed capacity of 7,656 MW, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Tuesday. Eight of these plants have been completed and […]
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Work to begin on Vietnam’s Quang Tri airport, while Tan Son Nhat, Dien Bien, Con Dao and Dong Hoi airports to get upgrades Work is set to begin on an airport in Quang Tri this year, while Tan Son Nhat, Dien Bien, Con Dao and Dong Hoi airports are set for major upgrades. VN Express […]
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Vietnam voted second among 64 destinations around the world for expats back in 2019, but what about in 2022? Back in September 2019, nine of ten expat respondents said they were happy with their life in Vietnam, compared to a global average of 74 percent. Has the sentiment changed in 2021? Then in 2019, according […]
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Bangkok’s Home prices set to surge in 2022 Inflation, labour shortage pressure the housing market Higher inflation, a labour shortage and the rising prices of fuel and construction materials will drive new home prices higher this year after the housing price index kept declining since the first quarter of 2020. Phanid Maneerattanaporn, director of construction […]
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Bangkok Lighthouse Networking Evening – 09 February 2022 – SPONSOR Radcon Lighthouse members, We are back! Please see the invite for the first networking event of 2022, one big note: This year due to popular consensus we will start the events at 6:00pm. Once again a massive thanks to “Rod” from Radcon for his most […]
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Motorists travelling to Bangkok from Hua Hin face delays due to essential bridge maintenance The maintenance work on the bridge is set to be carried out until 20 May 2022. Motorists travelling to Bangkok from Hua Hin are being warned they could face months of delays due to essential bridge maintenance. The work is being […]
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Thai government covets wealthy retirees; French magazine named Thailand among its top-five retirement destinations The government has rolled out offers to attract long-term retirement-age visitors after a French magazine named Thailand among its top-five retirement destinations, said deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek. She said Capital, a monthly French magazine, ranked the kingdom behind only Greece, […]
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Vietnam’s NAMI Solar and Korea’s SK Ecoplant seal joint venture deal to pump $200 million in to Vietnam solar power NAMI Solar, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s Nami Energy company, and SK Ecoplant, a member of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, sealed a joint venture deal this week to pump $200 million into solar energy development […]
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