It’s expats, not tourists that are visiting Thailand says Business leader A key figure in Thailand’s tourism industry pulled absolutely no punches when commenting on the country’s supposed “reopening”. Thanet Supharothatrangsi, chairman of the Chonburi Tourism Business Association, echoed what people online have been saying for weeks if not months. In an interview with business […]
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Thailand rejects concerns over Lao hydroelectric projects Authorities press ahead with decision to import power despite dire warnings by environmentalists Thailand’s government has shrugged off concerns voiced by environmentalist groups and agreed to import electricity from several controversial hydroelectric projects on the Mekong River in neighboring Laos. The Thai National Energy Policy Committee decided this […]
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Bangkok’s Central Rama II shopping centre to get Baht 1.2bn revamp Mr Nattakit says that the revamp of Central Rama II will fulfil the diverse lifestyles of people in the area and create a meaningful moment whenever they visit the shopping centre. SET-listed retail and property developer Central Pattana will spend 1.2 billion baht on […]
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Innosea to support owner’s engineer team as technical advisor for major floating solar project at Nam Theun 2, Laos Innosea has joined the owner’s engineer team as technical advisor for one of the world’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) projects, to be built at the Nam Theun 2 hydropower plant reservoir, Laos. The FPV project […]
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Sungrow is supplier to Thai solar-plus-storage project featuring Southeast Asia’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) What is thought to be Southeast Asia’s single largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to date will be supplied to a solar PV-plus-storage project in Thailand by Sungrow. The China-headquartered inverter manufacturer said a few days ago that it […]
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Tipco Asphalt, Thailand’s biggest asphalt producer, eyes steady sales next year SET-listed Tipco Asphalt Plc (Tasco), Thailand’s biggest asphalt producer, expects its 2022 sales to be on a par with those of this year, which are estimated at 1.25-1.3 million tonnes. Chaiwat Srivalwat, chief executive of Tasco, said sales volumes will remain lower than the […]
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The Asia Pacific hotel construction pipeline, excluding China, down slightly year-over-year According to the recent Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the Asia Pacific region from analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE), Asia Pacific’s total construction pipeline, excluding China, at end the third quarter of 2021 stands at 1,758 projects/382,434 rooms. Projects are down slightly year-over-year (YOY) […]
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Coro Energy clinches deal for Vietnam rooftop solar JV alongside Vinh Phuc Energy JSC Coro Energy Plc (LON:CORO) has reached a binding agreement to take control of a newly-formed joint venture in Vietnam through which it will co-own a portfolio of commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar projects in Vietnam alongside Vinh Phuc Energy JSC […]
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Vietnam’s Soc Trang 200MW offshore wind energy project secures government backing In Vietnam, the provincial government of Soc Trang will be providing financial aid to Mainstream Renewable Power and the Phu Cuong Group for the construction of a 200MW offshore wind farm. The entire project is expected to have a total capacity of 1.4GW, enough […]
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Road construction project kicks off in Cambodia’s Kampong Chhnang province Workers and officials officially launched the construction of concrete roads in Kampong Chhnang. The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction was held on November 15. The ceremony was held with the Deputy Governor of Kampong Chhnang, Song You, in attendance. The Deputy Governor of Kampong Chhnang […]
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