Telenor’s Total Access Communication (Dtac) and CP Group’s True Corporation (True) in talks over merger of their telecom units in Thailand

Telenor’s Total Access Communication (Dtac) and CP Group’s True Corporation (True) in talks over merger of their telecom units in Thailand Norway-based Telenor and Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) are exploring a merger of their telecom units in Thailand, which could result in a new market leader in the country, overtaking current number one AIS, […]

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Thailand Construction News E-Newsletter (TCN317) out NOW!

Thailand Construction News E-Newsletter (TCN317) out NOW! Read a copy here Thailand Construction News – TCN317 – 22.11.21 Why not subscribe (click here) – its FREE and out fortnightly-ish. Thailand Construction News, or ‘TCN’ as it’s better known, is Thailand’s construction and engineering orientated e-newsletter and website, produced with expatriates, senior-management Thais and other like-minded […]

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Thailand’s Loy Krathong or festival of lights – A sacred river offering, or an ecological menace?

Thailand’s Loy Krathong or festival of lights – A sacred river offering, or an ecological menace? Today (November 19, 2021) Thailand celebrates its festival of lights, or, ‘Loy Krathong,’ to grace Khong Kha, the River Goddess for nourishing our lives. Thais ask that she drifts away their misfortunes and misdoings. But in reality, experts warn […]

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Thailand’s Fine Arts Department wants to protect Bangkok’s old railway terminus Hua Lamphong railway station as a national heritage

Thailand’s Fine Arts Department wants to protect Bangkok’s old railway terminus Hua Lamphong railway station as a national heritage The Fine Arts Department (FAD) will register Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong railway station as a national heritage in a bid to shield it from development plans. Nattapong Siriwattanapichet, an archaeologist with the department, said the century-old station […]

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Thailand’s property market expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in late 2023

Thailand’s property market expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in late 2023 Thailand’s property market is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in late 2023, sooner than previously forecast, supported by an easing of housing loan regulations and a reopening to more foreign visitors, a property research centre said on Wednesday. The central bank last […]

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Royal plans unveiled for new public park in Bangkok to commemorate His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great

Royal plans unveiled for new public park in Bangkok to commemorate His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great The Bureau of the Royal Household has unveiled a virtual design for a new public park that will be built in commemoration of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, which is expected to be completed by […]

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It’s expats, not tourists that are visiting Thailand says Business leader

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

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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