Bangkok land price index edges up in Q3 – Rise below 5-year pre-Covid average Despite the escalating trend, the increase in the land price index in Greater Bangkok in the third quarter remained lower than the five-year average during the pre-Covid period, according to the Real Estate Information Center (REIC). Acting director-general Vichai Viratkapan said […]
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WHAT IS YOUR CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTING LINKEDIN INVITATIONS? As I’m currently looking for *construction and engineering work opportunities, I’m spending more time on LinkedIn than I usually do when I’m busy in fulltime work. One of the things I do regularly to try to ‘hunt down’ potential opportunities, is sending a LinkedIn invitation to connect […]
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Thailand Construction News E-Newsletter (TCN315) out NOW! Read a copy here Thailand Construction News – TCN315 – 25.10.21 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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Opening of 1,000km Laos-China railway approaches in in December 2021 Final ‘dynamic tests’ of the Lane Xang Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train are being done on the Laos-China railway ahead of its opening in December. Once functional, it will be China’s first international railway, connecting Laotian capital Vientiane to Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan […]
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Thailand’s Yuam River Water Diversion Project Clears Major Hurdle After China Shows Interest Thailand is moving forward on a controversial and long-pondered water diversion project after the plan drew interest from a major Chinese firm, a move that could give Beijing a new outpost for its sweeping Belt and Road Initiative. Under the leadership of […]
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Thailand’s Conditions for no-quarantine required for arrivals from 46 countries commencing from 01 November 2021 The government on Friday outlined conditions for quarantine-free entry from Nov 1 for arrivals by air from 46 countries, which also apply to people who recently left Thailand for those countries. It also gave details for arrivals under other criteria. […]
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Charoen Pokphand Group-led consortium to take over Thailand’s Airport Rail Link services A consortium led by Charoen Pokphand Group will take over the operations of Airport Rail Link (ARL) services on Monday, according to the Department of Rail Transport (DRT). DRT’s deputy director-general Pichet Khunathamrak recently held a meeting with Asia Era One (AERA1) to […]
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The Thai Arbitration Institute Rules Amended – A Key to Quicker Dispute Resolution? By Chandler MHM Limited Introduction Arbitration is a common mechanism for alternative dispute resolution nowadays. The Thai Arbitration Institute (the “TAI”) (originally the Arbitration Office under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice) is among a handful of […]
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FLS and Rattanakorn Asset sign Joint Venture Agreement to accelerate their growth in Warehousing and Contract Logistics Services across Thailand Rattanakorn Asset and FLS recently signed a Joint Venture agreement to form FLS Supply Chain Centers, to design, build and operate specialized warehouse complexes across Thailand. The first such project will be developed in Maptaphut, […]
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88MW Ninh Thuan wind farm in Vietnam comes online Ninh Thuan is a JV between AC Energy and BIM Group Commercial operation has begun at the 88MW Ninh Thuan wind farm in Vietnam, a JV between AC Energy and BIM Group. K2 Management (K2M) worked as owner’s engineer on the final phase of a vast […]
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