Knight Frank delivers ‘frank’ report on Phuket condo market Nattha Kahapana, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Knight Frank Phuket, has delivered an in-depth review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Phuket’s condominium market. In a release issued yesterday (Feb 8), Mr Natha explained the depth of the impact and the reasons behind […]
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Bangkok MRTA’s Orange Line needs scrutiny Bangkok Post Editorial The decision of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) to scrap bidding for construction of the western section of the MRT’s Orange Line while a court decision is pending bodes ill for transparency. After such a controversial decision, the project will become yet more damning evidence […]
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Laos will transmit electricity to Cambodia in 2025 Construction of two coal-fired power plants will begin at the end of 2021 in Xekong province [sometimes spelt Sekong] in the southeast of Laos, and will begin transmitting electricity to Cambodia in 2025. Officials say these plants will become operational and begin transmitting electricity to Cambodia in […]
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Scholars Of Sustenance and Big C supermarket partner up to rescue surplus food and feed the hungry across Thailand Supermarkets across the world are forced to throw away millions of tonnes of perfectly good food at the end of every day. The reasons for this can vary. Sometimes it’s because the food is not the […]
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Thailand’s SCG-Boonthavorn ventures into Phnom Penh with home-living retail outlet Design Village Thailand-based SCG-Boonthavorn has launched home-living retail outlet Design Village — the first of its kind in Cambodia — in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district. Due to open next quarter, Design Village is set to cater to growing demand for home-related design solutions in […]
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Huge new forest park to open in Bangkok Suan Pa Benjakitti park or Benjakitti Forest Park in English A forest is coming to downtown Bangkok, the amazing city that is the jewel in the crown of Thailand. The huge city – one of the most visited in the whole world prior to the pandemic and […]
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Solar power firm Constant Energy is rapidly expanding in Thailand and throughout the region using a business-to-business model The solar business in Thailand is booming, as the government prepares to hit its Paris Climate Accords target of 30% renewable by 2030 and private businesses seek to attract green investors by matching ambitious emissions reduction targets. […]
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Quarantines are killing Thailand’s tourism industry, and not even a long holiday can offset 14 days of isolation Despite reopening to long-stay tourists in October, Thailand attracted relatively few arrivals By comparison, the Maldives, which is quarantine-free, has recorded relatively respectable visitor numbers In the halcyon days of 2019, Thailand welcomed almost 40 million holidaymakers […]
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Siemens Gamesa wins Vietnamese nearshore project deal in Tra Vinh province Siemens Gamesa has secured its largest nearshore project to date in Vietnam – the 100MW Tra Vinh Dong Hai 1 wind farm. Located in Tra Vinh province, the project will feature 25 SG 5.0-145 turbines with a flexible power rating. It is the first nearshore project by Trungnam Group as the Vietnamese […]
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Bangkok MRTA’s Orange Line western section bidding contest scrapped Bidding has been cancelled for the western section of the Orange Line in Bangkok, running from the Thailand Cultural Centre to Bang Khun Non area, after a legal dispute over bid criteria. The contractor selection committee of the Bangkok’s east-west electric railway project made the decision […]
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