Construction of Bangkok’s 69-metre-tall giant Buddha statue nearly complete SEE ALSO: Bangkok To Complete 69m 20-Storey Buddha Statue In 2021, Can Be Seen From Miles Away A temple building a 69-metre-tall Buddha statue that will be visible across Bangkok said construction was nearly complete but its opening may be pushed back to 2022 due to […]
Continue Reading
Cambodia’s sustainable energy plans may be empowered as oil and gas industries stumble Cambodia’s plans to develop sustainable energy generation may get a boost from international investors eyeing the region for opportunities. Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp has just announced plans to develop Southeast Asia’s largest wind farm in neighbouring Laos. It is investing in Impact Energy […]
Continue Reading
EPC Contract Signed For 1200MW Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh EPC Contract Signed For 1200MW Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant. EPC contract worth nearly $1.29 bil Quang Trach 1 thermal power plant in the central province of Quang Binh. EPC consortium comprising Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp, Hyundai […]
Continue Reading
Third wave of Covid-19 devastates Thai hotel industry – May and June 2021 only 6% occupancy The Thai Hotel Association has reported that hotel occupancy for May and June is just 6%. In the Central Region in May it was 10% and in the South just 3% giving this average that is expected to continue […]
Continue Reading
Proposed Amendments To Thailand’s Real Estate Law By FRANK Legal & Tax Thai business media have reported that sources in the Thai government leaked information stating that laws and regulations on land ownership for foreigners could be set to change, so foreigners would have the option to buy and own a detached house, including the […]
Continue Reading
State Railway of Thailand marks country’s longest tunnel breakthrough in Saraburi’s Muak Lek district The breakthrough meant the 5.2-kilometre section officially became the country’s longest tunnel, comfortably beating the 1.3-km Khun Tan tunnel — part of the Northern rail route located on the border of Lampang and Lamphun. A tunnel boring machine working on the […]
Continue Reading
Change in insurance rules for retirement visas after some over 70s were forced out of Thailand Move towards health insurance for foreigners does not yet cover business, work or marriage visa holders and comes as Thai authorities are looking at health coverage for an ageing Thai population and the need to attract more foreigners to […]
Continue Reading
Property boom in Pattaya is awaiting the return of the Chinese Recently published research by Thailand’s Real Estate Information Center (REIC) strongly suggests that the ongoing condominium building craze in Bangkok and Pattaya is preparing for heavy Chinese investment once the pandemic subsides. REIC executive director Dr Vichai Viratkapan said that condominium sales had slumped […]
Continue Reading
Half of all foreign-owned condos in Thailand are Chinese-owned Thailand business media decided to take a look at where foreigners are likely to come from for the much awaited plan to entice well heeled professionals from four groups to buy property in the kingdom. The plan is to get up to a million foreigners in […]
Continue Reading
Bangkok’s Klong Toey smart community project bids to open 2022 The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) will open bidding for a construction contractor for the Klong Toey smart community project next year. Director-general Lt JG Kamolsak Promprayoon said the authority has hired companies responsible for architecture design and engineering for the smart community project, worth […]
Continue Reading