Bangkok’s MRT Purple Line southern extension to lift real estate investment Krungthai Compass, the business analysis arm of Thailand’s Krungthai Bank, believes the MRT Purple Line’s southern extension will attract up to 80 billion baht ($2.4 billion) in real estate investment in Bangkok’s Tao Poon-Rat Burana area. Compass executive vice-president Phacharaphot Nuntramas said the 110-billion-baht […]
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Cambodia’s construction sector investment records 24% dip in Jan-Aug 2021 Capital investment in newly-approved construction projects over the first eight months of 2021 reached $3.843 billion, contracting by 24.4 per cent year-on-year, largely as a result of the protracted Covid-19 epidemic. The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction greenlit 2,901 construction projects in […]
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Vietnamese property market expected to stage strong rebound following the economic reopening Vietnam’s real estate market has seen positive signs for recovery following the economic reopening, experts have said. Vietnam Real Estate Brokers Association secretary-general Nguyen Van Dinh told the conference “Vietnam Real Estate: New Normal-New Trend-New Demand” last week that in the three Covid-19 […]
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China-Laos Railway kicks off dynamic testing The first dynamic testing train departed from the Vientiane Station of China-Laos Railway on Wednesday morning and headed north to the Laos-China border town of Boten to kick off the dynamic testing along the China-Laos Railway. Dynamic testing is an important step before the railway is put into operation. […]
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Aurecon appointed key consortium partner (Engineering) on Long Thanh International Airport’s passenger terminal outside of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam As seen on LinkedIn: Aurecon is proud to be appointed as a key consortium partner (Engineering) working alongside @Heerim Architects (South Korea) on the Long Thanh International Airport’s passenger terminal located 40km outside of Ho […]
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IEAT to build B1.76bn Apex Green Industrial Park in Chachoengsao province, Thailand Development will serve EEC projects A new industrial estate is to be built in Chachoengsao with a 1.76-billion-baht budget to serve high-tech industrial development projects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area, said the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT). “We join hands […]
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Thailand introduces new 3 million baht insurance requirement for ‘retirement’ visas In a revision to the rules for non-immigrant OA visas, foreigners will now be required to hold a minimum of 3 million baht in health insurance, for in-patient services, in order to be eligible for long-term stays in Thailand, 8 times more than the […]
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Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Thailand Branch to hold virtual Introduction to Arbitration Course on 29 October 2021 CIArb APAC are jointly holding a virtual Introduction to Arbitration Course on 29 October 2021 from 10 am – 5:30 pm. The course is at a very reasonable price of THB 3,000 and can be used to become […]
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Lintec & Linnhoff asphalt plants pave the way for a more prosperous future in Cambodia As part of Asian Highway 1, the 366 km National Road No. 5 project will provide faster, safer road links and a vital trade route between Phnom Penh and Thailand. Several plants from Lintec & Linnhoff are at work on […]
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Thailand’s healthcare system ranked among best in the world – 13th out of 89 countries Thailand’s health care system has been ranked among the best in the world, according to CEO WORLD magazine’s Health Care Index. The Health Care Index, which ranks 89 countries according to factors that contribute to overall health, ranked Thailand’s health […]
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