Bangkok Mass Transit System awaits word on Green Line deal The Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) are waiting for clarification from the Interior Ministry on the concession contract of the Green Line. Surapong Laoha-Unya, chief operating officer of BTSC, recently said the BTS Skytrain concession extension for the line […]
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DailyPass website to add five-star hotels to Thailand network DailyPass, a website that draws people to use facilities at hotels without booking a room, is gearing up efforts to bring five-star hotels into its network to attract domestic tourists. It plans to raise Series A funding early next year. So-called daycations will be the new […]
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Thailand’s Banpu Plc ploughs ahead with clean energy Company banking on ‘greener and smarter’ concept to drive expansion Despite a need to shift towards defensive business operations, including cuts in capital spending and salaries among executives during the recession, Banpu Plc is not losing steam as it grows in the clean energy field. Renewable energy […]
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The rise of the ‘work-cation’ in Thailand Thailand among the most popular destinations in the world for long-term stays on Airbnb, says company survey As travel begins to resume slowly in the new normal, Airbnb sees an emerging trend across Asia-Pacific as people build on their work-from-home experience to enjoy extended “work-cations” and opt to […]
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China-Laos railway seals roof of its largest Vientiane station building The roof-sealing ceremony for the Vientiane Station’s main building of the China-Laos Railway was held in Lao capital Vientiane on Thursday. This marked the successful completion of the main structure’s construction and the start of the station’s secondary structure’s construction and decoration. The Vientiane Station, […]
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Songkhla to Phatthalung by new bridge across Songkhla Lake a step closer to reality SEE ALSO: Discussions Underway To Link Songkhla And Phattalung Provinces By Bridge Over Songkhla Lake Hat Yai Focus reported that plans for a new bridge that would link Songkhla to Phatthalung across Songkhla Lake have moved a step closer to reality. […]
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New Revenue Dept link to Immigration set to make life easier for Foreigners working in Thailand The Revenue Department has announced that as of Wednesday foreigners working in Thailand no longer need to visit them. They have set up a link with the Immigration Bureau to share data. Foreigners who need to present tax documents […]
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Vietnam picks Tokyo Gas and Marubeni for $2bn 1,500 megawatt LNG power plant in the coastal province of Quang Ninh Deal covers everything from procurement to generation Japanese utility Tokyo Gas and trading house Marubeni will build a liquefied natural gas-fired power plant in Vietnam, betting on the emerging economy’s growing appetite for an energy […]
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Thai embassies scrap 500k THB financial requirement for single entry tourist visa SEE ALSO: Single Entry Tourist Visa To Thailand Now Requires Foreigners To Show Funds Of THB500k The Thai embassies in London and Washington appear to have scrapped the recent requirement for foreigners applying for a Single Entry Tourist Visa (SETV) to show proof […]
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Bangkok Mass Transit System demands Bt8-bn train operation fee or it will stop running Green Line services By THE NATION Bangkok Mass Transit System Pcl (BTS), operator of the Green Line train extension section (Bearing-Samut Prakan and Mo Chit-Saphan Mai-Ku Kot) has submitted a letter demanding that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) settle train operation […]
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