Four out of five Thais want country opened up says survey A major survey conducted by a group of foreign companies suggests that the great majority of Thais want their country opened up to tourists as soon as possible. And it suggests that many other Asians’ first thoughts in a post Covid19 world are trips […]
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Centara further expands international portfolio with three new hotels in Myanmar Total number of properties in Myanmar increases to nine with agreements for hotels in Mandalay and Hpa-An Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, signs Hotel Management Agreements (HMAs) with three new hotels in Myanmar. The HMAs cover management of three hotels […]
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Will the outbreak of Coronavirus derail Thailand’s Energy Renewable Sector progress? Thailand’s Renewable Energy Sector has experienced a two-decade of development and has longed for Thailand 4.0. However, will Coronavirus pandemic slow down their plans? The outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has forced the majority of economies to go into a partial or total lockdown, […]
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Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport achieves higher reliability in power supply GE announced a new contract from District Cooling System and Power Plant Co., Ltd (DCAP), the biggest district cooling plant in Thailand, for services support for two existing GE LM6000PD aeroderivative gas turbines that provide power and chilled water to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport. The service […]
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State Railway of Thailand eyes next stage of EEC train project to extend to Trat province Phase 2 plans ready by 2021, cabinet told The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) hopes to submit plans by next year for the second phase of the high-speed train route in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) that would see […]
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Avani Hotels to open Avani+ Ho Tram Resort in Vietnam in 2023 Avani Hotels & Resorts has three properties under construction in Ho Chi Minh City, Doc Let and Cam Ranh, and two hotels in operation in Hai Phong and Quy Nhon Avani Hotels & Resorts, one of Asia’s fastest-growing contemporary hotel brands, has signed […]
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Tram route from Phuket airport to Chalong intersection set to be modified to lessen impact on traffic A revised design of the 41.7km light rail system running from Phuket airport to Chalong intersection was debated at a public hearing on Monday with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) hoping to get a cabinet […]
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12-billion-baht Smart Park industrial estate being propelled ahead in Map Tha Phut in Rayong Minister won’t delay key EEC complex Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit plans to ask the cabinet to approve a 12-billion-baht Smart Park industrial estate as well new measures to stimulate car sales after the pandemic dies down. The new complex, to be […]
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Pattaya – Map Ta Phut motorway in Rayong province officailly opens Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday officially opened the Pattaya-Map Ta Phut motorway in Rayong province. The 17.8-billion-baht No.7 intercity highway, which took four years to complete, links the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). It will connect with U-Tapao international airport in a later stage, […]
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New tollway linking Ayutthaya’s Bang Pa-in district and Nakhon Ratchasima will face design change delays The opening of a new 196-kilometre intercity motorway project worth 84.6 billion baht linking Ayutthaya’s Bang Pa-in district and Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat) will face delays as some sections will be subject to design changes to avoid encroaching on forest reserves, […]
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