Discussions underway to link Songkhla and Phattalung provinces by bridge over Songkhla lake The Transport Ministry on Friday held a meeting to discuss the construction of a bridge over Songkhla lake to link Songkhla province’s Krasae Sin district and Phatthalung province’s Khao Chai Son district. Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senniam said the Local Administration Organisation, […]
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New Avani Hotels & Resorts Opening Soon in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam Avani Hotels & Resorts announced more than ten new properties will open in the coming years, including debuting in four new countries. In addition, despite the global economic slowdown from Covid-19, Avani has successfully completed a number of full-scale renovation projects at […]
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PJ Chonburi Parawood, Thailand’s leading home goods exporter acquires Myanmar’s largest rubberwood company For the last couple of years PJ Wood has focused on growing its manufacturing base in its Chonburi headquarters. As it continues to expand and shifts to be a truly regional company it has acquired Myanmar’s largest rubberwood company from a leading […]
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60 per cent of businesses in Thailand’s tourism industry at risk of closing if Thailand does not allow foreign tourists in by end of 2020 Some 60 per cent of businesses in Thailand’s tourism industry are at risk of shuttering if the country does not allow foreign tourists in by the end of the year. […]
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Myanmar’s Union Govt Splits Up Huge China-Backed New Yangon City Project The Union government has unbundled a controversial Chinese-backed multibillion-dollar new city project across the Yangon River from Myanmar’s commercial hub and is finalizing the hiring of an international consultant to assist in the selection of a developer for the newly compartmentalized project. Known as […]
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India’s Supreme Court clears hurdle in highway connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand India had signed an agreement with Myanmar on August 29, 2016 for construction and upgrading of 69 bridges of Second World War vintage as part of the ambitious road project beginning from Manipur till Thailand. The Supreme Court has cleared a major roadblock […]
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Best Western hotels to open in Thailand and Vietnam in 2021 BWH to grow by over 7,000 rooms 410-room Best Western Plus Carapace Hotel Khao Tao in Thailand and 1,008-room Best Western Premier Sapphire Ha Long in Vietnam BWH Hotel Group is planning to rapidly grow its footprint in North America and APAC, according to […]
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Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor ‘smart city’ capital takes shape in Sri Racha By The Nation Known for its industry and Laem Chabang seaport, Sri Racha in Chonburi province is set to be upgraded as the “smart” city hub of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Developers boast that the Sriracha Creative District will run on 100 […]
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BCPG eager to build Asean’s largest wind farm in southern Laos Wind farm will be located near the Mekong River and across from Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani SET-listed BCPG Plc, a renewable energy arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, plans to build Asean’s largest wind farm in Laos to generate revenue from rising demand for electricity. The […]
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InterContinental Halong Bay Resort to Open 2023 in Vietnam InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announced the signing of InterContinental Halong Bay Resort and InterContinental Residences Halong Bay with Ha Long Investment and Development Limited Company, a member of BIM Group, marking IHG’s expansion into the Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. Slated to open in 2023, the […]
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