Expats’ Facebook Group keeps tabs on ‘Dual Pricing’ venues in Thailand The days of showing up at a pristine national park only to be told you’d be charged 10 times what a local would pay is over, thanks to a Facebook community naming and shaming venues that continue to apply “farang prices” on foreign visitors. […]
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Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction reaches compensation deal with Laos over 2018 deadly Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam collapse SK Engineering & Construction Co. said Thursday that it has reached a deal with authorities in Laos to compensate victims of a deadly hydroelectric dam collapse in the Southeast Asian country. The Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Co., a joint […]
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New bike lane opened in Wang Nam Khieo district of Nakhon Ratchasima The Department of Rural Roads has launched a bicycle lane to promote green tourism in Wang Nam Khieo district of Nakhon Ratchasima. The facility is part of the department’s 349 million baht project to improve Road 3052, off Highway 304. The newly renovated […]
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Kew Green Hotels launching Seven Properties In Bangkok, Thailand Kew Green Hotels, one of the UK’s leading hotel management companies with over 55 hotels in its portfolio, is set to expand into the South East Asia market, launching seven properties, with four under the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts brand umbrella in Bangkok, Thailand, commencing from […]
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THAILAND OIL & GAS ROADSHOW 2020, Thailand’s Largest Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Event in Oil & Gas Hub The 6th Edition of Thailand Oil & Gas Roadshow 2020 is a exhibition and seminar and the only specialized oil & gas technology and petrochemical technology event in oil & gas hub in Thailand that brings […]
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Vietnam improves real estate market transparency ranking Vietnam has moved up five places to rank 56th out of 99 economies in this year’s real estate transparency index. The biennial Global Real Estate Transparency Index report released this week by American real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and real estate investment manager LaSalle Investment […]
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LOC Group to support the development of the Hoa Binh 1 offshore wind project in Vietnam LOC Group, the premier international marine and engineering consulting firm, has won a contract with Cong ty Phan Dau Tu Dien Gio Hoa Binh1 to support the development of the Hoa Binh 1 offshore wind project in Vietnam. LOC […]
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Siemens-Marubeni Consortium achieve 19 Million man-hours of zero LTI at EGAT’s South Bangkok Replacement Project Phase 1 The Siemens-Marubeni Consortium recently achieved a remarkable milestone of 19 million man-hours of zero lost time incidents (LTI) at the site of EGAT’s South Bangkok Replacement Project Phase 1. At its peak, up to 3,600 people were working […]
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Vietnam begins construction on VinWonders Phu Quoc Island’s giant theme park Vietnam’s Vinpearl Joint Stock Company officially announced on 01 June 2020 a US$1 billion investment for the country’s largest amusement park, the VinWonders Phu Quoc project, on Phu Quoc island situated about 50 kilometres from the southwestern province of Hien Tien. Set on 27 […]
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Siemens SGT-800 gas turbine fleet in Thailand reaches 2.5 Million equivalent operating hours Over the years the SGT-800 has proven itself to be an extremely reliable product for Siemens’ customers worldwide. In 2012 the first Siemens SGT-800 gas turbine in Thailand went into commercial operation. Now in 2020 we have over 70 units in commercial […]
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