Oakwood Hotel’s extended-stay model provides needed stability in Thailand Oakwood’s extended-stay business model has helped it withstand the lack of international arrivals as it remains on pace to have 12 properties in its Thailand portfolio by 2023. “Our core business focuses on extended-stay guests and this has allowed us to survive the pandemic,” said Lina […]
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As Phuket gears up to reopen, bargain hunters and Chinese buyers eye property and investments Phuket remains high on the list for those on the lookout for a second home and business opportunities in a post-coronavirus world There are heavily discounted homes and even entire resorts, while one property firm has recorded a 38 per […]
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Covid-19 cases spike in Bangkok while declining in most Thai islands and rural provinces David Luekens’s excellent and comprehensive summary of the Covid situation in Thailand of 22 May 2021 I produce these summaries by reviewing hundreds of articles, statistics, statements by officials, insights from people I trust and posts by journalists. Despite all of […]
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Bangkok’s Brown Line monorail and northern section of the expressway running parallel win MRTA nod The Brown Line monorail from Khae Rai to Lam Sali, with an accompanying expressway, has been approved by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA). MRTA Governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas made the announcement after an MRTA board meeting which also discussed the […]
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Foster + Partners unveils masterplan for forested neighbourhood in Bangkok SEE ALSO: Thailand’s Largest Property Development Project ‘The Forestias’ Ready To Open In Bangkok Foster + Partners has released visuals for The Forestias, a multi-generational residential neighbourhood on the edge of Bangkok, Thailand, which will have a large forest at the centre. The Forestias has […]
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Mass vaccination of Thais and foreigners begins in five provinces next month The Thai government has promised millions of doses of locally produced and imported Covid-19 vaccines before the end of the year. The aim is to get a first dose into the arms of 70% of the people in Thailand by the end of […]
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Highway connecting Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province to Thailand’s Aranyaprathet district is 70% complete SEE ALSO: Faster Work Urged On New Goods Transit Terminal At Thai-Cambodian Border Near Aranyaprathet A new highway connecting Thailand and Cambodia is 70% complete, according to the Department of Highways. The four-lane road will be named Highway 3646 and connect Ban […]
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As Banks Shun Coal, Vietnam Emerges an Unlikely Solar Champion Even countries with weak climate goals are getting swept up in the global clean energy transition. Nguyen Tuan was watching the sun shine down on his four-hectare cantaloupe farm in southern Vietnam when he realized it could do more than help his crops grow. The […]
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Aeon Mall postpones Yangon shopping mall construction after February coup Aeon Mall Co, a developer of shopping malls under major Japanese retailer Aeon Co, has postponed construction of a mall being planned in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon, according to a source familiar with the project. The shopping mall developer had eyed this summer to start […]
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Sanctions against Swedish project management company Hifab International AB and Hifab Oy accused in Laos lifted The World Bank has lifted the sanctions that Hifab received after a road construction project in Laos. Photo: David Longstreath The World Bank has lifted sanctions against the Swedish project management company Hifab International AB and Hifab Oy after […]
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