Thailand’s steel industry optimistic of sector recovery Steel makers are banking on EEC megaprojects to spur demand Despite years of sluggish performance worsened by the pandemic, business leaders are optimistic about the steel industry’s recovery if the government gives better protection to local manufacturers and goes ahead with megaprojects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). […]
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Patai Padungtin of Thailand’s Builk One Group on Revolutionising the Construction Industry The brains — and current CEO — behind Builk, Patai “Bote” Padungtin, shares his views on the local startup scene, pushing through amidst a pandemic, and transforming a longstanding industry. In Thailand, the relationship between contractor and client can be a rocky one. […]
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Thailand’s Condo market devastated by Covid-19 pandemic – Chinese can’t pay for their properties A leading figure in the Thai property market told the media that the Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the condo market in Thailand. Dr Apha Atthaboonwong who heads a Thai condo association and is an executive at Richy Place in Charan Sanitwong, […]
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Hong Kong-based developer Risland Thailand pins hopes on property market uptick At least three new projects worth more than 20 billion baht in the pipeline Hong Kong-based developer Risland Thailand is confident in a property market recovery next year, putting stock in an economic boost from the government. As the company has at least three […]
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Austria-based Gussing Renewable Energy to increase Thai output with its first biomass power plant in Asia Austria-based Gussing Renewable Energy Thailand is ready to tap into increasing demand for renewable energy in Asia with its unique technology, following the success of its first biomass power plant in Asia. The firm earlier worked with SCG, Thailand’s […]
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Court rules in Japan’s first plea bargaining case in Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems’ Thailand Bribery Case SEE ALSO: Japan’s Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Make Plea Bargain In Thailand Bribery Case Japan’s first bribery conviction involving plea bargaining has been successfully appealed to the Tokyo High Court. Both the defendant and the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office […]
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Vietnam’s energy sector a magnet for foreign investors National electricity demand is expected to increase by 8.5 percent a year until 2025 and 7 percent until 2030, making Vietnam an attractive market for foreign energy investors. Vietnam’s energy sector a magnet for foreign investors hinh anh 1 National electricity demand is expected to increase by […]
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Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable to provide and install a 185-kilometre, 35 kV subsea cable system for Vietnam’s Binh Dai offshore wind farm Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable has secured its first engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract for an offshore wind project in Vietnam. Orient Cable has been contracted to provide […]
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Vietnam’s Jan-Aug solar power production triples – increase in number of solar plants Vietnam’s Jan-Aug solar power production surged 2.94 times year-on-year to 6.39 billion kWh, with an increase in the number of plants. Renewable energy production, comprising solar, wind and biomass, was 7.27 billion kWh, accounting for 4.4 percent of total in the first […]
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Egat continues to build its ‘Khun Sai Chol’ coffee shops State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is further strengthening coffee brand Khun Sai Chol with the expectation of benefiting the local economy. Egat’s first coffeehouse, opened in 2017, aims to generate revenue for coffee growers farming near Egat-owned Srinakarin hydropower dam in Kanchanaburi. Egat […]
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