Society of Professional Engineers in Thailand (SPET) – March 2020 Meeting CANCELLED Dear SPET Members, With regret we have decided to cancel this months SPET Meeting due to the ongoing effects of the Corona virus outbreak and the restrictions this is placing on overseas travel for our speakers. Best regards Christopher Moore spet.bangkok AT gmail.com […]
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Upgrade for Myanmar’s Thandwe airport runway The upgrade of an airport in Thandwe, Rakhihe State, a project listed under the Myanmar Project Bank, has commenced with work on extending the runway already taking place, said U Zaw Min, director of the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). The US$5 million runway will enable it to handle […]
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The Bạc Liêu wind power plant in the Mekong Delta province of Bạc Liêu marked its one billionth kWh at a ceremony late last week. Financed by Công Lý construction-trade-tourism company headquartered in Cà Mau Province, the plant costs more than VNĐ5.2 trillion (US$223 million at the current exchange rate). It has 62 turbines with […]
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Thailand’s double-track railway project now 41 per cent complete – will be completed by 2022 By THE NATION More than 41 per cent of the double-track railway construction between Map Kabao and Thanon Chira Junction stations has been finished and the project would be completed by 2022. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) project is […]
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Kempinski to open second hotel in Bangkok, the Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok Kempinski Hotels will open a new hotel in Bangkok in May this year. The new hotel, Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, is located within the Sindhorn Village, a mixed-use development, in the Langsuan neighbourhood near the Lumphini Park, an inner-city park. The property will […]
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Total Solar Distributed Generation to develop 25 MW of solar rooftops for Betagro in Thailand “With this project in Thailand, Total Solar Distributed Generation continues to grow its reach in the dynamic solar market in Southeast Asia where renewables will represent 30% of power generation sources by 20401” Total (BOURSE:FP), through its affiliate Total Solar […]
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Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts’ new luxury hotel brand set to debut in Thailand in 2020 Centara Reserve will offer sophisticated, story-driven hospitality at a beautiful Koh Samui retreat Thailand-based hotel operator Centara Hotels & Resorts has unveiled plans for a new luxury hotel brand, Centara Reserve, celebrating sophisticated, story-driven hospitality with a collection of […]
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Thailand’s foreign retirees see their good life slip away Surging baht and new rules dull the country’s allure for budget-minded expats From the mountains of Chiang Mai to the beaches of Phuket, Thailand has long been a draw for foreign retirees wishing to spend their golden years in tropical bliss. But for the many who […]
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Thai developer Origin Property reducing its new condo launches due to glut in the market SET-listed developer Origin Property Plc is reducing new condo launches from 16 last year to only four this year, mainly because of the enormous glut in the market. Chief executive Peerapong Jaroon-ek said supply has built up in the condo […]
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Bridge and undersea tunnel planned to boost tourism in southern Thailand Undersea tunnel linking Lanta Noi and Lanta Yai islands, bridge over Songkhla Lake linking Phatthalung and Songkhla provinces The government could spend Bt5 billion digging an undersea tunnel linking Lanta Noi and Lanta Yai islands and building a bridge over Songkhla Lake linking Phatthalung […]
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