Airports of Thailand to proceed with Terminal 2 located north of Suvarnabhumi Airport Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) is to proceed with the construction of Terminal 2, north of Suvarnabhumi Airport, following a controversy about the building’s structural design, stressing that the original development plan can’t accommodate the increasing number of passengers. The […]
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Myanmar Lighthouse Club – Yangon Branch – 27 November 2019 “Brunch Society”, 7-9 pm Dear Members, Please note the Lighthouse Club – Yangon branch event will be held at the “Brunch Society” at 33B Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Street, Dagon Township, on 27th November at 7pm. Thank you. All are welcome. Contact: nawannieaung AT meinhardt.net Event flyer:
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Cambodia’s Koh Kong airport to be ready in three years The Dara Sakor International Airport, which is now being built in the southwestern province of Koh Kong, will be ready in the next three years, according to the Minister of Aviation. The airport is being raised near the Dara Sakor resort, which Prime Minister Hun […]
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Four new Bangkok BTS green line stations to open next month By THE NATION Sakoltee Phattiyakul, deputy Bangkok governor along with representatives from the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), Bangkok Mass Transit System Pcl (BTSC) and Krungthep Thanakom (KT) welcomed members of the media on Wednesday (November 13) afternoon to the test run […]
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OYO discount hotel chain opens its doors in Thailand Oyo, the SoftBank Group-backed discount hotel chain, has officially opened its doors in Thailand. OYO Thailand marks its entry to Thailand with 8,000 rooms in 250 hotels in 13 cities including Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket and Hua Hin with a strong pipeline of both supply and demand […]
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New billion-dollar family emerges from Thailand power industry Songmetta family, founders of biomass specialist Absolute Clean Energy, have a net worth of US$1.2 bil. 12 November 2019 Biomass power specialist Absolute Clean Energy Pcl listed in Bangkok on Wednesday, an initial public offering that reveals the founding Songmetta family as among the wealthiest in the […]
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Siemens to upgrade Hiep Phuoc 1 steam power plant near Ho Chi Minh City to combined cycle power plant • Electrical capacity increased to approximately 1,200 megawatts • Fired with regasified liquefied natural gas instead of oil • Fifty percent lower CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour produced Siemens will provide the equipment to upgrade the […]
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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) readying country’s first floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) Unit planned to start operation in 2024 13 November 2019 The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is preparing to develop the country’s first floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) worth 24.5 billion baht to support its business plan to import […]
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Thailand’s WOG ITR Water Solution Company acquired by Wiik Water Company Limited 11 November, 2019 WOG ITR Water Solution Company Limited based in Thailand (“WOG ITR”) has been successfully acquired by Wiik Water Company Limited (“Wiik Water”), a subsidiary of Wiik & Hoeglund Public Company Limited. WOG ITR is a Project SPV of WOG Group […]
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Plans for new Hua Hin airport terminal, extend the runway, more flights, triple the air passengers Plans are underway to transform sleepy Hua Hin into a busy international and domestic tourism hub. The transport ministry has approved ideas to build a new airport terminal, more than double the number of planes that can land, extend […]
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