Slowing demand, strong pipeline create ‘perfect storm’ for Phuket’s hospitality market 15 July 2019 In its “Phuket Hotel Market Update Mid-Year Edition,” consulting group C9 Hotelworks said that the island, which is part of Thailand, has a hotel development pipeline of 15,348 guestrooms set to open over the next five years, representing total supply growth […]
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Chipping away at power – Egat must re-establish a majority hold on Thailand’s national generation The ombudsman has ruled that Egat must re-establish a majority hold on national generation, but this plan may not be feasible 15 July 2019 What appeared to be a regular equity sell-off of SET-listed power utility companies on July 4 […]
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Lighthouse Club – Yangon Branch – 31st July 2019 “RedDot Brewhouse Level 1” No. 61, Sayar San Road, Yangon, 7 – 9 pm Dear Members, Please note the Lighthouse Club – Yangon branch event will be held at the “RedDot Brewhouse Level 1” No. 61, Sayar San Road, Yangon, on 31st July at 7 pm. […]
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New Bt70-billion toll motorway linking Nakhon Pathom with Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province planned for 2024 The Department of Highways has set a deadline of 2024 to open a new Bt70-billion toll motorway linking the Bangkok border province of Nakhon Pathom with Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province. The department has dismissed local calls for the […]
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Expat workers prefer Vietnam to Thailand – HSBC survey Thailand has suffered a slight fall in popularity amongst expat workers, according to a new survey. According to HSBC’s 2019 Expat Explorer Survey, Thailand ranked in 22nd place, down 1 place from the same survey last year and down 7 places from its rankings in 2017. […]
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Bangkok’s MRT Pink Line construction progress 12 July 2019 People who reside along the construction site of the Khae Rai – Minburi MRT Pink Train Line, have been asked by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority to avoid accessing the roadway from 10 at night to 4 the next morning, to allow for the installation of […]
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‘Nearly 1,100 Lao families to be displaced’ by Thai-Vietnam dam project A Thailand-Vietnam joint venture is going ahead with the construction of what will be Laos’ fifth hydropower dam on the mainstream Mekong River in Luang Phrabang province, with hundreds of families likely to be affected. Radio Free Asia reported on Thursday that more than […]
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Egat begins public hearings for Mae Moh coal plant units in Lampang, Thailand 13 July 2019 The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will start public hearings with stakeholders and local communities on Saturday in a bid to repower two existing units of the Mae Moh coal-fired power plant in Lampang. Egat is budgeting […]
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Shanxi helps construct the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport, will be Cambodia’s largest airport Shanxi Mechanization Construction Group recently won the bid to build two sections of the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport project in Cambodia for 290 million yuan ($42.16 million). The existing Angkor International Airport in Siem Reap, 5 kilometers from […]
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More Bangkok property developers offer education appeal – integrating international schools into their mixed-use developments 10 July 2019 The number of international schools in Thailand has exceeded 200, the third highest in Southeast Asia as of 2018, driven by demand from Thai parents who seek culturally diverse environments for their children, according to a study. […]
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