Got a minute? Eight interesting facts about time and work Before the Industrial Revolution, the working week for most people in Britain was dictated by nature’s cycles and the demands of the task at hand. But, as Professor Emma Griffin discovers in Clocking On, the rise of factories turned time into a commodity. Since then, […]
Continue ReadingTwelve management jargon gems we all love to hate Why does our boss insist we “go forward” to lands of “deliverables,” stopping off on the “journey” to “drill down” into “best practice”? Management euphemisms have flooded the working landscape. With the new series of W1A on our screens and Thinking Allowed exploring the phrases we […]
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Siemens consortium wins Bangkok Blue Line extension contract BANGKOK Expressway and Metro together with C H Karnchang have awarded a contract to a consortium of Siemens and ST Electronics, Thailand, to supply trains and equip and maintain two extensions of the Blue Line. Under the contract, Siemens will supply a fleet of 35 three-car trains, […]
Continue ReadingCambodia’s Sihanouk airport upgrade on track Renovations to Sihanoukville international airport which will allow it to handle bigger planes will be finished by the end of the year (around May 2018) as planned, the country’s aviation body said. About 60 (36% – as of end August 2017) percent of construction was complete, said Sin Chansereyvutha, […]
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Bangkok to get 459-metre city observation tower Observation Tower to be new city landmark on the Chao Phraya River Thailand’s capital is to get its first city observation. A 459-metre-high tower will rank 6th among the world’s tallest towers as well as be the tallest observation tower in Southeast Asia. The tower is being jointly […]
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China-Myanmar gas power plant to be completed on schedule in 2018 A gas-fired power plant in south-eastern Victoria, Australia. At least two similar plants are currently being built in Myanmar. Photo: EPA A combined-cycle gas power plant in Thaketa Township will begin operations as scheduled in the first quarter of 2018, according to a statement […]
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Multi billion baht upgrades for Isaan airports as international flights promised at end of year The director of Thai airports revealed yesterday (6 September 2017) that some 8 billion baht has been allocated to upgrade three North-Eastern Thai airports to improve travel and communications in the region. While the chief of Khon Kaen airport expects […]
Continue ReadingState Railway of Thailand reveals rail contract bid winners – Prachuap Khiri Khan-Chumphon double-track railway The KS-C and STPP joint ventures won the bidding for two sections of the Prachuap Khiri Khan-Chumphon double-track railway, worth 12.3 billion baht, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The SRT yesterday (5 September 2017) revealed KS-C, a […]
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Hotel brands keep coming to Thailand despite steep competition A lively conferences and exhibitions sector and a robust outlook for tourism lure investors unbowed by warnings of a price war. American and Singaporean hotel brands are penetrating Thailand to cash in on growing tourism despite an expert warning that competition will heat up over the […]
Continue ReadingSK E&C Lands 230 Billion Won Order to Build Petrochemical Plant in Thailand SK E&C announced on August 29 that the builder won a contract to build a polyol plant with a total construction cost of US$210 million in Rayar Province’s Hemaraj industrial complex in Thailand. In other words, SK E&C succeeded in receiving a […]
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