New life mulled for Thailand’s old buildings 12 August 2019 The Treasury Department is considering a let to lease of older buildings for commercial development if the lessee pledges to preserve their historical, architectural or cultural value. Amnuay Preemonwong, the department’s director general, said it would be a better option than seeing them abandoned or […]
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Property firm Chewathai launches seven new property projects in Bangkok despite slowdown 10 August 10, 2019 By The Thaiger & The Nation Listed property firm Chewathai says they are revising down their revenue target for this year from 2.8 billion to 1.6 billion baht after demand for residential projects has shown a slowing down in […]
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Pattaya’s Riviera Group secures 520-million-baht loan for final phase of The Riviera Monaco 8 August 2019 The Riviera Group, Pattaya’s leading Luxury property developers signed a Construction Bank Finance deal for 520 million baht (US$ 16.8 million) with Siam Commercial Bank on 31 July, 2019. This loan is for the final construction phase of The […]
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Thailand’s Krabi, Buriram and Surat Thani airports being renovated to double passenger volumes 7 August 2019 Krabi, Buriram and Surat Thani provincial airports are getting a makeover to double their capacities in 2020, with a combined budget of 11.3 billion baht. Krabi airport will be renovated and expanded to handle double its capacity. The new terminal […]
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More floating PV for Thailand – Ciel&Terre teams up with SCG French floating PV specialist Ciel&Terre is teaming up with SCG, an Asian petrochemical company, to develop floating solar plants at hydroelectric dams in Thailand. 5 August 2019 Ciel&Terre and SCG have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop floating PV systems on hydroelectric dams […]
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Expats furore over Thailand’s TM30 form – Paperwork burden repels foreigners 5 August 2019 Long-term foreign residents are crying foul at the strict implementation of the TM30 reporting rules, saying that it will only penalise law-abiding foreigners and have little effect on ill-intentioned criminals and other wrongdoers who skirt the law and evade the requirements. […]
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State Railway Thailand may have found a Bt12-bn loophole in Hopewell debacle Fresh evidence in the costly Hopewell-versus State Railway affair of the 1990s has the Office of the Attorney General trying to reopen the vexing case in the Supreme Administrative Court. New Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on July 26 that his predecessor, Akom […]
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Laos and Thailand launch freight train service Laos and Thailand have launched a freight train service across the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge between Lao capital Vientiane and Nong Khai province to facilitate import and export businesses. An official ceremony greeted the inaugural freight train from Thailand, which arrived last week at Thanaleng railway station container yard […]
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Society of Professional Engineers in Thailand (SPET) Meeting August 2019 Dear SPET Members, Please find the attached flyer for the next meeting to be held at the British Club, Soi 18, Silom Road, Bangkok at 6.30pm on Thursday 15 August 2019. “Unprecedented Construction Claims Driving the Insurance Cycle and the Importance of Contract Detail When […]
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$3.9bn One Bangkok project to boast one of region’s tallest towers Complex to boost competition in retail space while drawing multinational tenants 31 July 2019 Thai beverage and retail conglomerate TCC Group has started what is described as the biggest real estate project in Thailand’s capital, envisioning it as a new landmark in the city. […]
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