Phuket Immigration clarifies Thailand’s new rules on retirement visas starting 1 March 2019 Phuket Immigration this week clarified the new rules regarding applications for retirement visas, confirming only one major change: that for those applying using funds in a Thai bank account to support their application, a minimum of B400,000 must be kept in the […]
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Expansion plans for Krabi airport finished by 2022 The director-general of the Thai airports’ authority has commented on the expansion and refurbishment plans currently being undertaken at Krabi airport in Thailand’s south. Work on a third terminal building will be completed by 2022. Amphawan Wannako said that work is also being done to refurbish the […]
Continue ReadingJapan-backed bridge project begins in Yangon 15 February 2019 Construction of a Japan-funded bridge in Myanmar, seen as a symbol of competing interests between China and Japan, kicked off Wednesday with a groundbreaking ceremony in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital. The bridge, funded by a ¥31 billion (K427.5 billion) low-interest loan from the Japan International […]
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Completion of bids for Thai-China rail project expected in March 2019 15 February 2019 TRANSPORT Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith is confident of completing the bids for the remaining 12 separate contracts of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, with the first phase running from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, in March this year. Arkhom said, after chairing a […]
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Workers’ call for Bt360 daily minimum wage in Thailand As labourers called for the daily minimum wage of Bt360 nationwide, Ministry of Labour permanent secretary Jarin Chakkaphark on Thursday said that the Central Wage Committee will set the new rate before March 30, to become effective from April 1. All the provincial wage committees have […]
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Cambodia’s 100 MW National Solar Park project moves forward The Asian Development Bank, which is backing the plant, is seeking project consultants. If built, the solar park would improve the country’s limited power supply and bring technical benefits to the national grid. 12 February 2019 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is moving forward with implementation […]
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Ascott Celebrates the Grand Opening of Somerset Maison Asoke Bangkok 13 February 2019 CapitaLand’s wholly-owned lodging business unit, The Ascott Limited in Thailand celebrates the grand opening of Somerset Maison Asoke Bangkok in an evening of glitz and glamour. Themed “An Evening of Timeless Elegance”, the event was held at the property’s own Blend Bistro […]
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Thailand’s Bang Pakong Power Plant starts operation of generator using crude palm oil to help farmers 12 February 2019 The Minister of Energy pressed the start button for the commercial operation of the generator which uses crude palm oil and natural gas at Bang Pakong Power Plant, with the confident that it will help the […]
Continue ReadingRenewables to eat up 21% of Thailand’s energy mix by 2028 12 February 2019 Strong government support is pushing reliance away from natural gas-fired power. The capacity of non-hydro renewables may expand to 21% of Thailand’s total power capacity mix at 14,858 MW by 2028, according to a report by Fitch Solutions. The report forecasted […]
Continue ReadingPöyry completes Owner’s Engineer Services assignment for two combined cycle gas turbine power plants in Thailand 12 February 2019 Commercial operation for Amata B. Grimm Power (Rayong) 4 and 5 Limited (ABPR4 and ABPR5), was achieved as scheduled last June and October 2018, respectively. Each with a 130 MW capacity, the power plants are part […]
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