Egat prepares to shut down Mae Moh coal mine in Lampang By THE NATION The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has drawn up a plan to shut down the Mae Moh coal mine in Lampang province as the mine’s lifespan will end in the next 30 years, Egat deputy governor for fuel Tawatchai Jakpaisal […]
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport to close one of its runways for repairs starting November By THE NATION Wing Commander Suthirawat Suwanawat, general manager of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Airports of Thailand (AOT), said on Friday (October 25) that Suvarnabhumi Airport will close the eastern runway (runway 01R-16L) and rapid exit taxiway at night from 1.30 to 8.30 am […]
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Buriram ranked 3rd in Airbnb top 20 trending destinations The ranking is based 20 trending destinations for 2020 based on year-on-year growth in bookings, in which Buriram has seen a three-hundred-eighty-three percent increase. The most trending city is the US’s Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest city, followed by Bilbao in Spain and Buriram. According to Airbnb’s website, […]
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Thailand’s $7 billion airport rail project off the ground after months of dispute Thailand’s plans for a new $7.4 billion high-speed rail link from Bangkok to the tourist town of Pattaya got the go ahead on Thursday after months of negotiations that spilled over into public acrimony. The Thai government said it had signed an […]
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Charoen Pokphand-led consortium seals deal on Thailand’s high-speed airport rail project By THE NATION The Charoen Pokphand-led consortium and the State Railway of Thailand today (October 24) signed the contract for the development of a high-speed railway linking three international airports, presided over by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House. The high-speed network will […]
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Invitation to Engineering Construction Operations Innovation Day – Bangkok – 8 November 2019 THAILAND Date : 8 November 2019, Friday Time : 8:30am – 1:30pm Venue : Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok 494 Ratchadamri Rd., Lumphini, Pathumwan Bangkok Registration: click An Exclusive Invitation: EC&O Innovation Day 2019 The engineering, construction and operations (EC&O) industry […]
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Thailand’s Condotel sector to see healthy growth 25 October 2019 Condotels have emerged as a popular property development format in major tourist destinations such as Pattaya, Phuket and Bangkok. Chakkrit Chakrabandhu Na Ayudhya, executive vice-president for investment sales at JLL’s Hotels and Hospitality Group, said although condotels are not new to Thailand and can be […]
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TechnipFMC awarded major contract for a pipeline in Vietnam 25 October 2019 PetroVietnam Gas has awarded TechnipFMC an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a pipeline in Vietnam. The scope of the contract includes engineering and installing 118 km of rigid pipeline across Nam Con Son basin and Cuu Long basin as part of the […]
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Thai PTT to open first petrol filling station site in Myanmar in 2020 Having set up around 300 PTT stations in Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines, PTT is focusing now on Myanmar’s market. 23 October 2019 PTT Oil and Retail Business, the retail arm of Thai energy giant PTT Group, intends to form a joint […]
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Another Thai hotel management dispute flares up – The Peninsula Bangkok Hotel The Thaiger 23 October 2019 The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, which operates luxury brand The Peninsula Hotels, says it will “vigorously defend its rights” to manage The Peninsula Bangkok, following a legal win by the hotel’s Thai shareholder that paves the way for […]
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