Author: Peter Carlisle

Rosewood Bangkok given March 31 opening date 12 March 2019 Rosewood Hotels and Resorts will be making its debut in the Thai capital at the end of this month with the new Rosewood Bangkok slated to open on March 31, the company has announced. The new property, located on Ploenchit Road in the city’s Lumpini […]

Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport expands to cope with increasing number of passengers Phase 3 development improvements expected to be completed by 2024 12 March 2019 Airports of Thailand’s (AOT) Don Mueang Airport General Manager Sirote Duangratana says the airport is proceeding with its Phase 3 development plan to cope with the increasing number of passengers, […]

MJ One lines up four luxury Bangkok projects Condos, houses valued at more than B5bn 12 March 2019 MJ One Group, a property subsidiary of SET-listed developer Major Development Plc (MJD), plans to launch four luxury projects worth more than 5 billion baht as the segment has strong purchasing power amid a sluggish economy. Chief […]

Construction of Bangkok’s Bueng Nong Bon Lake drainage tunnel to be completed in 2021 10 March 2019 The construction of the Bueng Nong Bon Lake drainage tunnel is expected to be completed in 2021 and will help mitigate flooding in four districts of Bangkok. Deputy Bangkok Governor Jakkapan Phiewngam recently viewed the progress of the […]

Egat prepares for sharp hike in Thailand’s summer power consumption 10 March 2019 The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has estimated that power consumption during late April and early May would peak at 29,000 megawatts (MW), which is two per cent more than the same period last year. The agency has arranged measures to […]

Thai firm, Aeronautical Radio of Thailand, wins contract to install communications system in Nepal airport 8 March 2019 The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has awarded a $4.83 million contract to install communications, navigation and surveillance and air traffic management systems at Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa to Aeronautical Radio of Thailand. Sanjiv Gautam, […]

Samsung Engineering opens ‘Hope Library’ for children in Rayong 8 March 2019 Samsung Engineering, a leading engineering, procurement, construction and project management (EPC&PM) company in Thailand, announced in a press release on Friday that it recently hosted an opening ceremony for a newly donated “Hope Library” for children from Nong Fab Village, MapTa Phut, Muang, […]