Airports of Thailand sets February date for decision on second terminal 31 January 2019 Airports of Thailand (AoT) Plc will decide on 20th February 2019 whether to press ahead with the construction of a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, its president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said on Wednesday. The shelved 42-billion-baht terminal project has attracted fierce criticism […]
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Thai Industry Ministry bans steel plant expansion Draft regulation already approved 31 January 2019 Steel plant expansion and construction of steel bar plants will be banned for the next five years in Thailand to reduce the domestic surplus, according to an Industry Ministry draft regulation the cabinet approved on Tuesday. Thailand’s steelmakers produce 9 million […]
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Foreigners now need to keep 800k in Thai bank for three months AFTER retirement extension is granted – Thailand 31 January 2019 Thai immigration have announced a major change regarding the financial requirements needed when applying for an extension of stay based on retirement, often referred to as a retirement visa. Confirmed in police order […]
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The Thai guesthouse that saved the remote village of Pilok in Kanchanaburi After her family’s tin mine closed and her husband passed away, Glennis Setabandhu was determined to keep the community together. By John McMahon 25 January 2019 “The roads are not so bad today, but in the rainy season it can be quite difficult,” […]
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Thailand’s Pattaya city faces an oversupply of condominium units 25 January 2019 THAILAND’S resort city of Pattaya has been highlighted as one of the country’s most attractive places for high-end properties, but a renowned consultant has warned that an excessive supply of homes could put the market in troubled waters. Last year, Pattaya saw 10,239 […]
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Malaysia, Thailand agree to expedite Friendship Bridges project 24 January 2019A joint technical committee meeting to discuss in detail the proposed construction of the two Friendship Bridges between Malaysia and Thailand will be held in Kuala Lumpur in March. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is on a two-day […]
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Thailand’s 20-year National power generation plan revealed NNT – The latest meeting of the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) has approved the 2018-2037 national power generation plan, in accordance with the 20-year national strategy. Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan, noted that the average selling price within the 20-year period of this plan is in the range […]
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Germans tower in Thailand The 270MW Theparak wind farm is due online in March 2019 22 January 2019 German contractor Max Bogl has produced towers for the Theparak wind farm in Thailand. The 90 hybrid towers supplied for the 270MW facility in central Thailand have been assembled in Max Bogl’s ‘mobile fabrication’ plant in Huai […]
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Vienna House to open its first Asia hotel in Vung Tau, Vietnam 22 January 2019 Austrian hotel chain Vienna House says it wants to expand to Southeast Asia, with properties planned for Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The brand, which operates nearly 40 hotels in Europe, today announced it would open a five-star hotel in Vietnam […]
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Engineers face charges after Bangkok crane collapse kills five 24 January 2019 Construction engineers face charges after a crane collapsed on Bangkok’s Rama III Road, killing five people, police said Thursday. Col. Sompot Suwanjarat of the Bang Phong Phang Police Station said investigators and experts are looking for the head engineers of the Lumpini Park […]
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