Ex-Mitsubishi Power bosses admit to bribing Thai official on power plant project 26 December 2018 Former executives of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Inc have admitted in a trial on Tuesday to accusations that they bribed a Thai public servant over a power plant project in a case under Japan’s first plea bargain deal, according to […]
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Bill Bensley’s masterpiece opens in northern Vietnam’s mountainous realm of SaPa 19 December 2018 Sun Group has opened Hotel de la Coupole – MGallery by Sofitel in northern Vietnam’s mountainous realm of awe-inspiring beauty. Designed by Bill Bensley – “the king of exotic luxury resorts” as declared by TIME – and managed by Sun Group’s […]
Continue ReadingThai tycoon kicks off $1.6 billion Amata City Halong 22 December 2018 Thailand-based Amata Group, the world’s leading industrial city developer has commenced the construction of the Song Khoai industrial park, the first phase of the Amata City Halong project, on an area of 714 hectares. Due to some obstacles in the implementation of site […]
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High-value residential to be main driver of Thailand’s 2019 realty growth 24 December 2018 Challenges await property developers next year with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) poised to implement a more restrictive regime on mortgage loans starting April 1, along with the recent with a rise in the policy rate, and an expected slowdown of […]
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Airports of Thailand gives green light to new Suvarnabhumi terminal 23 December 2018 Following a few hiccups, the board of the Airports of Thailand (AOT) has now given the green light for the construction of the second passenger terminal at Suvarnabhumi international Airport. In past months there have been demands from leading architects and engineers […]
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Farewell to a Bangkok icon, the Dusit Thani hotel 22 December 2018 For 48 years the Dusit Thani Bangkok has been a memory factory. Just ask two long-time admirers whose husbands-to-be proposed to them there “The Dusit Thani is like my second home – my heart fell when I heard it was going to be […]
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BIM technology by PPS One Works – The next move for Thailand’s construction sector 21 December 2018 A city can’t be built in a day. Indeed, cities around the world never stop engineering with continuously evolving technology and innovations in project delivery. Take Milan for example. It is a metropolitan city integrating “Transit Oriented Development” as […]
Continue ReadingTransport Ministry aims for double-track rail link from Nakhon Ratchasima to Laos 23 December 2018 The Transport Ministry plans to develop a double-track railway project linking Nakhon Ratchasima and Laos’ Pakse, minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith says. Mr Arkhom said the ministry is speeding up the process of sending the project to cabinet for consideration. The project […]
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Chiang Rai developer unveils “Trin Nakara Golden Triangle” major project 20 December 2018 Trin Nakara says it is working with foreign investors to launch a Bt40 billion investment project dubbed “Trin Nakara Golden Triangle” aiming to develop over 3,139 rai in a special economic zone in Chiang Saen district, Chiang Rai province, to transform it […]
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Delta Hotels by Marriott Mai Khao Phuket Resort and Residences operational by December 2021 20 December 2018 Marriott International has announced the signing of the five-star Delta Hotels by Marriott Mai Khao Phuket Resort by Thailand’s Apex Development PCL. The mixed-use property is due to be fully operational by December 2021 and is set to […]
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