New Bt70-billion toll motorway linking Nakhon Pathom with Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province planned for 2024 The Department of Highways has set a deadline of 2024 to open a new Bt70-billion toll motorway linking the Bangkok border province of Nakhon Pathom with Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province. The department has dismissed local calls for the […]
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Expat workers prefer Vietnam to Thailand – HSBC survey Thailand has suffered a slight fall in popularity amongst expat workers, according to a new survey. According to HSBC’s 2019 Expat Explorer Survey, Thailand ranked in 22nd place, down 1 place from the same survey last year and down 7 places from its rankings in 2017. […]
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Bangkok’s MRT Pink Line construction progress 12 July 2019 People who reside along the construction site of the Khae Rai – Minburi MRT Pink Train Line, have been asked by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority to avoid accessing the roadway from 10 at night to 4 the next morning, to allow for the installation of […]
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‘Nearly 1,100 Lao families to be displaced’ by Thai-Vietnam dam project A Thailand-Vietnam joint venture is going ahead with the construction of what will be Laos’ fifth hydropower dam on the mainstream Mekong River in Luang Phrabang province, with hundreds of families likely to be affected. Radio Free Asia reported on Thursday that more than […]
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Egat begins public hearings for Mae Moh coal plant units in Lampang, Thailand 13 July 2019 The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will start public hearings with stakeholders and local communities on Saturday in a bid to repower two existing units of the Mae Moh coal-fired power plant in Lampang. Egat is budgeting […]
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Shanxi helps construct the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport, will be Cambodia’s largest airport Shanxi Mechanization Construction Group recently won the bid to build two sections of the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport project in Cambodia for 290 million yuan ($42.16 million). The existing Angkor International Airport in Siem Reap, 5 kilometers from […]
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More Bangkok property developers offer education appeal – integrating international schools into their mixed-use developments 10 July 2019 The number of international schools in Thailand has exceeded 200, the third highest in Southeast Asia as of 2018, driven by demand from Thai parents who seek culturally diverse environments for their children, according to a study. […]
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Avani Hotels and Resorts to Open Two Resorts in Krabi, Thailand 10 July 2019 Avani Hotels & Resorts announced the signing of two new resort hotels in the southern Thailand resort town of Krabi, marking the brand’s continued growth within Thailand. The existing resorts will undergo renovations to bring the properties in line with Avani […]
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Japanese-style ‘water bank’ ready in Bangkok in August Will help beat Asok-Din Daeng floods 11 July 2019 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, centre, leads a visit on July 5 to the construction sites of three flood-prevention projects including ‘water banks’ in Bangkok. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will complete building the underground “water bank” at flood-prone […]
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Thailand Prime Minister urges open bidding for Phuket light-rail project Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has stressed the importance of making the bidding for the planned light-rail project in Phuket as universal as possible, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority 10 July 2019 Gen Prayut made the remark about the 41.7 kilometre light-rail route from Phuket International […]
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