Accor expands Myanmar portfolio AccorHotels and LP Holding have signed a joint agreement to develop three new hotels in Myanmar; one in Yangon and two in Mandalay, the country’s second largest city. The partnership will see the opening of Mercure Mandalay Hill Resort and Pullman Yangon Centrepoint this year and Mandalay Hill Resort MGallery by […]
Continue ReadingThailand Planning Major Airports’ Expansion Thailand’s tourism bounty comes with a big challenge for the head of state-run Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited: expanding passenger capacity in Bangkok by about the size of South Korea’s population. “The company is planning to host 90 million passengers annually at the city’s main Suvarnabhumi Airport by 2022 […]
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Dusit Thani Bangkok confirms last day of operations, prepares for ‘exciting new chapter’ to come with a series of special promotions Hotel as it stands will close on 16 April 2018, but the Dusit Thani legend will continue in new property inspired by the hotel’s legacy and distinctive design Dusit Thani Bangkok, the flagship hotel […]
Continue ReadingThai Construction firm giant CH Karnchang loses legal battle The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat), which will not have to pay 9 billion baht in compensation to giant construction firm CH Karnchang Plc in a dispute over the construction of the 55-kilometre Bang Na-Chon Buri expressway. The […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s AOT pushes forward airport development projects to meet passengers’ growth Airports of Thailand (AOT) is working on development projects for major airports to meet an increasing number of passengers. AOT President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said the development of AOT’s operating airports is currently in the process of developing Phase 2 of Suvarnabhumi airport where the […]
Continue ReadingConstruction to start for Bangkok Observation Tower, Thailand’s future tallest structure The Thai government yesterday approved a four billion-baht expenditure, about $117 million, to begin construction on Bangkok Observation Tower, which will be the tallest structure in Thailand and a new attraction once it’s complete. The project was approved without calling for bids. According to […]
Continue ReadingLaos-Thailand railway extension construction to begin shortly Construction of the Laos-Thailand railway extension linking the existing outer suburban station to central Vientiane capital of Laos is expected to begin at the end of this year or early next year after the project was suspended in 2011, according to Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport […]
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Coal to remain primary fuel source for power generation in Asia, seminar told Coal will remain a primary source of fuel for electricity production in Asia for many years, according to prominent energy experts from Japan, Thailand and other Asean countries attending an energy conference hosted in Bangkok early this week. Twarath Sutabutr, director-general of […]
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Still no train service connecting Phnom Penh and Bangkok The train service between Cambodia and Thailand, which was expected to begin operations early this year, seems to be delayed indefinitely due to a contentious one-kilometer stretch of track in Poipet City. “We are still in the blur of the exact date of the launch of […]
Continue ReadingNo proposed construction of Pang-nga airport as yet There has been no proposal to build an airport in Pang-nga as yet, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. He said any plan to construct the airport in a forest reserve in Pang-nga province is to strictly adhere to regulations and procedures. He said the project will need […]
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