Three more skywalks for Bangkok commuters in 18 months

Bangkok will have three more skywalks with length of 245-1,700 metres to facilitate commuters travelling on rail, road, and water transport systems. This was revealed yesterday by Mr Thaweesak Lertpraphan, director of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Traffic and Transportation Department. He said construction contracts for the three skywalks are now under review before signing with […]

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The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

International Chapter, Thailand Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Event Introduction to the FIDIC Form of Contract [one_fifth]Date :[/one_fifth][one_half_last]Tuesday 27th October 2015[/one_half_last] [one_fifth]Time : [/one_fifth][one_half_last] 6.30pm – 8.30 pm.  [Registration starts at 6.00 pm.][/one_half_last] [one_fifth]Venue :[/one_fifth][one_half_last]Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Hotel 250 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok (Asoke BTS  /  Sukhumvit MRT)[/one_half_last] [one_fifth]Fee :[/one_fifth][one_half_last]THB 500 per person for AIQS members, THB 650 for non-members THB […]

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Australia’s New Consulate-General Set to Open on Phuket Early Next Year

PHUKET: Jobs are being advertised for the new Australian Consulate-General on Phuket, indicating an opening could come early in the new year. Although official confirmation was not forthcoming yesterday from the Australian Embassy in Bangkok, the jobs listings indicate that rapid progress has been made since the Australian Government announced in May that the Phuket […]

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Xayaboury dam 50% completed

A scene from the construction site./Vientiane Times After beginning in 2012, the construction of the US$3.5 billion Xayaboury dam is now about 50 per cent complete, according to a report by Vientiane Times. When it becomes operational in 2019, about 95 percent of the 1,285-megawatt electricity produced will be sold to Thailand. The project’s shareholders […]

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Three Thai families in ‘Forbes Asia’ top 50

Three Thai families, the Chearavanont, Chirathivat and Ratanarak families, are among Asia’s richest families in 2015 ranked by Forbes Asia magazine. The Chearavanont family, which controls the Charoen Pokphand Group, ranked fourth among the 50 richest families with US$19.9 billion in net worth, according to the magazine’s latest issue, which was published yesterday. The Chirathivat […]

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