Satun seeks construction of Satun-Perlis bridge

SATUN, 31 October 2014 The public and private sectors in the southern province of Satun have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to give full support to proposals for a bridge linking Satun with Perlis, a city in Malaysia. More than 20 agencies and organizations in the province joined the ceremony on Friday to show their […]

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EGAT pushes for construction of 19 new power plants

BANGKOK, 31 October 2014 The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has set plans to increase the electricity generating capacity for national energy security by establishing seven more coal power plants and 12 more alternative energy power plants by the year 2022. Deputy governor of the EGAT Rattanachai Namwong said the nation’s electricity demand had […]

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Park Hotel Group to move into Indonesia and Thailand

October 30, 2014 Singapore-based Park Hotel Group has announced it is opening properties in Indonesia and Thailand. One hotel will be a rebranded property in Bali, set to open in early 2015, while the other, in Thailand, is scheduled for the first half of next year. The Bali property will be located in the hilltop […]

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ONYX sets targets to open more properties in Thailand, Asia

October 30, 2014 ONYX Hospitality Group plans to open more properties in Thailand and across Asia to reach a target of 81 hotels, resorts and serviced apartments by 2018. Speaking at a media briefing, Wednesday, the group president and CEO, Peter Henle,  said ONYX currently manages 51 properties with 37 actually operational and 14 properties under […]

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Posco starts construction on Thailand automotive steel sheet plant

29 October 2014 South Korean steel maker POSCO has started construction on an automotive steel sheet plant in Thailand which is expected to be completed by 2016. The plant will be producing galvanized steel sheet for automotive applications and the plant will have a production capacity of 450,000 tons per year. The company said that […]

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Thailand to Expand Suvarnabhumi and Phuket Airports

BANGKOK, October 27, 2014 – Thailand will expand the country’s main Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Phuket Airport as part of the government’s new development plans to prepare for the Asean Economic Community (AEC), Thai News Agency (TNA) reported. “The expansion of the two airports would help boost national competitiveness in terms of transport connectivity with […]

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Two Centara properties in Phuket voted within the top three family resorts in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand – Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket and Centara Karon Resort Phuket have been announced respectively top 2 and top 3 family resorts in Thailand, voted by the readers of family magazine Holidays with Kids in Australia. “We are very proud to have one four and one five star property recognized in this highly […]

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Bangkok’s tallest building designed as friendly to environment

The “Super Tower”, which will be the tallest building in Asean when it is completed in 2019 by Grand Canal Land (GLand), is designed as an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient facility. It has been developed in line with the requirements for platinum certification of the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) […]

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High-speed railway routes changed

The government on Tuesday made some changes to its high-speed development plan, adding a Bangkok-Rayong route and splitting the Nong Khai-Map Ta Phut route into two — Nong Khai-Nakhon Ratchasima and Nakhon Ratchasima-Bangkok-Map Ta Phut. In July, the National Council for Peace and Order approved a 2.4-trillion-baht infrastructure plan through 2022 covering dual-track rail, electric […]

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