BTS trains on the track above Sathorn Road close to Chong Nonsi station. (Bangkok Post file photo) Two new stations are to be added to Bangkok Mass Transit System’s skytrain service to ease crowding at existing stations, with the first planned for Sathorn Road. Deputy Bangkok governor Amorn Kitchawengkul said the new stations had been included in […]
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is building a road by Bang Khen canal to ease traffic congestion on Phahon Yothin Road during construction of the Green Line electric rail extension. Steamrollers roll along a new road being built by the Bang Khen canal. The road will act as a bypass to ease traffic on Ngam […]
Continue ReadingRatchaburi Electricity Generating Holding has announced its short-term business plan, with the aim of boosting enterprise value and maintaining shareholders’ returns. The three main approaches are exploring new investments, managing efficiency of main power plants and completing construction of new plants as planned. The business plan aims to push the enterprise value to Bt188 billion […]
Continue ReadingTalesun modules in situ. The company has begun production at a new facility in Thailand. Image: Talesun. PV manufacturer Zhongli Talesun has become the first of a wave of Chinese firms planning to establish manufacturing operations in Thailand to begin production in the Southeast Asian country. The company said this week that it had begun […]
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CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Bespoke Hospitality Management Asia adds another property to its growing portfolio of X2 luxury accommodations. Construction is underway on the company’s first hotel in Thailand’s cultural capital, Chiang Mai. The X2 brand has a well-earned reputation for building and managing properties of uncompromising luxury, and the X2 Chiang Mai Riverside Hotel […]
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DEMAND GROWS AS MULTINATIONALS SEEK REGIONAL HQS; OLDER PROPERTIES ALSO RENOVATED ALONG GREEN LINES Green and intelligent building is the main concept behind the design of new office, residential and hospitality projects in Thailand, with building owners increasingly committing to an environment-friendly design and construction concept. A bird’s-eye view of Bangkok, which will have more […]
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SET-listed Pace Development Corporation Plc will continue with high-end residential projects, vowing to launch a condominium with a minimum unit size and price higher than any seen before in Bangkok. Pace wants to avoid clusters of condos at any one transit station, says Mr Sorapoj. Demand for the high-end segment and large condo units in […]
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Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon will head a 100-billion baht programme to build 100,000 low-priced housing units for low-income families. (Photo by Thanarak Khunton) The government will earmark almost 100 billion baht to build more than 100,000 low-priced housing units for low-income families in the next three years. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said Monday […]
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A railway worker walks in front of bullet trains at Hefei, China, built like many railways around the world entirely by Chinese labour with Chinese supervision. (Reuters photo) The Office of the Vocational Education Commission (Ovec) is cooperating with the Chinese embassy in Thailand to establish a Thai-Chinese Institute of Technology. The move is an […]
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G Tower, the lower tower in a G shape in this artist’s conception, is Grand Canal’s latest completed property. The office building with a total lettable area of 61,000 sq m will be ready to move in next April with a rental rate of 700 baht per sq m. SET-listed developer Grand Canal Land Plc […]
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