Laos and Myanmar have set May as the date for the opening of the first bridge over the Mekong River that links the two countries. Xaysongkham Manotham, the project manager, told the Vientiane Times that the opening date had been moved forward from August after the US$26 million (848 million baht) bridge is completed in […]
Continue ReadingLow unemployment (below 1% since 2011) due to low birth rate, lack of social insurance & informal sector with 64% of workforce (street vendors, motorbike taxis, self-employed). Sugar-cane farmers in Chon Buri province are among the more than 40% of Thailand’s population engaged in agriculture, where there is a high degree of underemployment and off-season […]
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BANGKOK,Thailand – Centara Hotels & Resort’s latest venture is a brand-new property now being built in Sriracha, Chonburi. The Centara Sonrisa Residence and Suites Sriracha, currently being developed by Smile Condo (2011) Co. Ltd, will operate as a family-friendly four-star residence. The hotel is now in the design phase and the Centara Group expects that […]
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Laos is seeking clarification on the deal between Thailand and China to construct a double-track rail route, Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong says. Nong Khai train station is the connecting point for the Thai-Lao rail project which has been operated since March 2012. (Bangkok Post file photo) Speaking after returning from Laos yesterday, ACM Prajin […]
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The Mantra Samui Resort is about to undergo a major transformation. The boutique hotel on Thailand’s Koh Samui is not only gaining a new owner, it’s getting an entirely new hospitality group at the helm. Louis T Collection (Louis T) recently acquired the property as the first milestone in its ambitious plan to build an […]
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Bangkok: With the second decade of this century becoming known for mega canal projects, an old Thai infrastructure plan is being dusted off once again. Expansion works at both the Panama and Suez canals are well underway while a Chinese tycoon plans to carve a waterway through Nicaragua. In Thailand, the 200-plus year old plans […]
Continue ReadingItalian Thai Development Pcl and Rojana Industrial Park will sign a $1.7-billion deal in March to develop the Dawei industrial zone in Myanmar, the Thai government said on Friday. Set to be Southeast Asia’s largest industrial complex when complete, the ambitious and long-delayed Dawei project in southeastern Myanmar includes highway links to Bangkok and Thailand’s […]
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Aims to win 25% of government contracts A new company formed from the merger of two subsidiaries of Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK), Thailand second-largest construction firm, has the potential to win several government infrastructure contracts in coming years. Employees of BECL, a subsidiary of Ch. Karnchang, work with rebar at the Si Rat-Outer Ring Road […]
Continue ReadingRow with contractor looms over B290m bill The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has set up a panel to look into a contract dispute surrounding the construction of an extension of its Blue Line electric rail route. The move came after the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) sent the MRTA an urgent letter opposing […]
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The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) has asked the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to remove the iron girders of a construction beam from a pedestrian bridge near Laksi intersection. People walk on a section of a pedestrian bridge where a cable is used to fasten it to the iron girders of a construction beam […]
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