Asia’s House of the Year

This cliff-style home on the island of Phuket has open Thai-style pavilions and big views of the Andaman Sea On the island of Phuket in Thailand, this 21,022-square-foot property consists of multiple Thai-style pavilions with pitched roofs and wooden columns. PHOTO: ROBERT VAN PARIDON A High-Style Thai Retreat This cliff-side home on the resort island […]

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Disabled rejoice over BTS ruling

People with disabilities who have fought for better facilities at Skytrain stations and on trains yesterday rejoiced as the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) handed down a ruling in their favour. People with disabilities celebrate victory yesterday in a court battle over equal access to public transport after the Supreme Administrative Court ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan […]

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Developers wait for EIA permit

Condominium developers are so concerned that the Environment Impact Assessment Committee is restricting approvals that all of them have decided to delay launching projects until they get the EIA permit. “We will launch our condo projects when we get EIA permits. That will be safer for our business and our customers’ confidence,” Srettha Thavisin, president […]

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Alstom Inks €80 mill Maintenance Contract for North Bangkok CCPP

An upgraded Alstom GT26 gas turbine similar to the two that will be installed at the Egat North Bangkok combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) Block 2 France-based multinational power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure company Alstom has signed a 12-year contract with the State-owned Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) to provide turnkey maintenance for […]

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