Land prices in Phuket have tripled the past ten years with the land price along Patong beach the highest estimated at 180 million baht per rai of 450,000 baht per square wah, according to the Agency for Real Estate Affairs Company. Mr Sophon Pornchokechai, CEO of the company, said today that continous survey of land […]
Continue ReadingTHAI engineer and social entrepreneur Salinee Tavaranan, who is among the BBC’s prestigious list of 100 Women of 2014, has discovered a sustainable way for rural people to access solar-powered electricity via a hybrid business module that also creates a sense of ownership for solar panels. “My time as an NGO activist taught me that […]
Continue ReadingMazda is planning to construct an engine plant in the Chonburi Province of Thailand where SKYACTIV-D 1.5 clean diesel engine will be produced for the company’s flagship Mazda2. The engine assembly plant is expected to have production capacity of 30,000 units per year, and it will be the fourth unit for the production of SKYACTIV […]
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Media release – Enerpac SE Asia – June 2014 Enerpac SE Asia, headquartered in Singapore, operates through a strong regional network of branches and service centres covering Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. (Attn. industry media serving industries including as oil and gas, mining and energy, […]
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Ericsson has been awarded a five-year deal as part of dtac’s LTE expansion program to deliver the technology in several major cities across Thailand The contract includes upgrading and expansion of dtac LTE and 3G networks along with professional services such as network-roll out, integration, tuning & optimization as well as support services Ericsson LTE […]
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CHANGZHOU, China, Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a global leader in photovoltaic (“PV”) modules, solutions, and services, today announced it completed the supply of 7.8 MW modules to power ten rooftop solar power plants in Thailand, which are developed by subsidiaries of Nathalin Welstar Energy […]
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The Office of Transport and Traffic Planning plans to seek approval to build 10 new bridges across the Chao Phraya River to ease traffic in Bangkok and vicinity provinces. Work on this bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi’s Muang district is now 93% complete. The bridge, which connects to Nonthaburi 1 Road, is […]
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One of the chief financiers of hydroelectric dams planned on Burma’s Salween River is accused of investing in countries where there is “oppression and limited transparency” in order to achieve its objectives. Having been restricted in its activities at home, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) wants to use Burma and Laos as proxy […]
Continue ReadingAfter unveiling its first Myanmar property in Nay Pyi Taw, Berlin-based Kempinski Hotels AG will expand to Yangon by 2016, according to Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank. The bank announced it was lending US$60 million to transform a heritage building in Yangon into a Kempinski Hotel. The renovation of the building will be conducted by Thai-based […]
Continue ReadingA Singapore construction company and an affiliate of Changi Airport Group has won a $1.4 billion order to build a new airport in Myanmar’s Yangon as the country repairs its infrastructure after the easing of decades of sanctions. A man is seen above advertisement boards after landing at the airport in Yangon, Myanmar. The […]
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