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 […]
Continue ReadingOctober 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 […]
Continue ReadingOctober 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 […]
Continue Reading29 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 […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, 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 […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe “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) […]
Continue ReadingThe 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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Bangkok — BEST WESTERN International has opened a brand new hotel in Phuket: the stylish BEST WESTERNPatong Beach. Located close to the heart of Phuket’s main tourist area, less than 1km from the famous white sands of Patong Beach, Junceylon shopping center, and a multitude of bars, restaurants and entertainment venues, this new contemporary hotel […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, 21 October 2014 (NNT) – The Cabinet has granted approval to the building of double-track railway on six routes next year as well as the purchase of the first lot of NGV buses within the first quarter. According to Mr Chaiwat Thongkamkoon, Deputy Director of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, […]
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