Electric consumption in Myanmar is projected to rise by 15 per cent annually, meaning the country will need another 4,530 megawatts of electricity by the 2020-2021 fiscal year, said Minister for Electrical Power Khin Maung Soe. Myanmar has a total of 5,235 megawatts of electricity from hydropower plants, gas-fired power plants, diesel-fired power plants and […]
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The vast 279-rai plot owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and located behind PTT’s head office in Chatuchak district is expected to emerge as a promising location for mixed-use development. However, developers and investors said the leasehold period, traffic and mass-transit systems to support a large number of people working or living in […]
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On 18 February 2016 Ikano and Central Pattana representatives broke ground at the site for Thailand’s second IKEA second store in West Bangkok. The site is in Bangyai, to be fully integrated into Central Plaza Westgate shopping centre with wide open entrances at all levels of the mall and direct link to the upcoming MRT […]
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The British Embassy Bangkok and Thailand’s State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO) are working together to promote the Construction Sector Transparency (CoST) Initiative. CoST is an international initiative aimed at making the processes involved in the construction of public infrastructure more transparent. The idea is that the public must be armed with the information needed to […]
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Thai solar power company SPCG Pcl (MAI:SPCG) saw its 2015 net profit jump to THB 2.47 billion (USD 69m/EUR 62m), up by 30% year-on-year. SPCG currently operates 36 solar farms in Thailand, totaling 260 MW of capacity. Not all of them were fully operational in 2014 so electricity sales were lower and, in turn, profitability […]
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Taiwanese firm Neo Solar Power Corp (TPE:3576), or NSP, is looking for a sector player in Vietnam interested in setting up a joint venture (JV) for between 600 MWp and 800 MWp of PV panel production capacity there, DigiTimes said Wednesday. So far, Vina Solar has emerged as the best partner for the job, unnamed […]
Continue ReadingThe office market and upmarket residential developments will continue to be good investments this year due to limited supply and strong demand amid the sluggish economy and rising asset prices, according to property consultant CBRE (Thailand). Aliwassa Pathnadabutr, CBRE’s managing director, said despite the overall sluggishness of the Thai economy, property prices would keep rising, […]
Continue ReadingOur client is a leading global construction and project management company. We are seeking a Construction Manager to work on High Rise and Mixed Use development in Bangkok, Thailand. The role will specifically be completing the facade and high end interior. The role is to supervise, coordinate and manage the project to ensure the work […]
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Lead Quantity Surveyor wanted. Mixed use development (Hotel, Convention Centre, Retail) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 years duration. Contact Jason Jason Horan Senior Technical Recruiter LL (Cork): +353 (0)21 4297900 LL (Dublin): +353 (0)1 6087747 jason.horan@peglobal.net
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Starting 20 March 2016, foreigners who overstay in Thailand for more than 90 days will be banned from re-entering the country as part of the immigration bureau’s new measure to tighten up security against ill-intent elements. Under the new measure, foreigners overstaying in Thailand who willingly surrender to the authorities will be treated differently from […]
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