Bina Puri Holdings Bhd has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Thai-based UFUN Group Ltd and a Chinese investor Tang Cong Shu to develop Bangkok Marina Resort & Spa in Thailand, which has an estimated gross development value (GDV) of 2 billion baht (RM200 million). Bina Puri, via 49%-owned associate Bina Puri Holdings (Thailand) […]
Continue ReadingTHE ASIAN market is growing rapidly and the region is important for Hitachi’s operations, its president Hiroaki Nakanishi said recently. The Japanese company has also increased its business activities in many Asian countries that need to expand their infrastructure base. “Thailand is the top investment destination of Hitachi in the Asean region. The country is […]
Continue ReadingStrong Demand for Project Information Management in Booming Thailand Construction Market Newforma, a project information management (PIM) software company integrating people, projects and processes to transform building and infrastructure project delivery, announced today that it has signed a reseller agreement with Two Plus Soft based in Thailand. Two Plus Soft adds the Newforma software to […]
Continue ReadingWHILST IT IS fair to say some brokers/advisors/institutions deal with their clients fairly, there is a situation whereby substantial charges can be added to clients’ investments, some without their knowledge. The business of “financial advice” is mostly commission-based and, if markets are providing growth, these commissions can be buried in various ways. Whether the markets […]
Continue ReadingA Japanese consortium will build an urban transit system in Bangkok, as part of Japan’s drive to expand exports of railway infrastructure to the rest of Asia, a report said Sunday. East Japan Railway, trading house Marubeni and electronics giant Toshiba have landed the deal, at an estimated price of around 40 billion yen ($405 […]
Continue ReadingProperty companies are expanding their investment to develop more than Bt50-billion worth of residential and commercial projects in Phuket this year and next, on the back of strong demand from both Thais and foreigners. According to a survey by The Nation early this week, a number of Bangkok and Phuket developers and investors have introduced […]
Continue ReadingThe gala dinner and awards ceremony, which took place in front of more than 400 from the region’s real estate and property industry, also saw Sansiri pick up the Best Developer Thailand award. Raimon Land’s 185 Rajadamri collected the Best Condo Thailand prize. Koh Samui’s all-pool villa estate Samujana was also a big winner. The […]
Continue ReadingDow Polyurethanes has launched two expansion projects aimed at expanding its operations in the U.S. and Asia. The Dow Chemical Co. business will spend about $42 million to construct a polyether polyols facility at its Map Ta Phut, Thailand, complex. Dow also is adding polyol and copolymer capacity at its Freeport, Texas, site as part […]
Continue ReadingConergy Thailand solar projectConergy is constructing is another large-scale solar project in Thailand with a total capacity of 21 megawatts. This is the third consecutive project for the Bangkok-based Siam Solar Energy 1 Co., Ltd. (SSE1), a subsidiary of Thai Solar Energy Company Limited (TSE). Conergy has closed power plants for SSE1 with a total […]
Continue ReadingThailand may welcome more coal-fired power plants and even nuclear power in the next 20 years under the new Power Development Plan, according to the newly appointed director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office. Samerjai Suksumek said yesterday that more coal and nuclear plants were among the options in the PDP 2013 (2013-2033) to […]
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