Why Thailand? The Asian Nation Tops HSBC’s Expat Explorer Survey 2011

Thailand takes top spot in HSBC’s Expat Explorer Survey 2011: we look at its broad appeal for expat retirees Many months ago I suggested to a leading British Sunday newspaper that they produce an updated look at where Britons are retiring abroad. I’d worked with the journalist in question a year or so before on […]

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Salcon wins construction jobs in Thailand

Salcon Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Salcon Engineering Bhd, through its joint venture company Hydrotek-Salcon Consortium, has been awarded construction works worth RM21.991 million in Thailand. The award is from the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) for the construction of reservoirs for Phet Kasem and Rat Burana distribution pumping stations and related works in Bangkok. “The Eighth Bangkok […]

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Phuket Airport Plans to Expand to Cope with Record Traffic

Temporary expansion at Phuket International Airport is to begin from October to cope with record numbers of passengers expected on Phuket in 2012 and beyond. With Phuket likely to reach eight million arrivals and departures this year, based on projections by Phuketwan, airport managers Airports of Thailand now have to stretch the capacity of the […]

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Global Steel Dust to build a new steel dust recycling plant

Bangkok Post reported that Switzerland based Global Steel Dust is investing up to USD 35 million to build Thailand’s first steel dust recycling plant in the Eastern Seaboard to help make the country’s growing steel industry more environmentally friendly without the need to landfill hazardous waste. Mr Russ Robinson CEO of Global Steel Dust said […]

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Black & Veatch to support 1,500 MW power plant expansions in Thailand

Black & Veatch to support 1,500 MW power plant expansions in Thailand Marubeni Corp. has selected Black & Veatch to support the balance-of-plant design and procurement for the 1,500 MW expansion of two combined-cycle power plants in Thailand. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand owns both plants. The projects involve adding a new 780 MW […]

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