Thailand has expressed support for Malaysia’s plan to build a wall and perimeter fencing along the banks of the Kolok River, which separates Malaysia’s Kelantan state from Thailand’s Narathiwat province. Thai-Malaysian Regional Border Committee secretary Adisak Prachakittikul said Thailand did not see any problem with Malaysia’s plan because the construction would not encroach on Thai […]
Continue ReadingThailand might lose competitiveness to Malaysia in terms of the cost of electricity if it fails to increase the proportion of coal-fired power plants, according to an official with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand.Tatree Riewcharoen, director of Egat’s corporate communications division, said Malaysia had four power plants using clean coal technology. They are the […]
Continue ReadingC9 Hotelworks Bill Barnett will be a featured speaker at next week’s Thailand Real Estate Investment and Property Law Forum 2013. The forum will be held in Bangkok on September 19th and 20th. Highlights will be a feature on the upcoming AEC initiative as it applies to the real estate sector and discussions on mounting […]
Continue ReadingBangkok Industrial Gas (BIG), a joint venture between US-based Air Products and Chemicals and leading Thai investors, has set aside Bt1 billion to expand integrated facilities at its industrial-gas complex in the Hemraj Chon Buri Industrial Estate. Currently, the air-separation unit at the complex has the capacity to produce 500 tonnes of liquefied gases per […]
Continue ReadingThe power regulator will revise the method for selling building-based and factory-based solar rooftop electricity. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), a group of alternative energy operators and the Federation of Thai Industries, organised a seminar to create awareness, interest and understanding of rooftop photovoltaic power stations. It attracted over 200 solar cell installers, suppliers and […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has signed a contract with three engineering companies to construct a mega-tunnel in the capital to relieve flood problems under a budget of 2.48 billion baht. Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra presided over the signing ceremony with representatives from Naowarat Patanakarn Company, Thai Engineering Consultants Company and Consulting Engineers Group. […]
Continue ReadingThe construction of the new 12-billion-baht parliament building in Kiak Kai has fallen behind schedule because of a long delay in the handover of land purchased for the site, Democrat MP Boonyod Sukthinthai said on Monday. Mr Boonyod, spokesman for the House affairs committee, said the construction of the new parliament in Bangkok’s Dusit district […]
Continue ReadingOfficers at Phuket Immigration are calling for all foreigners whose passports are set to expire within the coming year to ensure they are issued new passports and apply – and are issued – new long-term permits-to-stay* before their current permits expire. The call follows a new regulation issued by the Immigration Bureau on August 13 […]
Continue ReadingThis conference will be held on 16 & 17 September 2013, Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. Nearly US$16 billion lost annually due to the inoperability of data between architect, constructor and owner. As such, it is pertinent to invest in knowledge and understanding of technology and tools to enhance performance of design, engineering and construction processes […]
Continue ReadingResearchers trawled old newspapers to explore history behind sayings ‘Gone to pot’ refers to once legal punishment of boiling a criminal to death ‘Rule of thumb’ originates from a violent means of solving marital disputes ‘Rule of thumb’: This apparently innocent phrase actually refers to a 19th Century ruling which said a man was entitled […]
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