Author: Peter Carlisle

Bangkok-based architecture and design team Apostrophy have created one bizarre, and perhaps genius, residential space that is offering to promote an entirely new and unique construction process in addition to a full term lifestyle shift. With a design concept that is a capitalist’s perfect dream, the Thai designers have created a billboard home. That is, […]

For more than 30 years, International Living has been publishing information on retiring overseas. And, every September in the IL magazine, we cover the best countries in the world to retire to. In IL’s annual Global Retirement Index, we rank the top 23 places in the world to retire — and lay out why they […]

Approximately 2,491 condominium units in Pattaya were sold during 2011, an increase by 120 per cent from the year 2010, according to Knight Frank Thailand. Frank Khan, head of Residential Department, Knight Frank Thailand, said that the demand of Pattaya condominium was mainly from local Thai buyers in some projects, especially the projects which are […]

Three projects over two years in Northeast Smart Green Energy Co announced a combined investment of 12.1 billion baht for three solar farm projects over the next two years. Chief executive Deeanek Boonsima said the projects will have a combined capacity of 79 megawatts. Bangkok Bank agreed to finance the construction together with Bangkok Solar […]

ACCOLADES continue to rain down on Thanyamundra, the unique and breathtakingly beautiful five-star organic resort perched upon the fringes of Thailand’s most ancient rainforest. Thanyamundra has been elevated to the elite ranks of hotels and resorts included on DestinAsian magazine’s prestigious Luxe List, just weeks after being voted by agoda.com as one of Asia’s Top […]

The Australian Government can expect a $100 million windfall from the sale of its current embassy property in Bangkok, with a new chancery and residence to open in 2016. The embassy, built in 1979 and designed by Australian architects Ancher, Mortlock and Woolley, is close to a main thoroughfare (Sathorn Road) and is considered by […]

Mott MacDonald, a leading management, engineering and development consultancy, has successfully supported financial close as independent engineer for the first utility-scale wind farm in Thailand, which will also be the largest wind farm in south east Asia. The consultancy is working on behalf of lenders Kasikorn Bank PLC and Siam Commercial Bank PLC. The 207MW […]

Thailand is racing to implement water management schemes costing 300 billion baht (6.0 billion pounds) to prevent a repeat of last year’s flood disaster, but companies want to see even more haste while some experts say things shouldn’t be rushed. Thailand’s worst flooding in at least five decades forced the closure of seven industrial estates […]

After a 10-month delay, the 450-million-baht TU Dome Plaza will be opened for business in March, with a break-even period of eight years. Ittiphon Dharakasem, the managing director of PB Plus Property Co, developer of TU Dome Plaza, said it is fortunate the project launch was delayed from last year even though the great floods […]