Bangkok’s current building boom is “throwing up” a huge assortment of structures: most are legal though not all; some are ethically sustainable but not many; a few have architectural appeal, though a considerable number look cheap and ugly. An example worthy of praise is the recently launched Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard. Visually stimulating, this project is […]
Continue ReadingThailand will host the 2012 Fifa Futsal World Cup at four competition sites in Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima. With the sport’s showpiece event just around the corner, and the main competition venue at Bangkok Futsal Arena still under construction, things are progressively turning sour for the host nation. Thailand beat strong candidates such as China, […]
Continue ReadingSince 1880 the world has warmed by 0.75 degrees Celsius The world stopped getting warmer almost 16 years ago, according to new data released last week. The figures, which have triggered debate among climate scientists, reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012, there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures. This means […]
Continue ReadingConstruction workers are putting the final touches to Bangkok’s showpiece venue for the 2012 Fifa Futsal World Cup after its construction fell behind schedule. The 12,000 all-seater capacity Bangkok Futsal Arena in Nong Chok is due to be handed over to 2012 Fifa Futsal World Cup organisers in less than two weeks. Seats and a […]
Continue ReadingCh. Karnchang will manage the project Bangkok Metro Plc (BMCL), the SET-listed subway operator, has been awarded the Purple Line contract for 80 billion baht, hoping to increase ridership and improve its financial results. The company has not broken even since the subway began operating in 2004. President Chaiwat Utaiwan said BMCL’s board agreed yesterday […]
Continue ReadingThe Myanmar electric power authorities and five South Korean companies have launched a 500- megawatt (mw) gas-fired combined cycle power plant project in Yangon’s Thakayta township, official media reported Sunday. The five S. Korean companies are Busan Korea Biotechnology Co, Korea Western Power Co, Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co, Hana Daetoo Securities Co and Hexa […]
Continue ReadingCondominium developers are urging the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to speed up amending car park requirements for projects along the mass transit systems. Thamrong Panyasakulwong, president of the Thai Condominium Association (TCA), said this would benefit condominium buyers, as easing municipal requirements for car parks would increase the saleable area of condos while reducing their […]
Continue ReadingA small island state in Southeast Asia has come out tops in a listing of countries that boast of the richest expatriates. In an annual survey released by HSBC on Monday — which was conducted across 100 countries and involved more than 5,000 expatriates — Singapore emerged as the most favored expat destination to make […]
Continue ReadingGen Prayuth said he wanted Cambodia to discuss the plan with other Asean members first. He was speaking after Hun Sen raised the matter at the 30th Asean Ministers Meeting on Energy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, last month. The meeting, themed Asean Green Connectivity, aimed to boost co-operation in the energy sector among the bloc’s […]
Continue ReadingHongsa Lignite power project in Laos is proceeding as planned despite the court case against its major shareholder, with commercial operation scheduled to start in 2015. Banpu Plc, one of Asean’s leading coal companies, was ordered by Thailand’s Civil Court last month to pay 33 billion baht to Siva Nganthavee for the latter’s opportunity loss […]
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