Author: Peter Carlisle

Bangkok-based Ogawa Atsushi, CEO of Northern Japan (Thailand) Co Ltd, a business revival specialist, is a survivor of the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Today, that tragic experience is one of his assets, as his company has been contracted to help Japanese-owned flood-ravaged factories recover from Thailand’s worst deluge in many decades. Altogether, nearly 800 Japanese-owned factories […]

German-Thai JV to generate 84 MW German-based Galip GmbH is joining with Four Us Technology (Thailand) to invest over 8 billion baht in solar power plants with a combined capacity of 84 megawatts in Thailand. The 8.2-billion investment will cover seven provinces in Thailand starting with a pilot project in Phrae province with 24 MW. […]

Thai Solar Energy Co., Ltd., opened the first of some 15 planned concentrated solar power plants in Thailand at the Huaykrachao, Kanjanaburi site on November 29, 2011. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit pushes start button at first solar thermal power plant in Thailand built with Solarlite’s unique technology. On November 29, 2011, Southeast Asia’s […]

Flooding in Thailand is expected to bring insured losses of more than 309 billion baht (US$10 billion), with estimated economic losses of 1.41 trillion baht, according to reinsurance intermediary Aon Benfield. “With assessments under way, it’s clear that billions in insured losses from the flooding will make this the costliest natural disaster event in Southeast […]

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR), a leading international resort and residential developer, has launched its fourth residential development in Pattaya, Thailand. Unixx South Pattaya, a 1,207-unit dual-tower project is being built by award-winning, Bangkok-based property developer Raimon Land, in which IFA HR has a major shareholding. The launch follows a string of successful developments […]

Starwood Hotels and Resorts newest Aloft property, Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11, has opened its doors in the Thai capital . The property, which represents the first Aloft-branded hotel in Thailand, follows hot on the heels of the launch of Aloft London Excel last month. The 296-room property is situated on Sukhumvit 11, in the […]

Thailand’s worst flooding in 69 years will likely see a makeover in housing designs to incorporate integrated flood protection systems regardless of the higher cost as people become more alert to the possibility of a repeat of the disaster. Property Perfect Plc is the first developer to come up with just such a design, with […]