Yingluck govt urged to embrace mega-projects before it is too late Situated strategically in the region, Thailand looks set to become a regional transport hub. The country has long stretches of coastal land along both the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, which is a tremendous asset. With this geographical advantage, ideas were floated […]
Continue ReadingWhen news about Thailand’s deep South breaks in the press, images of strife and unrest are quickly conjured up. And while this article is an update about a massive uprising in the heart of downtown Pattani, one of three troubled provinces near Thailand’s border with Malaysia, this latest development does not feature any unrest, but […]
Continue ReadingConstruction on a bridge spanning the Mekong River between Laos and Thailand has been delayed by more than six months due to financial shortfalls, media reports said Wednesday. The 480-metre bridge between between Bokeo province, Laos, and Chiang Rai, Thailand, was initially scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012. ‘The work has been […]
Continue ReadingListed Thai development firm Raimon Land have continued to pursue a portfolio of projects in Pattaya. Those launched already include Northpoint, Northshore, Zire Wongamat and the latest UNIXX. Unit sizes go from studios at 22 square meters up to two bedrooms of 62 square meters. Pricing starts at THB880,000 or installments of THB4,400 per month. […]
Continue ReadingThe cone-shaped aquarium with an inner acrylic cylinder housing a glass elevator recently debuted at the new Morocco Mall in Casablanca. Aquadream, the 31 foot tall (9.3 meter) acrylic aquarium designed and built by International Concept Management, Inc. (ICM), is the centerpiece of the luxury giga-mall along Morocco’s coast. ICM designed the aquarium to offer […]
Continue ReadingMarriott International and Destination Properties Thailand have parted ways over the management of four Courtyard flagged hotels in Thailand. The properties are Courtyard by Marriott’s in Patong, Kamala Beach, and Surin Beach in Phuket and one in Cha Am. It’s expected a conversion to another international management company will take place prior to April 1st.
Continue ReadingProminent Fluid Controls in Thailand has installed a water treatment plant that allows several thousand flood victims in Bangkok to be supplied with hygienically pure drinking water. The plant cleans water from the streets, which are still flooded from dirty water from the city’s canals. This water contains micro-organisms which can cause skin rashes or […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE: The MRT Purple Line is a rapid transit line under construction in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, which includes the city and five adjacent provinces. Among other things, elevated structures and 16 stations need to be built for the 23 kilometer long main line. Thai BAUER Co. Ltd., a local subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau […]
Continue ReadingThe completion date for the new terminal at Phuket International Airport has slipped back from November 2014 to early 2015, meaning a longer period of overcrowding and tourist unhappiness. The new date for finishing the long-awaited building was revealed in an interview with Airports of Thailand managing director Flight Lieutenant Anirut Thanombutr. The new facility […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Zinc InVision Hospitality Group has signed two new Pattaya properties in their development pipeline. First is a conversion of the 149 room Hotel Selection which has been renamed Glow by Zinc. A THB 70 million renovation program will be undertaken and the property expanded to 174 keys. It will enter the market by the […]
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