King Power is spending more than 500 million baht to build a duty-free emporium in the eastern resort city of Pattaya, aiming almost exclusively to tap the spending spree among Chinese and Russian visitors. Construction of the facility, which was previously delayed by the political turmoil in 2009, has recently begun in earnest for an […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s largest condominium developer LPN Development believes the revision of condo laws will negatively affect most developers due to an increase in costs to build larger units. Last week the Lands Department said it planned to amend the current condominium law to change the definition of a condo, including a requirement that a condominium complex […]
Continue ReadingPurple Line victory to call for more funds Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), part of the SET-listed BTS Group Holdings (BTS), may consider listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand if the SkyTrain operator wins the bid for the 20-billion-baht operating and maintenance contracts of the Purple Line. BTS will join a race of […]
Continue ReadingCOMO Hotels and Resorts is set to develop and manage a new resort on the Yamu Peninsula of Phuket, the group’s second property in Thailand. Located in Phang Nga Bay, some 20 minutes’ drive from the Phuket International Airport, the resort is the ninth property for the Singapore-based hotel group. The 129-room resort will feature […]
Continue Reading10-year budget lifted to B75 billion B. Grimm, one of Thailand’s oldest trading conglomerates, expects to be awarded four additional small power producer (SPP) licences on top of five already granted as it expands its 10-year investment budget to 75 billion baht. Preeyanart Soontornwata, president of Amata B. Grimm Power Ltd, said the company was […]
Continue ReadingThe construction of Neak Loeung Bridge, a part of ASEAN’s highway, will play a vital role in boosting the development of Cambodian and regional economy, said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday during a ground breaking ceremony for the bridge construction. The Neak Loeung Bridge across the Mekong River along the National Road No. […]
Continue ReadingSoutheast Asia looks to nuclear power Safety is not the only reason Southeast Asia has been slow to develop nuclear power plants. They are far more expensive than other kinds of power stations. Southeast Asian economies are growing fast and need more energy to fuel that growth. As a result, almost every country in the […]
Continue ReadingThe Nation Won’t pay Bt9 bn in compensation; says contract was illegal to start with Pollution Control Disease (PCD) yesterday insisted that it will notpay BT 9 billion as compensation to joint venture construction companyNVPSKG, the project’s contractor of the Klong Dan wastewater treatment after the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI) had issued a verdict on […]
Continue ReadingThe Nation Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI) yesterday issued a verdict on the Klong Dan wastewater treatment project, demanding Pollution Control Department (PCD)to pay compensation for the jointventure construction company NVPSKG. Panel of arbitrators chaired by Witoon Tangtrongjit and other arbitrators including Satient Wongwachian and Kian Permboon had read the verdict on the case and asked […]
Continue ReadingWe recently received an email with the comments below from a TCN reader and ex-work colleague: I thought I give you my personal comment of the new TCN E-newsletter format. Perhaps it can be of some input. Personally I think the new TCN E-newsletter (web linked) is losing its appeal compared to the original TCN E-newsletter (PDF […]
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