Bangkok and other densely populated cities could face massive power outages in the near future if Thais do not start saving energy now while opposing construction of huge new power plants. Sethaput Suthiwart-narueput, an executive vice-president and the chief economist at Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Center (EIC), said energy demand by the commercial sector […]
Continue ReadingEastern Water Resources Development and Management, Thailand‘s largest supplier of raw water, expects its sales volume and revenue will grow sharply by 17% in 2011 as most of the halted Map Ta Phut industrial projects have resumed operations. Sales volume is likely to fall short of its target of 250 million cubic metres this year […]
Continue ReadingA Thai firm and a Bangladesh-Korea joint venture have shown interest to build US$ 2.0 billion Dhaka elevated expressways (DEE), the country’s first biggest infrastructure project under public-private-partnership (PPP). Out of four short-listed companies, two firms came up with their final proposals to the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) as the last day of RFP submission […]
Continue Reading“When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar … and the beer. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and […]
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Tavoy mega-port will be a major challenge for Ital-Thai Development The deepsea port planned for Tavoy on Burma‘s southern coast will be a major challenge for Thailand‘s largest construction firm Italian-Thai Development, which is seeking partners for the project amid a myriad of political and other concerns. The initial stage of the mega-investment project is […]
Continue ReadingConstruction of a high-speed rail link between Yunnan province and neighboring Myanmar, part of a project to upgrade transport connections with Southeast Asian nations, will start in about two months, a top rail expert said. The line, from Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, to Yangon, Myanmar‘s largest city, will be 1,920 kilometers long, said Wang […]
Continue ReadingBangkok has no shortage of doomsayers warning that the present construction boom could go bust if the explosive growth of condominiums, townhouses and even single homes does not slow. Their negativity is countered by banks, property developers and contractors who insist that the pace of construction merely meets demand and there is no danger of […]
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One of the world’s great rivers defines the geography of Southeast Asia. Rising frozen in the Tibetan highlands and running through China’s Yunnan Province, the Mekong defines the geography of Southeast Asia. It is both a lifeline and a frontier, linking and separating the countries of the region – Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam […]
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Great Eagle Hospitality Group, a Hong Kong-based hotel developer, is expanding its business internationally, including a plan to operate five Eaton hotels and three Langham properties in Thailand over the next five years. The group aims to become market leader in the mid-scale-to-five-star categories in the Kingdom. Brett Butcher, chief executive officer of Langham Hotels […]
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If some Bangkok hotels like to display ostentatious luxury, the Shangri-La hotel in Bangkok has systematically adopted the contrary approach. Since its opening, the hotel has built its reputation on its sense of discreet luxury. Over the last two years, Shangri-La Bangkok has embarked on one of its most extensive renovations, transforming completely all the […]
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