Asian Development Bank finances solar power projects in Thailand The Asian Development Bank Tuesday signed a loan agreement for 140 million dollars to the Bangchak Petroleum Company to build two solar power plants in Thailand. Bangchak, a partly state-owned oil refinery and petrol retailer, has already started construction on 8-megawatt and 30-megawatt solar plants in […]
Continue ReadingCentara Signs Centra Hotel in Patong, Phuket Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed a management contract for the first property under its new Centra brand. The Centra Ashlee Hotel Patong, in Phuket, is scheduled to open end-2010 and brings the total number of properties under Centara management in Phuket to six.
Continue ReadingDemand for luxury real estate in popular far east tourist destinations such as Phuket and Koh Samui is increasing and experts are upbeat on the medium and long term outlook for the region. Property firms are reporting a recovery of purchasing power affecting the luxury residential markets in Bangkok as well as resort destinations and […]
Continue ReadingThai SEC OKs Establishment Of Real Estate Investment Trust Funds Thailand‘s Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that it has approved in principle a plan to allow the establishment of real estate investment trust funds. A Reit fund will be more flexible than existing property funds as it can invest in any kind of property, […]
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A new survey from Lloyds TSB International, exclusive to The Telegraph weekly world edition, says that more than than half of all British expatriates believe they will never live in the UK permanently again. However, only a quarter of expats are happy to cut all ties with the UK with three quarters saying it’s important […]
Continue ReadingA survey conducted by the Agency for Real Estate Affairs has revealed a rise of 4.4% for average land prices in Greater Bangkok from last year. The most expensive land plots are located near the Siam, Chidlom, and Phloen Chit BTS stations, costing THB1.2m per square wah (THB480m/rai equivalent to USD 40.4m/acre).
Continue ReadingFour-car trains to ease congestion SET-listed BTS Group, the operator of the Bangkok SkyTrain, has signed a 50-million (2-billion-baht) deal with Siemens of Germany to supply one car to each of its 35 three-car trains. Chief operating officer Surapong Laoha-Uny said the deliveries of the new carriages were scheduled over the next 30 months to […]
Continue ReadingThe mixed use Spinnaker development in Pattaya which was to have a separate hotel and residential components has now been integrated into a single 42 story complex. A new plan sees the 115 apartments and 260 room merged into one high rise. Individual purchasers can enter a rental pool arrange for the property which is […]
Continue ReadingA state news agency says construction will start this month on a railway from southern China to Laos, further connecting the country with its Southeast Asian neighbours. The official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday that the 530-kilometre railway will connect Xishuangbanna city in the southern province of Yunnan to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Work […]
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Thailand’s high-end property developer Raimon Land has awarded the piling contract for its latest development 185 Rajadamri to Pylon Public Co., Ltd. The piling work commenced last Monday and will be completed in January 2011. Officially launched in September, the project has been attracting potential buyers among Thais and the expatriate community. To date, 30 […]
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