Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand‘s energy minister rejects protests against drilling for oil near resort island Samui Thailand plans to move ahead with oil exploration off the coast of the popular tourist island of Samui despite protests from environmentalists and pleas from the tourism industry, its energy minister said Thursday. “I believe that energy and tourism can move forward […]

Thailand‘s energy minister rejects protests against drilling for oil near resort island Samui Thailand plans to move ahead with oil exploration off the coast of the popular tourist island of Samui despite protests from environmentalists and pleas from the tourism industry, its energy minister said Thursday. “I believe that energy and tourism can move forward […]

Singapore is priciest country in Asia for construction Singapore is the most expensive country in Asia and the tenth most expensive country in the world in which to do construction, according to an international report on construction prices. The International Construction Cost Report released by asset management company EC Harris said that construction in Singapore […]

Suntech wins supply contract for 44MW solar plant in Thailand China’s Suntech Power Holdings has clinched a deal to supply 34.5MW of solar panels into Thailand for the first phase of a 44MW solar power plant.

THAILAND – WIND ENERGY Pro Ventum and GE Collaborate for Wind Farm Construction in Thailand German wind developer Pro Ventum International is teaming up with GE to build a 90-megawatt wind farm about 250 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed today for GE to supply 36 2.5-megawatt wind turbines to […]

GE, German wind-farmer buys into Isan project US-based General Electric (GE) has teamed up with the German wind-farm developer Pro Ventum to invest in wind-energy projects across Southeast Asia, starting with the 5.8-billion-baht wind farm in Thailand‘s northeastern province of Chaiyaphum.

Terminal 21 mall aims for July opening L&H Property Co is set to open its 6-billion-baht retail project Terminal 21 on Sukhumvit Road in July next year. Prasert Sriuranpong, the company’s executive director, said construction of the Terminal 21 complex was 80% complete and 70% of the 45,000-square-metre space had been booked by tenants.

CBRE Ranked World’s 1 Commercial Property Management Firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has been ranked the #1 commercial property management firm in the world, according to National Real Estate Investor, the leading magazine for professional real estate investors.  CBRE has retained the top position in the publication’s annual ranking for seven consecutive years.