THAILAND – ROAD CONSTRUCTION Construction of Coastal Road Link to Cambodia Thailand begins next month 220-kilometer international highway in the Mekong Delta connecting Vietnam with Cambodia and Thailand will begin construction next month. The Thailand-Cambodia-Vietnam Southern Coastal Road Corridor will begin in Bangkok and end at Nam Can District in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam. The […]
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High-speed rail considered China offers to help with costs, technology The Thai government could join with the Chinese government to build the country’s first high-speed rail network, says Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij. Mr Korn told the Bangkok Post the two countries were looking to co-operate in a government-to-government joint venture to build a high-speed rail […]
Continue ReadingTHAILAND – PROPERTY Phang Nga’s Beach Front Land Surge Stunned By New Zoning Act One of Greater Phuket’s most dynamic property markets of the past eight years has suffered a setback with the introduction of a new Ministerial Regulation which came into effect July 3.
Continue ReadingTHAILAND – PROPERTY Phang Nga’s Beach Front Land Surge Stunned By New Zoning Act One of Greater Phuket’s most dynamic property markets of the past eight years has suffered a setback with the introduction of a new Ministerial Regulation which came into effect July 3.
Continue ReadingTHAILAND – CONSTRUCTION Lucky Escape as Lift Plunges 10 Floors at Pattaya Hotel Sixteen people have been injured in a devastating lift accident at the Welcome Jomtien Hotel in Pattaya on Saturday. The group had entered the lift at the 18th floor before an unknown power failure resulted in the lift freefalling 10 floors […]
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THAILAND – AIRPORT LINK Bangkok Airport Link to start commercial operation Aug 23 Suvarnabhumi airport’s Airport Link commercial services will begin August 23 with special discount fares offered Suvarnabhumi airport’s Airport Link commercial services will begin August 23 with special discount fares offered until the end of the year. After presiding at ceremony during […]
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THAILAND BURMA BORDER – ROAD PROJECT Thai local leaders meet to call for ban on construction of cross-border road project Thai locally elected officials in Chiangrai’s Mae Chan and Mae Fa Luang districts held a meeting to demand ban on construction of a joint road project agreed between Thai firm and the Burma Army […]
Continue ReadingIndia keen to buy BP’s assets in Vietnam With BP Plc looking at selling interest in some fields to fund its the Gulf of Mexico oil spill liability, India is pitching for buying the British energy giant’s stake in the USD 1.3 billion Nam Con Son gas project in Vietnam.
Continue ReadingIndia keen to buy BP’s assets in Vietnam With BP Plc looking at selling interest in some fields to fund its the Gulf of Mexico oil spill liability, India is pitching for buying the British energy giant’s stake in the USD 1.3 billion Nam Con Son gas project in Vietnam.
Continue ReadingTHAILAND – PROPERTY Bangkok ‘homebuilder show’ aims to stimulate demand The Home Builder Association of Thailand is seeking to further stimulate the market during the second half of 2010 through the annual Home Builder 2010 event which takes place on August 18-22 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok.
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