When Zeus warned Pandora never to open the box given to her, the temptation proved too strong and Pandora forever unleashed into the world misery, suffering and sorrow. Today, much like this mythical Greek tragedy, the decision-makers of the Mekong sub-region face a similar temptation in the form of a cascade of hydropower dams proposed […]
Continue ReadingPhuket’s foreign property market will continue to improve with estimated sales of 5 billion baht in 2011 despite buyers’ confidence taking a hit from an increase in unfinished projects, says the Bangkok-based property developer Seacon Group. Executive director Piya Sosothikul forecast the residential market in Phuket would keep rising this year following 25% sales growth […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport’s Airport Link has launched its full operations as its check-in service was opened for the first time, while passenger fares are now at full-fare level after a four-month reduced-fee introductory operation period. Airline passengers now may use the new check-in and baggage handling service systems at the City Air Terminal, also known […]
Continue ReadingThai listed firm MBK have opened a 47 room hotel at Loch Palm Golf Course in Phuket. The Tinidee Hotel@Phuket is a lowrise complex of four accommodation blocks overlooking a water feature. A target market of players for both MBK golf course Loch Palm and the highly rated Red Mountain are a key strategy for […]
Continue ReadingChina South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CSR) is aiming to become the world’s top high-speed train manufacturer in the next five years, a top executive said on Monday. CSR, the word’s third-largest high-speed train producer, behind Bombardier and Alstom, will focus on the domestic market and tap more overseas opportunities, including those in […]
Continue ReadingPeople in Greater Bangkok are being warned of “nightmare” traffic jams for the next three years as construction on at least seven railway lines gets into full swing. Long-distance commuters can expect to spend four to six hours a day commuting until 2014, said Soithip Trisuddhi, director of the Transport Ministry’s Office of Transport and […]
Continue ReadingThe government is planning hundreds of billions of baht worth of megaprojects this year, aimed mainly at upgrading logistics and water systems, but analysts say uncertainty surrounds their feasibility. Among the projects expected to be kicked off this year is the Green Line extension of the BTS SkyTrain’s existing Sukhumvit Line. The Transport Ministry will […]
Continue ReadingThailand will meet the schedule of having its first nuclear plant feed power into the system in 2021 if the government gives its approval, the technical adviser to the Nuclear Power Programme Development Office (NPPDO), Pricha Karasuddhi, has said. By The Nation In an interview to Energy Saving magazine, he said that once the government […]
Continue ReadingBP Solar today announced a US$20m contract to supply solar power products and services to Thailand-based Solartron Co Ltd. The products and services will be used by Solartron in the construction of solar power systems for the government-funded Mega Rural Electrification Project, which will provide light to 120,000 homes. The project, funded by the Provincial […]
Continue ReadingCAT permits DTAC, True 3G trials expansion (Thailand) CAT, the board of state-owned Telecom has approved plans for private sector mobile operators Digital Total Access Communication (DTAC) and True Move to expand their number of cell sites for 3G operations in the 850MHz frequency band. DTAC and True currently provide wireless services under build-transfer-operate (BTO) […]
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