Phuket the Most Expensive Place to Live, Work By Pathomporn Kaenkrachang PHUKET is now officially the most expensive place in Thailand to live, even more expensive than Bangkok, with the basic daily wage of a laborer skyrocketting to 221 baht a day – a huge increase of 17 baht. The official application was for an […]
Continue ReadingLaos on Thursday inaugurated its biggest hydropower plant, a controversial project hailed by supporters as vital to the impoverished nation’s development but long opposed by environmentalists. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said the move ushered in “a new era” for growth, development and poverty reduction in the communist country, where the majority of people still […]
Continue ReadingLaos inaugurates 1,070-MW Nam Theun 2 hydro project Laos has officially inaugurated the 1,070-MW Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric power project, the largest hydro project in Laos. The $1.45 billion project is co-owned by Electricite de France, the Lao government, the Electricity Generating Public Co. of Thailand and Italian-Thai Development. After five years of construction and […]
Continue ReadingThe Cabinet has yet to approve the Gamuda Bhd-MMC Corp Bhd joint development proposal for the mass rapid transit (MRT) system, said Gamuda group managing director Datuk Lin Yun Ling. However, he expects the proposal, which was submitted early this year, to be approved soon. Possibly, the Gamuda-MMC joint venture will be the project delivery […]
Continue ReadingGamuda Bhd and MMC Corp, two Malaysian construction companies, may team up with the government to help build a passenger rail network in Kuala Lumpur, a Gamuda executive said. Work on the project may start in July, Gamuda group managing director Lin Yun Ling told reporters in Shah Alam, near the capital. He didn’t elaborate. […]
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China aims to break the high-speed rail world record in a trial run next year, industry sources said on Tuesday. An experimental train – under development by CSR Corp Limited for test but not operational purposes – will “try to break the 574.8-km/h record” set by France‘s TGV (Train Grande Vitesse, or high-speed train) in […]
Continue ReadingA new hotel has been opened in Bangkok by Compass Hospitality It is the second Citrus branded hotel following the recent opening of a property in Kuala Lumpur. Citrus Sukhuvmit 22 Bangkok is located within ten minutes walking distance from Phrom Phong BTS Skytrain Station and Sukhumvit MRT as well as being close to the […]
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The fireworks that recently erupted over Hanoi in celebration of the capital’s 1000th anniversary may well have served to herald the coronation of the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi. Renowned as the country’s foremost hotel since Vietnam opened its doors to world travelers less than 20 years ago, the hotel in 2010 won a record-breaking 21 […]
Continue ReadingHong Kong and Singapore are its most favored of 11 Asian property markets, said Pacific Star Group one of Asia’s leading real estate investment houses in its press release. The Group made the conclusion in its biannual Asian Property Outlook and Strategy report. Included in the study were also Bangkok, Beijing, Delhi, Ho Chi Minh, […]
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China has signed agreements with Thailand and Laos to build high-speed railways connecting the two Southeast Asian countries. The Beijing Times reports that officials from Thailand and Laos made the disclosure on Tuesday in Beijing. During the seventh World Congress on High Speed Rail, Thailand‘s deputy prime minister, Suthep Thaugsuban, said China is cooperating on […]
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