Thailand targets 2030 opening for first phase of China high-speed rail THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Thailand plans to open the Bangkok–Nakhon Ratchasima section of the Thailand-China high-speed railway in 2030, nearly 13 years after construction […]
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Thailand’s Cabinet approves one-year extension of 7% VAT until September 2027 Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a one-year extension of the 7% VAT rate from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027, to ease living costs and support economic stability. The Cabinet has approved the extension of Thailand’s reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate of 7% for […]
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China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) cuts first steel for gas field project in Gulf of Thailand THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) has kicked off fabrication on facilities needed for […]
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Bangkok Moves to Plug Urban Property Loophole Used by Landowners to Avoid Taxes THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Landowners in prime urban areas of Bangkok are planting minimal crops like bananas and limes on valuable plots […]
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Sharp Energy Solutions acquires Vietnamese Solar EPC and O&M business THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS On July 24, Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation announced that the company has acquired full ownership of a Vietnamese corporation NSN Construction […]
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Nakhon Si Thammarat province’s Mahathat temple bid nears World Heritage win Thailand is facing a crucial milestone as it awaits the decision on the nomination of Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat province as a new World Heritage site, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin. If approved, it would become Thailand’s […]
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Thailand’s Railway Workers’ Confederation calls to scrap the long-delayed high-speed Three-airports rail project, proposes that State Railway of Thailand take over a scaled down medium-speed railway THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS The Railway Workers’ Confederation has […]
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Thailand shelves Land Bridge project after study finds high risks, poor viability THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Thailand has effectively shelved its proposed Land Bridge megaproject after a government study found it was economically unviable, commercially […]
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Bangkok’s new Kiakkai Chao Phraya bridge construction reaches 73% complete as ITD releases progress update THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) said construction of the new Chao Phraya River bridge at Kiakkai Intersection […]
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A Comparison of Some Aspects of Thai Life Compared to UK Life on a Recent Trip to Manchester (Part 2) NOTE: Part 1 offered a few comparisons between aspects UK and Thai life, while Part 2 only looks at a point of interest on the trip, local historical bridges. Introduction As I explained in Part […]
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