Showa Shell Seikyu KK and Marubeni Corp. have received orders for the construction of a vast solar power plant in Thailand‘s Phetchabun Province from local heavy electrical machinery company Gunkul Engineering. The total order is for 39,000 solar panels capable of generating a total output of 3.4mw. Showa Shell will deliver the panels within the […]
Continue ReadingRamaland Development will not renew Pan Pacific Hotels Group’s agreement to operate Pan Pacific Bangkok Hotel, Thailand. Pan Pacific, which has run the site since 1995, was unavailable to comment on why the contract, which was up for renewal this year, will be pulled.
Continue ReadingInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announced that a Crowne Plaza hotel will replace the Pan Pacific Bangkok, marking the entry of the brand to the capital of Thailand. The rebranding will come into effect 1 January 2011, making Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park the fifth IHG property in Bangkok.
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Cambodia’s first luxury private island resort has released its last remaining over-water villas to potential buyers looking to secure a rare piece of paradise. Song Saa Private Island will be the first resort to be built in Cambodia’s pristine Koh Rong Archipelago, and sets a new standard for responsible high-end accommodation in this emerging tourism […]
Continue ReadingThe newly branded Thailand based Thanyapura Group have announced 3 boutique hotel projects for Greater Phuket. Two of these are on the island with 77 room upscale Thanyachiva Lifestyle Resort and 38 room mid market Thanyachitra Retreat. The later is adjunct to the recently opening international meditation facility the Mind Centre and will open next […]
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Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced that it has been awarded a contract to manage “The Residences at Fairways and Bluewater”, the combined Beach and Golf Resort complex at Boracay in the Philippines, effective from 1 October 2010. Under the contract, signed on September 15 by Centara and New Coast Properties,Inc.(NPI), a subsidiary of the […]
Continue ReadingLao PDR’s Pakse Airport is now ready to offer services to support a range of mid-sized aircraft of about 150 seats thanks to the Thai government which has been providing financial support to its landlocked neighbour, the Lao PDR, in an attempt to expand transportation routes and other related projects. The airport upgrade in the […]
Continue ReadingClough Ltd says it has won a contract worth $US53 million ($54.72 million) to construct topsides for a liquid natural gas condensate offloading jetty near Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. It is the second contract Clough and joint venture partner BAM International have been awarded by Japanese joint-venture partners Chiyoda JGC, which has the […]
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Just two-and-half years after celebrating the opening of its 300th hotel in Asia, Accor Asia Pacific celebrated earlier in 2010 its 400th property. The group forecasts to pass the 500 hotels mark by 2012. Some brand adjustments have, however, been made. Sofitel Luxury Hotel’s ambition is to become the premier French and European ambassador of […]
Continue ReadingGulf JP Co, a subsidiary of Electric Power Development Company of Japan, is preparing to invest in nine gas fired power plants in Thailand from now to 2014, with a combined generating capacity of 3000 MW. The company also plans to add another 1000 MW under the small power producer (SPP) programme, said president Sarath […]
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