In a land hooked on cheap energy drinks, a contender seeks Red Bull’s throne. BANGKOK, Thailand — Mongkon Kaewgan is exhausted. On a sidewalk near Bangkok’s busiest commercial district, the spindly 22-year-old is slumped over his electric blue motorbike like a rag doll. Nicknamed “Big,” Mongkon earns loose change zipping passengers through gridlock traffic on […]
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Stewart to succeed King at Leighton David Stewart will take over as Leighton’s CEO at the start of 2011. Leighton Holdings has announced its current Chief Operating Officer (COO), David Stewart will take over from CEO Wal King from the start of next year. Mr King has worked for Leighton for 42 years, and has […]
Continue ReadingMong Reththy to build 32M Cooking oil plant Agricultural investment firm Mong Reththy Group and an unnamed Thai company have agreed to invest US$32 million in a joint venture to build Cambodia’s first cooking-oil plant. Mong Reththy, senator and head of Mong Reththy Group, said yesterday that an agreement had been made, and that the […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of Phuket hotels operate with no licences Hundreds of hotels in Phuket are operating without licences, claiming the cost of getting one is far too high. Officials have set up a working group to close the unlicensed establishments, deputy governor Niwit Arunrat said yesterday. Government figures show that Phuket has 702 hotels with 42,684 […]
Continue ReadingAlternative ownership gaining momentum Alternative ownership of property has gradually gained popularity in Asia-Pacific, where more hotel owners and real estate developers seek new revenue streams, according to Bryan Lunt, chairman and CEO of Absolute World Group, which pioneered the fractional real estate in Phuket. The interest in alternative ownership – vacation or fractional ownership and […]
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Citizens rally against impact of high-rise developments Residents whose quality of life is threatened by new property developments should remain vigilant and band together to protect their rights, and a public sector organisation should be established to assist them, say consumer activists. Itthaboon Onwongsa, head of the consumer rights protection centre at the Foundation for […]
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Construction of new Phuket incinerator underway Work to build Phuket’s second incinerator at Saphan Hin is underway and the 940-million-baht facility should be completed by the end of the year, a provincial committee on trash management issues was told on Wednesday. Prachoom Suriya, who heads the Phuket City Municipality Environmental Division, told the Phuket Provincial […]
Continue ReadingFinancing property ownership in Thailand Last week we covered the ownership of property by foreigners in Thailand and some of the pitfalls and possibilities. This gives rise to the question of how foreigners can actually finance the purchase of a property here. Currently foreign ownership of property in Thailand is restricted to strata title leasehold […]
Continue ReadingCargo Train Derails in southern Thailand Train services in southern Thailand were temporarily suspended Saturday after a cargo train derailed near a station in Khao Chaison district of Phatthalung province, railway officials said. State Railway of Thailand (SRT) officials said the incident occurred before noon after a cargo train travelling from Bangkok’s Bang Sue railway […]
Continue ReadingBMA readies for imminent flooding The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prepared 4 million sandbags to build flood barriers along the Chao Phya River, to stop the massive inflows of seawater expected between September 9 and 15 from flooding the capital.
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