Egat plans B20bn gas unit
Sept. 24 – The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will build a new 20- billion-baht gas-fired power unit at its existing North Bangkok plant this year to help meet growing demand.
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Phuket Double-Opening Boost for Novotel Resorts
By Chutima Sidasathian, travelling with the Phuket road show Friday, September 24, 2010 TWO NEW Novotels are to open simultaneously on Phuket in 2012, adding 506 rooms to Phuket’s supply of accommodation. News of the double-opening comes as Phuket resorts debate room rate strategies.
Continue Reading'Phuket 2.0': Opportunities for the future seminar on October 1
PHUKET: The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand is teaming up with Laguna Property, C9 Hotelworks and Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket for a special business networking event on October 1.
Continue ReadingRaimon introduces 185 Rajadamri condo
Target set to sell 30% of 268 units this year The listed developer Raimon Land Plc, seeing a recovery in the high-end condo market, has introduced its long-awaited 185 Rajadamri luxury project worth 9.62 billion baht, with 30% of units expected to be sold this year. Raimon does not feel under pressure to speed up […]
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How the Tax system works
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to ₤100… If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this… The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay ₤1. The sixth would pay ₤3. […]
Continue ReadingNumber of expatriate postings likely to increase
Four out of ten international companies plan to increase their expatriate staff over the next five years – but the nature of expatriate assignments is changing. According to a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the movement of expatriates around the globe looks set to remain strong, despite the impact of the global recession. […]
Continue ReadingPolitics may block popular MRTA incumbent's governorship bid
THE NATION Published on September 21, 2010 Prapat Chongsanguan’s prospects for returning as governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority look dim, as he seems to have failed to gain the support of key politicians, a source said yesterday. The former governor has the backing of the MRTA’s staff, the source from the agency said. […]
Continue ReadingChina reawakens Asian rail plans
By The Nation Published on September 21, 2010 Plans to link the nations of Asia by railway have been around for decades. In 1960, Escap (the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) initiated the Trans-Asian Railway – a 114,000-kilometre rail network between Asia and Europe. The project was derailed by […]
Continue ReadingCanon to build new Canon Hi-Tech Thailand production facility to boost production capacity for inkjet printer products
Canon to build new Canon Hi-Tech Thailand production facility to boost production capacity for inkjet printer products Canon Inc. today announced plans to construct a new production facility at its Canon Hi-Tech (Thailand) Ltd. manufacturing subsidiary to increase the company’s production capability for inkjet printer products. The new plant, to be located in Nakhonratchasima province, […]
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