THAILAND – CONSTRUCTION Lucky Escape as Lift Plunges 10 Floors at Pattaya Hotel Sixteen people have been injured in a devastating lift accident at the Welcome Jomtien Hotel in Pattaya on Saturday. The group had entered the lift at the 18th floor before an unknown power failure resulted in the lift freefalling 10 floors […]
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THAILAND – AIRPORT LINK Bangkok Airport Link to start commercial operation Aug 23 Suvarnabhumi airport’s Airport Link commercial services will begin August 23 with special discount fares offered Suvarnabhumi airport’s Airport Link commercial services will begin August 23 with special discount fares offered until the end of the year. After presiding at ceremony during […]
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THAILAND BURMA BORDER – ROAD PROJECT Thai local leaders meet to call for ban on construction of cross-border road project Thai locally elected officials in Chiangrai’s Mae Chan and Mae Fa Luang districts held a meeting to demand ban on construction of a joint road project agreed between Thai firm and the Burma Army […]
Continue ReadingIndia keen to buy BP’s assets in Vietnam With BP Plc looking at selling interest in some fields to fund its the Gulf of Mexico oil spill liability, India is pitching for buying the British energy giant’s stake in the USD 1.3 billion Nam Con Son gas project in Vietnam.
Continue ReadingIndia keen to buy BP’s assets in Vietnam With BP Plc looking at selling interest in some fields to fund its the Gulf of Mexico oil spill liability, India is pitching for buying the British energy giant’s stake in the USD 1.3 billion Nam Con Son gas project in Vietnam.
Continue ReadingTHAILAND – PROPERTY Bangkok ‘homebuilder show’ aims to stimulate demand The Home Builder Association of Thailand is seeking to further stimulate the market during the second half of 2010 through the annual Home Builder 2010 event which takes place on August 18-22 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok.
Continue ReadingTHAILAND – ENERGY Egat lobbying to proceed with gas-fired power plants State utilities plan to ask for the removal of natural gas-fired power plant building from the harmful industries list under the Section 67 of the 2007 Constitution, reasoning the long process could compromise power security.
Continue ReadingTHAILAND – ENERGY EGAT’s Nuclear power plant feasibility study to be finished by year-end The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) affirms that within this year-end the feasibility study on nuclear power plant will be completed to be proposed to the Cabinet for approval next year.
Continue ReadingTHAILAND – ENERGY EGAT’s Nuclear power plant feasibility study to be finished by year-end The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) affirms that within this year-end the feasibility study on nuclear power plant will be completed to be proposed to the Cabinet for approval next year.
Continue ReadingPhuket Getting New International Private Island Resort One of Phuket’s most idyllic and pristine destinations Maiton Island Resort is undergoing a three year redevelopment project. A strategic upscale repositioning with 1 and 2 bedroom private pool villas is being undertaken. The 65 rai property which is now owned by a Thai group with overseas business […]
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