The director of the Phuket Land Office in Thailand has implored local people not to sell their land to non-islanders. According to local media reports, director Paitoon Lertkrai made his comments outside a Ministry of the Interior seminar at the Royal Phuket City Hotel at the end of December. ”I would like to tell Phuket […]
Continue ReadingPylon Plc, a foundation construction specialist, is aiming for record-high revenue of one billion baht this year from aggressive expansion of its civil works business, especially for government infrastructure megaprojects. Bordin Sangarayakul, a senior executive vice-president, said the MAI-listed company would bid for 600 million baht worth of new contracts excluding construction related to new […]
Continue ReadingThree Dolphins Group acquires Phuket landmark Mom Tri’s Boathouse Phuket, Thailand Khun Narong Pattamasaevi, the Executive Chairman of Three Dolphins Co., Ltd., which owns and operates world-renowned Trisara, Phuket, made the announcement the Three Dolphins Group has signed contracts to complete transactions to acquire 100% of shares in The Boathouse Inn and Restaurant Co., Ltd. […]
Continue ReadingCSR Corporation denied rumors of its merger with China CNR Corporation , reports dfdaily.com, citing a filing by CSR Corporation. According to Financial Times, the merger may lead to the creation of a monopoly controlling 90 percent of the domestic rail road equipment manufacturing market with sales revenue exceeding those of Bombardier, Alstom, and Siemens. […]
Continue ReadingRatchaburi commits B17.8bn to new capacity Thailand’s largest private power producer, Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc (RATCH), is moving ahead with 17.8 billion baht in investments this year to expand power capacity. Of the total, 16.5 billion baht will be used to build three cogeneration power plants under the small power producer (SPP) programme. The […]
Continue ReadingBy Kanana Katharangsiporn, Bangkok Post, Thailand Jan. 07–Despite an expected slowdown in the condominium market this year, property development remains attractive to contractors with at least two firms including non-listed Ritta Co Ltd and SET-listed Pre-Built Plc entering the higher-margin business from 2009-10. Ritta embarked on property development as the country faced a political crisis […]
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A Chinese company will invest US $100 million toward the construction of an airport near Naypyidaw, the new capital built by Burma’s ruling junta in 2004, in the latest move by China to expand its involvement in the Southeast Asian country’s transport sector. The company, China Communications Construction (CCC), signed a deal to work on […]
Continue ReadingMarcus Evans to Present Modern Railways Conference on 16-18 May in Bangkok Marcus Evans will be presenting the Modern Railways Conference to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on the 16-18 May 2011. It will be a one-stop platform to discuss the future of rail infrastructure, including planning, expansion, execution, project funding, day-to-day operations, round-the-clock maintenance, […]
Continue ReadingThe Yamu, a luxury villa and hotel resort in Phuket, Thailand has secured financial backing from Singaporean investment group Hotel Properties Limited and the Thai KS Group in Thailand. Luxury villa and hotel resort, The Yamu, has secured financial backing from Singaporean investment group Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) and from the Thai KS Group in […]
Continue ReadingTHE NATION The Sino-Thai bullet-train project should advance the interests of both countries, observers say. A Transport Ministry source notes that the attempt of Thailand to make the project happen soon could bring unwelcome consequences to the country. No evaluation has been conducted yet on all the economic impacts of the project on the country. […]
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