ICC Thailand Dinner Talk – “Mediation as a tool for modern business” – Bangkok, 21 June 2016 The ICC International Court of Arbitration is proud to support ICC Thailand Dinner Talk – “Mediation as a tool for modern business”. Details are below: Date/Time: Tuesday, 21 June 2016 Venue: Sukhumvit Room Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Registration/ Programme: Please click here […]
Continue ReadingThursday 16th June 2016, 6:30pm at the British Club, Soi 18, Silom Road, Bangkok “Civil Engineering and the Insurance Industry – Risk Allocation between Parties in Projects; does the insurance market address the risks or should construction contracts be more specific?” By Stephen Boddington Regional MD Construction HK of Jardine Lloyd Thompson The presentation […]
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PATTANI • Weaving through military checkpoints and speeding down a seafront road, our pick-up arrives at a cluster of pink wooden chalets squeezed onto a cape overlooking an azure gulf. Haad Sai or “Sand Beach” Resort in southern Thailand’s Pattani province is packed on weekends with locals from the surrounding insurgency-plagued region. But there is […]
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AN IDYLLIC island that is considered one of the most beautiful destinations in Thailand is being shut down — because tourists have wrecked it. Koh Tachai, an island off the coast of southern Thailand known for its stunning coastline and coral reefs, will be closed indefinitely from October 15, Thai authorities say. And because the […]
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All aboard: A history of Cambodia’s railways By Brent Crane Last Saturday in Phnom Penh, to a crowd of thrilled townsfolk and pushy photographers, Prime Minister Hun Sen boarded a refurbished train at the Royal Railway Station bound for Sihanoukville. It was the grand reopening of Cambodia’s first passenger train in 14 years and, for […]
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KRABI: Thousands of members of the public turned out on Saturday to make the first crossing on foot between Lanta Noi and Lanta Yai islands, with the official opening of the recently completed Lanta Bridge in Krabi. Krabi Governor Pinit Boonlert chaired the opening ceremony of the 400-million-baht bridge. The event was titled ‛Starry Night […]
Continue ReadingSPET Monthly Members Meeting – “Case Study Shweli 3 Hydropower Project in Myanmar” By Christof Rohrer of AF-Consult Engineering Thursday, 19th May 2016, 6:30pm at the British Club, Soi 18, Silom Road, Bangkok The AF-Consult presentation on Shweli 3 Hydropower Project will touch on consultancy services of large Hydropower Projects with RCC dams. This will […]
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While I was on the phone with Michael Baines, he didn’t miss a beat as he fed the roughly 80 stray dogs along his daily route in Chonburi, Thailand. He took my call not long after he woke up on what was his Saturday morning, prepared their food and drove to the first of three […]
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The country’s first glass bottomed skywalk hanging out over the top of the cliff by the Mekong River was officially opened yesterday becoming the new tourist attraction of Nong Khai province. The opening ceremony of the 17 million baht glass bottomed skywalk, 500 metres above mean sea level, at Wat Pa Tak Sua temple in […]
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Some people are far too trusting of gadgets and this was especially true on Saturday when a driver got their vehicle stuck on a footbridge in Nonthaburi. The picture of the car perched precariously on the narrow bridge was widely shared on social media. Locals reported that a Toyota people carrier had been abandoned on […]
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