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Qantas has been named the world’s safest airline for the third year running, while 10 carriers have been handed the lowest possible one-star rating An annual survey of the world’s biggest airlines has seen Qantas named the world’s safest for the third year running. The Australian carrier was praised for its “extraordinary fatality-free record in […]
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Thailand will need to add migrant workers, draw more women into its workforce and delay the retirement age to battle an expected drop of 11 percent in its working-age population by 2040, a World Bank economist says. The fall is expected to be the fastest experienced by any developing country in Southeast Asia, said Philip […]
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Leading Asian online real estate company DDProperty has bought the Ensign Media group business in Thailand, including the Property Report magazine and website and the Asia Property Awards. DDProperty, which is part of the PropertyGuru group, says the deal offers Thailand’s real estate developers and partners the opportunity for industry recognition across Asia. The purchase […]
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The value of construction projects approved by the government in 2015 increased by 33 percent to about $3.33 billion compared to the previous year, according to a government report obtained on Sunday. The 2,305 projects approved last year by the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction covered approximately 7.7 million square meters of […]
Continue ReadingGlobal construction and mining equipment manufacturer XCMG joined the official launching ceremony of the China-Thailand railway project that was held at Chiang Rak Noi Station in central Thailand’s Ayutthaya province on December 19. The high-speed railroad project spanning 845 kilometers through 10 provinces in Thailand will allow trains to operate at top speeds of 180 […]
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“I was a workaholic,” Bob Coleman says. “Then one day I thought of all the places I hadn’t seen and I decided right there and then that something had to change.” At age 55, Bob started his international travels by taking vacations to popular destinations in Southeast Asia, including Penang, Malaysia and the Thai capital, […]
Continue ReadingCambodia and Thailand have agreed to push ahead with completion of a railway line from Bangkok to Phnom Penh, with the two countries signing a memorandum of understanding during Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to the neighbouring country last week. The long-delayed project is part of the eastern corridor of the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link, a […]
Continue ReadingThe Royal Group, in partnership with a Thailand-based Swiss investor, will build a 148-room five-star hotel on Preah Sihanouk’s Koh Rong island, with the group having completed a ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday. Khin Remy, an assistant to Kith Meng, the chairman of Royal Group, said the new villa-style resort will be called Royal Sands Koh […]
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The booth of Kobleck in Cambodia Construction Industrial Expo 2015 in Koh Pich. KT/ Fabien Mouret The supply of heavy construction machinery has been rising in tandem with the construction boom over the past five years, with some companies seeing a 15-20 percent annual rise in sales of new machinery every year as buyers switch […]
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Dependence must be reduced to 40% by 2036. In its Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2015 report, the International Energy Agency says Thailand, along with Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are often referenced as having strong potential for solar development. However, Dr. Ulrich Eder, managing director of Bangkok-based law firm, Pugnatorius, says even under the ASEAN […]
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