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A feasibility study on the construction of a 257km railway linking Cambodia and Viet Nam shows it will cost at least US$686 million. The railway will be part of an intra-Asian railway that runs from Singapore to China via Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam. Under a scheme announced in 2008 to develop […]
Continue ReadingDeal Establishes Framework for Southeast Asian Expansion Sopogy, Inc., the world’s leading developer of micro concentrated solar power (MicroCSP) technologies, and MAI Development Co. Ltd., an established Thai conglomerate focusing on manufacturing, construction, real estate, energy and government services, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of an six-megawatt solar power plant in […]
Continue ReadingVattanac Properties Ltd, a leading property development company in Cambodia, has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle as property management consultants for Vattanac Capital, a mixed-use commercial development in Phnom Penh. Jones Lang LaSalle will provide property management consultancy, client representation and operations management services for the property. Vattanac Capital is the largest mixed-use development project in […]
Continue ReadingLaos is forging ahead with construction of a controversial $3.5 billion hydropower dam in breach of an agreement to suspend the project pending approval by ministers of neighboring countries, an environmental group said on Thursday. The Lao government has already given Thai developer Ch Karnchang the go-ahead to resume work on the Xayaburi Dam, informing […]
Continue ReadingIstana Phuket received top honours for all of Asia as Best Development (Multiple Units) Asia Pacific and Best Architecture Multiple Residence Asia Pacific. The project also won three Thailand-wide awards for Best Architecture Multiple Residence Thailand, Best Development Marketing Thailand, and Best Development (Multiple Units) Thailand. Prism Estates, developer of the Istana Phuket residential estate […]
Continue ReadingAs five-star award winners at country level, CBRE Thailand was nominated at the regional level and was subsequently awarded “Best Residential Real Estate Agency Website Asia Pacific” and “Best Property Consultancy Website Asia Pacific”. CBRE Thailand was named the winner for four categories at the country level including the top category five-star winners for “Best […]
Continue ReadingThe Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) should be congratulated for raising the issue of foreign ownership and seeking to improve inbound real estate investment into Thailand. CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Thailand adds our wholehearted support to a review of Thailand’s policy regarding foreign ownership. CBRE Thailand would like to state, on behalf […]
Continue ReadingTo the tourists, Cambodia is mostly known for being home to the fabled city of Angkor Wat with its myriad of beautiful temples. At some point over the next twenty years, Cambodia might become famous for Angkor Hills. The project is the brainchild of Okhna Soth Sambath, a Cambodian businessman. The affable man is said […]
Continue ReadingMissing links in Thai hub plan Thailand has long aimed to establish itself as a regional trade and investment hub, leveraging into the country’s central Southeast Asian geography and East meets West openness. While a political push and expanding regional trade has given new life to those ambitions, its not clear to most analysts Thailand […]
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Lower costs plus export opportunities Knocked-down houses made from expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam have been a small and struggling niche market for three decades but builders today are seeing brighter opportunities to expand their reach to overseas customers. The Cement Foam Design Association, a group of small and medium-sized companies, says 20 of its members […]
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