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Sofitel has announced the launch of three new properties – each incorporating the group’s So SPA concept – at locations in Austria, Mauritius and Cambodia. The unveiling of the 201-room Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra sees the hotel operator open its first Cambodian So SPA, which blends Khmer treatments with French-style spa care. Facilities at the […]
Continue ReadingThe construction of Neak Loeung Bridge, a part of ASEAN’s highway, will play a vital role in boosting the development of Cambodian and regional economy, said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday during a ground breaking ceremony for the bridge construction. The Neak Loeung Bridge across the Mekong River along the National Road No. […]
Continue ReadingMitr Phol, Asia’s largest sugar producer, will invest 3.7 billion baht in its new renewable energy projects in Thailand and expand the group’s power business to neighbouring countries, starting with a biomass plant China. The group has also targeted development of other types of power plants including solar and co-generation, said Suwat Kamolpanus, managing director […]
Continue ReadingI represent IXINA company which is leader in integrated kitchen franchising in Europe. After successful implantations in China, Cambodia and Vietnam, we are currently looking for a Master Franchisee in Thailand. The Thai building and construction sector is expected to grow at a sustained rate of 7 per cent in 2010/2011 only, according to the […]
Continue ReadingSteel body proposes complex in Burma or Koh Kong The government should consider establishing a steel industrial estate in neighbouring countries at a cost of up to 100 billion baht for infrastructure including a deep-sea port, says the Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand. The institute would recommend Burma and Cambodia as potential locations for […]
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Hydropower might help the region but risks loss of biodiversity and a way of life The sleepy Lao village of Ban Hat exists today much as it has for decades. Village children dart amongst their families’ fishing boats, laughing as they splash one another with the muddy water of the Mekong River. Life is defined […]
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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 Reading 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 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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