Category: Construction News

Foreigners account for 18.8% of new property bought in Bangkok The Agency for Real Estate Affairs (Area) projects foreigners will buy 27,741 residential properties in Thailand this year worth a total 161.56 billion baht. In metropolitan Bangkok, foreign buyers accounted for 18.8% of new-property transfers in the first half of this year, up from 11.1% […]

Insurers drop appeal shortly before hearing against Phuket resort’s claim for Covid-19 insurance payout Two commercial insurers last Friday withdrew their appeal against a lower court ruling that a luxury resort in Phuket has a valid claim for losses arising from Covid-19-related lockdowns, ahead of a hearing on Monday before Singapore’s apex court. This meant […]

Absolute Clean Energy projects to supply Thailand’s electricity grid SET-listed Absolute Clean Energy (ACE), a local biomass power developer and operator, expects to gain more revenue after its 18 ground-mounted solar power generation projects were selected to supply electricity to the state grid. These projects are being developed by ACE’s 14 wholly-owned subsidiaries. Up to […]

Locals from Chiang Mai, Tak, and Mae Hong Son petition to halt contentious 200-billion-baht water project in Thailand The Chiang Mai Administrative Court received a petition yesterday from locals seeking the cancellation of a contentious 200-billion-baht water diversion venture. This project, designed to bolster the water supply to the Bhumibol dam in Tak, now teeters […]

BCI Equinox in Bangkok 2023, the boutique evening exhibition exclusively for design professionals  Enjoy networking with Thailand’s leading product suppliers over provided refreshments with BCI Equinox in Bangkok 2023. Recently at S31 Hotel Sukhumvit in Bangkok, on October 17th, 2023. BCI Central together with FuturArc Magazine and Construction Plus Asia, held the boutique evening exhibition […]

Kellanova Breaks Ground on Newest Pringles® Plant in Thailand Leading global food company, Kellanova – formerly known as Kellogg Company – broke ground for its newest Pringles® plant in Chonburi making it the company’s first Pringles® plant in Thailand Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, the 73,800 sqm Kellanova Chonburi Plant will manufacture Pringles® to be supplied […]

Thai Central Administrative Court axes on-going construction of high-rise condominium DLA Piper has represented The Met Condominium Juristic Person and its co-owners (collectively, “The Met”) in a high-profile dispute, which resulted in a decisive victory on 27 September 2023 in the Thai Central Administrative Court (“Court”). The Met successfully challenged the approval of the Environmental […]