Man in Thailand’s Phitsanulok shows how he cut electricity bill from Bt4,000 to Bt44 A Phitsanulok man has described how he reduced his electricity bill to only 44 baht per month, in a Facebook post that electrified social media. Hasthanon Lakluang posted pictures of his house covered with solar panels on his Facebook on Saturday. […]
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Which world regions and countries have the most hotel rooms in construction? Two of the four world regions, the Americas and the Asia Pacific, showed a year-over-year increase in hotel pipeline activity at the end of the first quarter, according to March 2022 data from STR. March 2022 (% changes in comparison with March 2021) […]
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Bangkok Mass Transit System operator set to take legal action as Bangkok Metropolitan Administration debt nears Baht38bn Operation and maintenance costs owed to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), as the operator of the BTS skytrain, by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) are nearing 38 billion baht and may trigger further lawsuits, BTSC CEO Surapong […]
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Phnom Penh – Mondulkiri highway construction planned A highway project linking the capital of Phnom Penh to Mondulkiri province, the eastern part of the country, is planned to facilitate the travel of tourists and goods transport as the government sets the Mondulkiri province as the hub of the country’s fourth economic pole. The Phnom Penh […]
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Why HCMC’s metro line is yet to get on track HCMC’s first metro line has been a long time coming, and it is yet to arrive, a full decade after work began on the project. The primary factor in this prolonged delay has been the failure of stakeholders to anticipate problems, identify solutions and implement […]
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Pattaya breakwater project abandoned with no explanation from city hall Construction of a new breakwater off Pattaya Beach was supposed to have been completed in January, but the work isn’t done and heavy equipment sits abandoned on the sand. Beach vendors are perplexed why the yearlong project, which began Jan. 20, 2021, remains unfinished. They […]
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Activists battle to save beaches from construction of sea dykes on Phetchaburi’s Cha-am beach in Thailand Civic groups say authorities are mistaken in seeing these eyesores as long-term solutions to erosion Projects to construct sea dykes to ease beach erosion along various parts of Thailand’s coastline carry on despite clear evidence showing they are not […]
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High steel prices hit contractors in Thailand The Russia-Ukraine war is pushing up domestic steel prices, which have already risen by 20%, causing homebuyers and construction firms to shoulder higher expenses. Steel is among the raw materials experiencing a price hike, following the eruption of the conflict 48 days ago, which has also driven up […]
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Hanoi housing prices keep rising on low supply, inflation fears Housing prices in Hanoi rose the most in five years, driven up by limited supply and the specter of inflation. According to leading property consultancy CBRE, the average price of a new apartment increased by 13 percent to US$1,655 per square meter. In the secondary […]
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Vietnam’s longest expressway connecting the Van Don Economic Zone and Mong Cai Town in northern Quang Ninh Province nears completion An expressway connecting the Van Don Economic Zone and Mong Cai Town in northern Quang Ninh Province is expected to be completed in the second quarter this year reports VN Express. Van Don – Mong […]
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