Korat-Khon Kaen rail route revamp to cost B900m extra The cabinet has endorsed the redesign of a part of a double-track railway route linking Nakhon Ratchasima with Khon Kaen, which will raise project costs by over 900 million baht. Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn said the redesign involves a short section near Ban Phai station […]
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Ten electric rail lines for Bangkok likely to be approved BANGKOK, 15th March 2018 (NNT) – The Cabinet is expected to approve all 10 planned electric train systems for Bangkok this year to improve traffic flow in and out of the capital. Minister of Transport, Akhom Termpittayapaisit has disclosed that the 16.4 kilometer Thailand Cultural […]
Continue ReadingJLL Tops Real Estate Investment Advisory Ranking for Seventh Year in Asia Pacific Real Capital Analytics reveals region’s top dealmaker in 2017 SINGAPORE, Mar 14, 2018 – (ACN Newswire) – JLL has been named number one real estate investment advisory firm in Asia Pacific for the seventh consecutive year by Real Capital Analytics (RCA), an […]
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Construction resumes at Phnom Penh’s Gold Tower 42 Construction of controversial building Gold Tower 42 has resumed, with developers assuring the government it will be finished by the end of 2019. Seng Lot, spokesman for the Ministry of Land Management, told Khmer Times that the building is again under construction after the developer was pressured […]
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Building for green growth in Thailand Thailand seems likely to emerge as a model of green building in Asia, a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other in the world. Last month, the country took a significant step by submitting two Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate […]
Continue ReadingPhuket’s New Environmental Rules Hit Island Development A new set of guidelines that quietly come into law late last year are set to alter the state of real estate and hotel development in Phuket. The revised regulations were issued by Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and apply to Phuket Province. Perhaps the most […]
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The Grand Lion Group Inks Second Contract with Marriott International in Sihanoukville, Cambodia The Gold Coast at Sihanoukville follows the opening of Courtyard by Marriott Siem Reap Resort in January 2018, the Group’s first hotel property in the Kingdom. Cambodian real estate company Grand Lion Group has inked a deal with Marriott International, Inc., to […]
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The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency is expected to propose to the National Energy Policy Committee headed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha next month a project to buy power generated from solar rooftops of households and commercial buildings. The department chief Mr Praphon Wongtharua said that, in the initial stage, it was estimated […]
Continue ReadingTwo New Hilton Branded Hotels for Phuket One of the leading hospitality groups in the world, Hilton Hotels and Resorts has two properties in the Phuket development pipeline. Newly signed is the 177-key Hilton Garden Inn Phuket Bang Tao which is located near the entrance of Laguna Phuket. There is also the 300-key Hilton Patong […]
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Thailand Breaks Ground on $3.5bn Landmark Development ‘One Bangkok’ “Our ambition is to transform the Bangkok city center, creating a world-class district “ Thailand’s largest integrated district, the $3.5-billion One Bangkok, broke ground at dawn Thursday, marking the start of a project that is set to transform Bangkok’s city-center. The project, undertaken by TCC Assets […]
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