Marriott signs Ritz Carlton Bangkok 30 April 2019 Marriott International has signed an agreement for its first Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bangkok with the property owner, One Bangkok Co Ltd The joint venture between TCC Assets and Frasers Property will build a 50-level tower block known as “One Bangkok lifestyle development” located on the city’s Wireless […]
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Myanmar ushering in a new era for bamboo buildings 29 April 2019 Easily obtainable from the jungle, bamboo has many uses, for household goods, roofs, walls and shelters dating back to ancient history. As a building material, it is affordable even for the poor. Enter Ko Soe Win Zaw, a civil engineer born in Shan […]
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MRTA BEM Announce that the First New Train for the MRT Blue Line Extension Has Arrived in Thailand 24 April 2019 The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) announce that the first new train for the MRT Blue Line has arrived at Laem Chabang […]
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Notre-Dame Cathedral fire spurs survey of Thai temples 26 April 2019 The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) is studying how to install fire extinguishing systems at religious venues and ancient sites in the wake of the blaze at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris last week. Pichaya Chantranuwat, secretary-general of the EIT, said most of the temples […]
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B.Grimm allots B38.5bn for seven Thai power plants until 2022 26 April 2019 SET-listed B.Grimm Power plans to spend 38.5 billion baht during 2019-22 to develop seven power plants with a combined capacity of 800 megawatts. All seven projects are small power producers (SPP). President Preeyanart Soontornwata said B.Grimm postponed deciding on the seven projects […]
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Thailand’s Hopewell saga reveals true cost of political corruption By The Nation Thai taxpayers have been robbed of Bt11.88 billion, in what should be a lesson for the future When politicians and bureaucrats are corrupt or incompetent or both, taxpayers are the ones who suffer most. This was amply demonstrated by the Supreme Administrative Court’s […]
Continue ReadingCPT Drives and Power secures licensed partnership with Siemens in Thailand ACN Newswire 24 April 2019 – For world-class power distribution panel production to upgrade Thailand’s industrial infrastructure – CPT Drives and Power PCL (SET: CPT), a provider of industrial power and control systems, has become a licensed partner of Siemens, the leading global engineering […]
Continue ReadingLaos’ Xayaburi dam power now feeding EGAT in Thailand’s Loei 22 April 2019 CK Power Plc has succeeded in distributing electricity from the first generator unit of the Xayaburi Hydroelectric Power Project to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand or EGAT, the company’s managing director, Thanawat Trivisvavet, said through a press release on Monday. Thanawat […]
Continue ReadingProperty developer Frasers Property (Thailand) joins hands with Singapore tech provider to pursue automation of factories and warehouses 24 April 2019 Property developer Frasers Property (Thailand) has formed a 51-49 joint venture in a partnership with PBA Group, a Singapore-based technology provider of robotics and automation solutions across all industries. “The introduction of ‘Smart Solutions’ […]
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Thai Government advances four major EEC projects 24 April 2019(NNT) – The government is advancing four infrastructure projects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). All projects will be able to be included in the joint venture signing in May. They will promote Thailand as an important trade hub in Asia. Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha […]
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