Experts contradict Thailand govt on coastal erosion EXPERTS SAY coastal erosion in Thailand is getting worse, not better, as had been earlier announced by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. Chulalongkorn University’s Department of Geology lecturer Thanawat Jarupongsakul said yesterday at a press conference that coastal erosion in Thailand had not improved, despite a […]
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Scrap Thailand’s coal energy plans Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column The government has made an error with its decision to once again kick the issue of coal-fired power plants down the political road. Siri Jirapongphan, the Minister of Energy, has defused the immediate problem of high-profile protests. But getting the anti-coal demonstrators to leave the […]
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Costliest slices of Bangkok When it comes to some corners of Bangkok, sky-high land prices can be justified, granted the developer gets the product offering right. For your average Joe, 100,000 baht per square wah is no trifling sum for a piece of land. But for inner Bangkok, it’s small change, as the area has […]
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High-speed rail linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports in Thailand wins committee approval A 200 billion baht (US$6.4 billion) high-speed rail project linking three key airports in Thailand has been approved by a high-level committee led by Prime Minister Chan-O-Cha, the Bangkok Post reported on Monday (Feb 26). The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Committee […]
Continue ReadingSingha Estate To Purchase Outrigger Phuket Hotel Thai-listed group Singha Estate has entered into an agreement to purchase the 255-room Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort through affiliated entities. In addition, the deal includes five other Outrigger flagged properties in Koh Samui Thailand, Maldives, Mauritius and Fiji. The portfolio outside of Phuket is Outrigger Konotta Maldives […]
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JCB appointment highlights ambition and investment in Southeast Asia Max Lytle has been appointed as Managing Director JCB Southeast Asia. In a move that reaffirms the global construction equipment manufacturer’s commitment to expansion in the region, he replaces Tom Cornell who is to take up the post of Managing Director – Export Sales, from JCB’s […]
Continue ReadingYongnam Holdings announces framework agreement to build Myanmar airport expires ENGINEERING and construction services provider Yongnam Holdings announced that a framework agreement to build a new Myanmar airport has expired, putting the future of the project in doubt. Yongnam, part of a consortium with JGC Corporation and Changi Airports International (CAI), said that the agreement […]
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ADB to finance B.Grimm Power’s Asean energy project The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a loan for $235 million to B.Grimm Power, one of the largest power producers in Thailand, to develop and enhance renewable energy capacity in Asean member countries. ADB’s financing will support B.Grimm Power’s implementation of the Asean Distributed Power Project, which […]
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Construction starts on Vietnam’s first petrochemical complex Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave the order to start construction on the Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP) Complex – the first of its kind in Vietnam – at a ceremony on February 24 in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The event also saw the presence of […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s High-rise oversupply set to crash down Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column Talk about a possible bubble in Thailand’s property market has been something that has been making its rounds for the past few years, but thankfully none of the market talks have yet materialised. The property market, which had been blamed for the 1997 […]
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