Meliá Hotels International signs first property in Bangkok – Meliá Bangkok Slated to open in 2022, Meliá Bangkok will strengthen the Group’s presence in Thailand and Asia The signing of Meliá Bangkok marks Meliá Hotels International (MHI), Spain’s leading hotel group, entry into the Bangkok hotel industry in 2022. Meliá Bangkok is the Company’s second […]
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BSR Joint venture wins rights for Bangkok’s Yellow, Pink line MRTA construction BSR Joint Venture has won bids for the mass-transit Pink and Yellow lines under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) says. BSR comprises BTS Group Holding Plc and Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc (STEC) and Ratchaburi […]
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InterContinental Vientiane to become one city’s largest hotels when it opens in 2021 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed plans to launch the first InterContinental hotel in Laos. Set to open in 2021, the new-build InterContinental Vientiane will become the company’s second hotel in Southeast Asian country, following the existing Crowne Plaza Vientiane. It will […]
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North and West Thailand warned of quake danger Experts say construction methods need updating All provinces in the North and the West are vulnerable to powerful earthquakes as a result of shaking “blind” faults that have not been officially recorded, a prominent seismologist warned on Friday. He warned that any new building construction in the […]
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Laos upgrades Wattay International Airport A terminal expansion project at Wattaya International Airport should be completed by 2018. Project supervisor, Sengsangoun Chanthavong, said the project under the Official Development Assistance of the Japan was worth 7.5 billion yen (over USD60 million). The project began in December, last year and is now due for completion in […]
Continue ReadingSumitomo Corporation wins contract for substation (500kV/230kV GIS) from EGAT in Thailand Sumitomo Corporation hereby announces that Sumitomo in consortium with Black & Veatch (Thailand) Limited (BV) and Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited (ITD) has been awarded the contract for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of Chachoengsao 2 substation (500kV/230kV GIS) to be constructed in […]
Continue ReadingSamsung wins EPCC contract in Thailand Samsung Engineering was awarded an EPCC contract from PTT Public Company Ltd., a Thailand state-owned oil & gas company, for a gas compressor station project worth $110mil USD. The project is located in WangNoi, Ayutthaya 70km north of Bangkok, Thailand. The project which uses Gas Turbine Driven Compressors with […]
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Introducing Concrete Canvas to the Thai & Laos Markets Concrete Canvas (CC) is part of a revolutionary new class of construction materials called Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats (GCCM’s). It is a flexible, concrete impregnated fabric that hardens on hydration to form a thin, durable, water proof and fire resistant concrete layer. Essentially, it’s concrete on […]
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Against All Odds, Keeree Kanjanapas Built Bangkok’s Mass Transit Systems Subways can be transformational, not only for cities, but also for those who build them. That’s been the case in Bangkok, where the elevated Skytrain has helped transform the Thai capital from a city of gridlock to a modern metropolis of gleaming high-rises. “I do […]
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Thai government reveals design for king’s 50m-high funeral pyre The Fine Arts Department of the Government of Thailand has revealed its traditional design for the funeral pyre for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last month, with construction scheduled to start in January and to be completed in September next year. The pyre is expected to […]
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