A new bus route from Suvarnabhumi airport to Udomsuk BTS and Bang Na will roll out next month at a fixed fare of THB30. On Oct. 1, Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will launch bus A3, which will run from Suvarnabhumi airport to five stops along Bang Na road including King Kaew intersection, Mega Bang […]
Continue ReadingLast week, Myanmar officials wore big smiles at the official launch of the Thilawa Special Economic Zone. They were jubilant that, at last, the nation has its first international-standard SEZ, equipped with all the infrastructure a major business needs – electricity, water supply and port facilities. The project is a joint endeavour, and much of […]
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Airport Rail Link urgently needs new trains. (Photo by Nattapol Lovakij) The transport minister has ordered SRT Electric Train Co to go ahead with the purchase of new trains for its Airport Rail Link even though only one company bid on the contract. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said Monday the train procurement from the China […]
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Egco plans to use the area nearby its Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Khanom district to develop a gas-fired power plant. Photo courtesy of Egco Electricity Generating Plc (Egco) says it may use space next to its Khanom facility in Nakorn Si Thammarat to develop a gas-fired plant if a coal-fired plant planned for Krabi fails to […]
Continue ReadingDEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Somkid Jatusripitak recently chaired the Public-Private Participation Policy Committee (PPP) in which he announced the government’s plan to accelerate five infrastructure projects valued at Bt200.73 million by year’s end, according to Plew Trivisvavet, executive chairman of Ch Karnchang (CK) and chairman of Bangkok Metro (BMCL). The five projects to be submitted to […]
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Jarujit Baiyoke, assistant to the chairman of Baiyoke Group, enjoys the group’s new businesses, which include ice cream. The ice cream venture will help drive the growth of Baiyoke’s food and beverage business, which began four years ago.PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTREE PR Baiyoke Group plans to spend over 1 billion baht to expand its hotel […]
Continue ReadingExorbitant property prices, highlighted as one of the biggest business barriers in Myanmar, are expected to be brought down to a level competitive with that of neighbouring countries by 2018. Moe Thida, deputy director of the Construction Ministry’s Urban and Housing Development Department, told the Myanmar Global Investment Forum last week that some measures have […]
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Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction has erected five Liebherr 132 EC-H cranes to construct a new HQ for CAT Telecom Pcl. Main contractor Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Pcl (Stecon) has opted for five Liebherr 132 EC-H tower cranes for the construction of the new headquarters for CAT Telecom Pcl in Bangkok. CAT is the state-owned company […]
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Contractor Sino-Thai is using four Liebherr luffing jib cranes to build a new Supreme Court in the heart of Bangkok’s conservation area. Four Liebherr luffing jib cranes are being used during construction of Thailand’s new Supreme Court building, which is located in the centre of Bangkok’s Rattanakosin Island conservation area, near to the Grand Palace. […]
Continue ReadingDESPITE the sluggish economic growth in Thailand, General Electric says it continues to be upbeat about its business prospects in the Kingdom. Kovit Kantapasara, president and chief executive of GE Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, said the company expected its sales in Thailand and Myanmar to expand by 40-50 per cent this year compared with 2014. […]
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