‘No checks’ on building safeguards No state agencies are checking whether new buildings are earthquake resistant, says the Engineering Institute of Thailand. State authorities have failed to examine if construction firms use earthquake-resistant construction techniques when they erect buildings, as required by an Interior Ministry regulation, it says. The EIT yesterday expressed its concerns about […]
Continue Reading‘No checks’ on building safeguards No state agencies are checking whether new buildings are earthquake resistant, says the Engineering Institute of Thailand. State authorities have failed to examine if construction firms use earthquake-resistant construction techniques when they erect buildings, as required by an Interior Ministry regulation, it says. The EIT yesterday expressed its concerns about […]
Continue ReadingThe 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar last night has not affected Thailand’s dams, according to state-owned energy producer the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). A senior EGAT official, Weerachai Chaisakaew, said his organisation, which is responsible for the safety of its dams nationwide, had reviewed data received at seismographs installed at all dams and […]
Continue ReadingModern Railways Conference in Bangkok Featuring Presentation from the Ministry of Transport and Finance in Thailand Mastering realistic strategies of planning, designing, financing, developing, modernising, managing and operating modern rail infrastructure. Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2011 —- marcus evans will be presenting the Modern Railways Conference to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Nuclear power bid put on back burner No proposal to construct a nuclear power plant will be made while the Democrat Party is still in power, says Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul. “The PDP [power development plan] committee will need to look at alternative paths for our energy development,” said Mr Wannarat, adding that other […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Nuclear power bid put on back burner No proposal to construct a nuclear power plant will be made while the Democrat Party is still in power, says Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul. “The PDP [power development plan] committee will need to look at alternative paths for our energy development,” said Mr Wannarat, adding that other […]
Continue ReadingVice president development for Zinc | InVision Hospitality Jean Marc LaFosse explains to Jamie Knights why flexibility will win over owners and enable him to battle the “big boys” InVision Hospitality was created in Thailand in 2007, but in 2010 the company decided it wanted to find investment in order to “grow faster”, according to […]
Continue ReadingVice president development for Zinc | InVision Hospitality Jean Marc LaFosse explains to Jamie Knights why flexibility will win over owners and enable him to battle the “big boys” InVision Hospitality was created in Thailand in 2007, but in 2010 the company decided it wanted to find investment in order to “grow faster”, according to […]
Continue ReadingThe Airports of Thailand will hire Chulalongkorn University to appraise the costs of additional work done at Suvarnabhumi airport in the run-up to the airport’s opening in September 2006. The decision could help solve the long-running dispute between the AoT and its contractor, ITO Joint Venture. ITO Joint Venture _ comprised of Italian-Thai Development Plc, […]
Continue ReadingWith its distinctive limestone cliffs and emerald green water, as featured spectacularly in the 1974 James Bond film “The Man With the Golden Gun,” Phang Nga Bay in Thailand has long been a favorite of yacht owners cruising in Southeast Asia. Phuket Island has been the natural base of the region’s sailing community, but its […]
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