China will not dance alone to the music of quick tempo. The Lao National Assembly last week gave its permission to a plan of high-speed railway construction linking China to its capital of Vientiane. The project, 421 km in length, will be launched in April 2011. This followed Thailand’s approval of a negotiation framework for […]
Continue ReadingKyocera Corp. of Japan will provide 1 million solar panels to Thailand’s Solar Power Holdings Co., a company official said today. The Kyoto-based company will supply the solar panels for 34 locations in Thailand with a total capacity of 204 megawatts, Sanae Iwasaki, a Kyocera spokeswoman, said by phone. The company will deliver the panels […]
Continue ReadingThe Treasury Department is ready to expand property development to accommodate the government’s logistics development plan, saying it plans to develop a distribution network to link with the planned high-speed train routes. The department, one of the country’s biggest property holders with 12.5 million rai nationwide, sees high potential in developing property projects in the […]
Continue ReadingPhuket’s prosperity has never been more prominent. Thailand’s largest and wealthiest island boasts the country’s greatest concentration of multi-million-dollar holiday homes dotted across the landscaped plots of Phuket’s coast. Furthermore, over the past couple of decades I have witnessed Phuket evolve into a marine playground for the global jet set. The “Pearl of the South”, […]
Continue ReadingPhuket’s prosperity has never been more prominent. Thailand’s largest and wealthiest island boasts the country’s greatest concentration of multi-million-dollar holiday homes dotted across the landscaped plots of Phuket’s coast. Furthermore, over the past couple of decades I have witnessed Phuket evolve into a marine playground for the global jet set. The “Pearl of the South”, […]
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Thailand’s elevator and escalator market next year is banking on aggressive expansion of the residential and hotel market with expected growth of up to 20%, says Marc Spiegel, managing director of Kone Thai Lift Plc. Elevator and escalator inspections in Thailand need better enforcement, says Mr Spiegel. There is also tremendous opportunity from the government’s […]
Continue ReadingSoutheast Asia’s largest hydroelectric power station has begun operating to help ease an electricity shortage in fast-growing Vietnam, news agencies reported. The first of six turbines at the Son La hydropower station has been connected to the national power grid, said the director of the plant’s management board. The US$2 billion, 2,400-MW plant is expected […]
Continue ReadingOnyx Hospitality Group (formerly Amari) have announced a new select service hotel in Koh Samui under their Ozo brand. Located in Chaweng beach, the property is set to open in 2012. Between 200-220 keys are in the process of being finalized in design development. In Phuket a mixed use project similar to the Amari Residences […]
Continue ReadingConergy AG (Hamburg, Germany) builds a 2.37 megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) park for Indorama Ventures in Lop Buri, 155 km north of Bangkok. This is the very first solar PV plant in Asia that exclusively uses 100% of Conergy’s system technology. With this new megawatt project Conergy not only sets a new milestone for its […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s InVision Hospitality Group led by founder Kevin Beauvais has merged with Cinnovation | CG Zinc Hospitality brand controlled by Nepalese multimillionaire Binod Chaudhary. The combination of the two companies will see 30 branded hotels under management in the next 36 months and a capital funding mechanism for expansion. A new re branded platform will […]
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