BANGKOK (thaivisa.com): — Allegedly tired of overstaying foreigners arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport with a valid air ticket and the maximum fine of 20,000 baht in their hands, the Immigration Department is now arresting and jailing people before permitting them to leave Thailand. Anybody who has overstayed a valid visa in Thailand beyond a period of […]
Continue ReadingSept. 24 – The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will build a new 20- billion-baht gas-fired power unit at its existing North Bangkok plant this year to help meet growing demand.
Continue ReadingBy Chutima Sidasathian, travelling with the Phuket road show Friday, September 24, 2010 TWO NEW Novotels are to open simultaneously on Phuket in 2012, adding 506 rooms to Phuket’s supply of accommodation. News of the double-opening comes as Phuket resorts debate room rate strategies.
Continue ReadingPHUKET: The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand is teaming up with Laguna Property, C9 Hotelworks and Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket for a special business networking event on October 1.
Continue ReadingPHUKET: The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand is teaming up with Laguna Property, C9 Hotelworks and Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket for a special business networking event on October 1.
Continue ReadingTarget set to sell 30% of 268 units this year The listed developer Raimon Land Plc, seeing a recovery in the high-end condo market, has introduced its long-awaited 185 Rajadamri luxury project worth 9.62 billion baht, with 30% of units expected to be sold this year. Raimon does not feel under pressure to speed up […]
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THE NATION Published on September 21, 2010 Prapat Chongsanguan’s prospects for returning as governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority look dim, as he seems to have failed to gain the support of key politicians, a source said yesterday. The former governor has the backing of the MRTA’s staff, the source from the agency said. […]
Continue ReadingTHE NATION Published on September 21, 2010 Prapat Chongsanguan’s prospects for returning as governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority look dim, as he seems to have failed to gain the support of key politicians, a source said yesterday. The former governor has the backing of the MRTA’s staff, the source from the agency said. […]
Continue ReadingBy The Nation Published on September 21, 2010 Plans to link the nations of Asia by railway have been around for decades. In 1960, Escap (the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) initiated the Trans-Asian Railway – a 114,000-kilometre rail network between Asia and Europe. The project was derailed by […]
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