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Residents oppose construction of the third phase of the Laem Chabang deep-sea port, demand a halt in the project The move comes after the Transport Ministry proposed a 120-billion-baht (US$ 3.7-billion) project over seven years to expand the busy Chon Buri port. The port has undergone two development phases, and Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan is calling for […]
Continue ReadingSamsung Engineering Co has chosen Thailand as its Southeast Asian hub, paving the way for South Korea’s leading engineering, procurement and construction company to enter Myanmar and Australia. Park Ki-seok, the president and chief executive, said Samsung, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in Thailand this year, targets nearly tripling the number of its engineers in […]
Continue ReadingLAEM CHABANG SET FOR NEW ROAD, RAIL LINKS AND EXTRA CAPACITY The government plans to improve logistics at Laem Chabang port to increase the country’s export competitiveness and reduce high costs. Speaking in place of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in her weekly radio broadcast yesterday, Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan and his deputy Chadchart Sittiphan explained […]
Continue ReadingLAEM CHABANG SET FOR NEW ROAD, RAIL LINKS AND EXTRA CAPACITY The government plans to improve logistics at Laem Chabang port to increase the country’s export competitiveness and reduce high costs. Speaking in place of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in her weekly radio broadcast yesterday, Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan and his deputy Chadchart Sittiphan explained […]
Continue ReadingThe Transport Ministry has proposed a 120-billion-baht project over seven years to further expand Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri to ease congestion. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra inspects cars waiting at the dock during her visit to Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri province yesterday. The Transport Ministry has proposed a 120-billion-baht port expansion project, […]
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When the Nathanson family first saw this house near Chiang Mai, Thailand, it was practically derelict. Thieves had stripped the unfinished structure and it was overgrown with vegetation. There are centuries of stories contained in the meter-thick teak columns of Barry Nathanson’s luxury fixer-upper in the northern hills of Thailand. The columns — 50 of […]
Continue ReadingThe Regional Joint Public/Private Sector Consultative Committee has reported to the cabinet its resolution to support the planned THB190 billion deep-sea port and industrial estate project in Dawei, Myanmar. At the 4th mobile cabinet meeting in Kanchanaburi province chaired by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawattra, the joint committee has reported its agreement to support Italian-Thai Development […]
Continue ReadingThe cabinet yesterday approved 203 projects worth over 30 billion baht to support the development of a deep-sea port and an industrial estate in Dawei city of Myanmar. The government also approved short-term measures to curb the cost of living. Acting government spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard said the mobile cabinet meeting approved projects worth 33.11 billion […]
Continue ReadingThe cabinet yesterday approved 203 projects worth over 30 billion baht to support the development of a deep-sea port and an industrial estate in Dawei city of Myanmar. The government also approved short-term measures to curb the cost of living. Acting government spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard said the mobile cabinet meeting approved projects worth 33.11 billion […]
Continue ReadingArchetype Group, a leading multi-disciplinary construction consultancy in South East Asia, announced today its new partnership with AIA Associés. AIA Associés, who recently opened an office in Beijing, is a French-based firm specialized in the development of high-quality and technical healthcare facilities. The purpose of such alliance is to bring together the regional expertise of […]
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