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Airport Outlets Among Developer’s 3 New Bangkok Malls 13 March 2019 An outlet mall out near the international airport and two more mega malls are being built in the capital by the developer behind Siam Paragon and Iconsiam. The company will invest 70 billion baht through 2023 to open three more commercial sites, Siam Piwat […]
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Winds of change – Vietnam pushes for more developments amidst growing energy demand 13 March 2019 From a new FiT policy to a different market mechanism, the country is finally opening up. Vietnam’s wind power pipeline is set to get a massive boost after UK-based developer Enterprize Energy pledged a US$12b investment to develop a […]
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SIAM PIWAT Co Ltd, Thailand’s leading mall developer, announces its five-year business plan of more than Bt70 billion in new mixed-use developments SIAM PIWAT Co Ltd, Thailand’s leading mall developer, yesterday announced its five-year business plan, which requires a new capital investment of more than Bt70 billion in new mixed-use developments. Part of the investment […]
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Chinese firm expresses interest in Vietnam North-South Expressway project The China Pacific Construction Group, a Chinese firm specializing in infrastructure investment and construction projects, has expressed interest in investing in Vietnam’s North-South Expressway project under the public-private partnership (PPP) format, reported Thanh Nien newspaper. On March 7, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Cong held […]
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Centara on track to realizing 5-year strategic vision after securing 10 hotels in 2018 13 March 2019 Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has revealed that it is on track to achieve its strategic vision, which includes the goal of doubling its global hotel portfolio by 2022. At present, Centara has 68 hotels […]
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Greenland Hotels Signs Pair of Deals to Manage Thai Hospitality Projects 10 March 2019 The hotel and tourism unit of Shanghai Greenland Group, one of China’s largest real estate developers, announced on March 6th that it has struck new partnerships with three Southeast Asian developers to accelerate the global expansion of its hotel management business. […]
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Vietnam’s state energy companies gear up for LNG imports Petrolimex and PetroVietnam prepare to serve the needs of the energy-hungry nation 9 March 2019 Vietnam’s Petrolimex has unveiled plans to open its first liquefied natural gas import terminal, following in the footsteps of fellow state-run energy group PetroVietnam, as the pair work to diversify energy […]
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The Future Of Bangkok Rail Travel By James Clark 21 November 2016 Editor: We found this article from 2 years ago interesting so thought we would reproduce it here. As a rail fan and infrastructure enthusiast I’ve been keenly following the developments of Thailand’s future railway projects. In addition to old lines being modernised, there […]
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Thailand’s Super Energy Corp to acquire two wind power plants in Vietnam for $18m 28 February 2019 Thai-listed energy firm Super Energy Corporation (SUPER), previously known as Superblock, has inked an agreement to purchase two wind power plants in Vietnam for 577 million baht ($18.31 million). The two projects – HBRE PHU YEN and HBRE […]
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