BWH Hotel Group plans to open eight hotels in Thailand in 2023 Group expects to increase room rate by 5% this year BWH Hotel Group plans to open eight properties in Thailand this year — one WorldHotels brand in Phuket and seven Best Western hotels — while increasing its room rate across the globe. Olivier […]
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Completion of Thailand’s 145-kilometre Lop Buri-Pak Nam Pho double-track railway expected by end of 2023 The elevated railway being built in Lop Buri will be the country’s longest elevated track at 19km long. The section is part of the 145km Lop Buri-Pak Nam Pho double-track railway. (Photo: the Department of Rail Transport) Construction of the 145-kilometre […]
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Khon Kaen Airport expects 5m passengers per year Khon Kaen Airport is expected to handle 5 million passengers a year, starting next month, after its expansion is completed, deputy government spokeswoman Tipanan Sirichana said on Friday. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expedited airport expansion nationwide in a bid to accommodate the growing number of travellers […]
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Bid winner to construct 3.98-kilometre Kathu-Patong expressway in Phuket expected to be signed-up by end of 2023 A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is expected to be signed by year’s end with the winner of a bid to construct the 3.98-kilometre Kathu-Patong expressway in Phuket, the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) says. The expected MoU date […]
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New 43-kilometre road from Chiang Rai to Phayao to boost border trade between Thailand, Laos and Myanmar The construction of a 43-kilometre road from Chiang Rai to Phayao, expected to ease border trade between Thailand, Laos and Myanmar will likely be completed next year. The Department of Rural Roads says construction of the Highway 1020 […]
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Thai developer Sansiri to launch Baht75bn of developments Company aims to break revenue record SET-listed developer Sansiri Plc is planning to launch 52 new projects worth a combined 75 billion baht this year, with the aim of securing an all-time high of 55 billion baht in presales and 40 billion baht in revenue. President and […]
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Thailand’s 3-airport high-speed rail link completion seen by 2029 The Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway, officially known as the High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Project, is in progress and expected to be completed by 2029, government deputy spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana said on Sunday. Ms Tipanan said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, as chair of the Eastern Economic […]
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China-Laos-Thailand rail link plans up for talks Thailand and Laos are in talks about the potential of a China-Laos-Thailand railway link which could reduce cargo transport costs by 30%-50% in three to five years, said the Department of Rail Transport (DRT) on Saturday. Athipu Chitranukroh, deputy director-general of the DRT and Kitjaluck Srinuchsart, deputy director-general […]
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5th Thai-Lao bridge opens next year connecting Thailand’s Bueng Kan with Laos’ Bolikhamxai The fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is set to open early next year which should help boost Bueng Kan’s economic prospects, says the government. The mid-section of the bridge, the last jigsaw piece of the construction, is expected to be completed in the […]
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Thailand’s high-speed railway project linking three airports expected to start early this year The construction of a high-speed rail link between the capital’s airports and U-Tapao airport in Rayong and Eastern Airport City is expected to start early this year, deputy government spokeswoman Tipanan Sirichana said on Friday. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, acting in his […]
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