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Thai businesses appeal to government to cut labour import cost Businesses struggle amid dire shortage Businesses have appealed to the Labour Ministry to reduce the expenses involved in importing migrant workers and shore up labour shortages. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said so far labour imports via the memorandum of understandings (MoU) signed with neighbouring countries […]

Siam Commercial Bank, Gunkul Engineering offer solar rooftop campaign to help clients pay less electricity costs Thailand’s major lender Siam Commercial Bank Plc (SCB) has partnered with energy producer Gunkul Engineering Plc (GUNKUL) to offer clients discounts on solar rooftop installation fees, in the aim of lowering their electricity bills this summer. In a “Save […]

Thailand’s CK Power plans 2.8 GW of renewable electricity generating capacity by 2024 Thai power producer and distributor CK Power PCL (BKK:CKP) plans to more than double in size over the next three years by adding some 2.8 GW of renewable electricity generating capacity. Managing director Thanawat Trivisvavet stated that the company intends to build […]

Pattaya ‘skywalk’ park study ready in April 2022 The feasibility study for a skywalk park on Pratamnak Hill below the Pattaya City sign will be complete in April and passed on to the Eastern Economic Corridor board to fund. Pattaya engineering chief Boontien Jansuk chaired the second public hearing into the six-rai project Feb. 20 […]

Construction of Thailand’s first extradosed railway bridge, in Ratchaburi, to be ready in September 2022 SEE ALSO: Nakhon Pathom-Hua Hin Railway Project To Use Extradosed Double-Track Railway Bridge Over Ratchaburi Province’s Mae Klong River The construction of Thailand’s first extradosed railway bridge, which would be a new landmark in Ratchaburi province, is expected to be […]

Runway project at U-U-tapao airport in Rayong, Thailand clears environmental health impact assessment The plan to build a second runway and taxiway at the navy-supervised U-tapao airport in Rayong has cleared another hurdle by passing its environmental health impact assessment (EHIA). The National Environmental Board (NEB), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, has approved […]

Thai SET-listed developer Property Perfect aims to launch 15 low-rise projects SET-listed developer Property Perfect Plc (PF) plans to launch 15 low-rise housing projects worth a combined 26.2 billion baht, of which nearly half are joint ventures with Hongkong Land and Sumitomo. Managing director Wongsakorn Prasitvipat said a recovery in the housing market will continue […]

Office landlords face flood of new supply in Bangkok’s ailing market As the office market faces its worst net take-up rate, Bangkok landlords should modernise their properties and offer more flexible contracts to attract tenants before a huge amount of new supply floods in, according to property consultancy CBRE Thailand. Roongrat Veeraparkkaroon, CBRE managing director, […]