Colliers predicts 33% surge in Bangkok condo supply in 2022 A leading property consultancy forecasts a surge in Bangkok condominium supply this year as the Covid-19 situation improves. Colliers International Thailand predicts a rise of 33.7 per cent to 33,569 new condo units in 2022, after supply fell to a 13-year low of 25,113 new […]
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$1.95 bln to build new Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Chau Doc – Can Tho – Soc Trang expressway Chau Doc – Can Tho – Soc Trang expressway is proposed to start construction in 2023 with a total investment of VND44.3 trillion ($1.95 billion). The expressway will stretch 188.2 kilometers (117 miles) and connect four Mekong Delta […]
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Thumbs up for planned construction of terminal on the northern side of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport A network of operators and regulators of airline businesses have expressed their support for the planned construction of terminals on the northern side of Suvarnabhumi Airport, an airline executive said yesterday. The chairman of the Airport Consultative Committees (ACC), Suwatthana […]
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Vietnam’s new Can Gio, Cat Lai and Thu Thiem 4 bridges to help link regions and ease Ho Chi Minh City’s infrastructure bottlenecks The Can Gio, Cat Lai and Thu Thiem 4 bridges, worth more than VND21 trillion ($926 million), will help link regions and ease HCMC’s infrastructure bottlenecks. The largest scale is Can Gio […]
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Fewer deals in Bangkok as land demand dips Prices kept rising despite economic woes Slowing condo launches and extremely high land prices in inner city areas led to a year-on-year increase in land prices in Bangkok during the fourth quarter last year as it saw the lowest growth in a decade, according to property consultant […]
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Mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases not entitled to claim under new insurance rules in Thailand The Thai Life Assurance Association has issued new rules, which take effect on February 15th, limiting compensation claims by people infected with COVID-19. Patients who are symptomatic or who have mild symptoms being treated in hospital or in home isolation and […]
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Laos allows private firms to study building 220kV transmission line from five dams in northern Laos to Vietnam The Lao Government has given the green light for two private companies to carry out a feasibility study on the construction of a 220kV transmission line which would carry electricity from five dams in northern Laos to […]
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Second Thai-Laos friendship bridge connecting Nong Khai in northeast Thailand and the Laos capital Vientiane will house both railway and motorway Thailand is planning to build a bridge to Laos across the Mekong River for both railway and motorway. Last month, the Thai cabinet approved the project to build a second Thailand-Laos friendship bridge, connecting […]
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Construction of 3rd Songkhla Lake bridge to start next year in Thailand’s Songkhla province Construction expected to begin in 2023, be completed in 2025 and officially opened for use in 2026 SEE ALSO: Songkhla To Phatthalung By New Bridge Across Songkhla Lake A Step Closer To Reality The construction of a third bridge across Songkhla […]
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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand to build 2nd hybrid hydro-solar power plant at Ubolratana Dam in Khon Kaen province The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will build its second hybrid hydro-solar power plant at the Ubolratana Dam in Khon Kaen province, Egat deputy governor Prasertsak Cherngchawano said. Prasertsak said the solar electricity generating facility […]
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