New ferry route Chon Buri – Songkhla, new speedboat Chumphon- Koh Samui Several new ferry services are launching to connect Thailand, with a long-haul route from Chon Buri (east Thailand) to Songkhla (south Thailand) and a new boat service launching from Chumphon to the islands of Ko Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao. The new […]
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WorldHotels to manage Layan Green Park in Phuket Layan Green Park Group’s first property in Phuket, Thailand will be managed by WorldHotels, under its Distinctive collection. The four-star, 403-key property, set to open in December 2022, is the first new-build in Thailand to receive the EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) certification. According to […]
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World ranking published of best – and worst – countries to be a construction worker The most dangerous places to be a construction worker are Myanmar and Uganda Clothing maker Workwear Guru has compiled a ranking of the best and worst countries in the world to be a construction worker, based on wages, cost of […]
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Phnom Penh’s construction heralds dramatic increase Construction projects in the capital city of Phnom Penh have dramatically increased, leading to the expansion of the city and its suburbs. Prime Minister Hun Sen in stating this yesterday added the capital has expanded by more than 400 square kilometers from the earlier 300,000 square kilometers. Speaking at […]
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Thailand Construction News E-Newsletter (TCN316) out NOW! Read a copy here Thailand Construction News – TCN316 – 05.11.21 Why not subscribe (click here) – its FREE and out fortnightly-ish. Thailand Construction News, or ‘TCN’ as it’s better known, is Thailand’s construction and engineering orientated e-newsletter and website, produced with expatriates, senior-management Thais and other like-minded […]
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Vietnam’s 1st metro service begins commercial operation in Hanoi The Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi began commercial operation Saturday morning, 10 years after its construction began. The service, Vietnam’s first, would help increase the number of public transport users, and together with the nine other routes planned, form a key transport […]
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Khunying Korkaew Boonyachinda hit with forgery rap in connection with the transfer of shares of Wind Energy Holding (WEH) The Office of the Attorney General has filed charges against Khunying Korkaew Boonyachinda and associates for forgery and allegedly using forged documents. The charges are in connection with the transfer of shares of Wind Energy Holding […]
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Thai Baht 938m loan secured for B.Grimm Power’s solar energy project in Cambodia B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM), Thailand’s leading industrial power producer, has secured US$28.1 million (938 million baht) in a syndicated loan from three top Thai banks to finance its solar energy project in Cambodia. Under the 15-year accord signed on Oct 28, Kasikornbank […]
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China-Laos railway eyes December 2021 opening The China-Laos railway, a railroad stretching over 1,000 kilometers from Southwest China’s Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, to Vientiane in Laos, is expected to begin services by the end of this year, according to China State Railway Group Co Ltd, the country’s railroad operator. Construction of the track was […]
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Vestas commissions all 36 turbines at three wind farms in Quang Tri province of Vietnam Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH:VWS) has installed and commissioned all 36 turbines at three wind farms in Quang Tri province of Vietnam, it announced on its Facebook account on Friday. The turbine maker was under contract to supply, install […]
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