Change in insurance rules for retirement visas after some over 70s were forced out of Thailand Move towards health insurance for foreigners does not yet cover business, work or marriage visa holders and comes as Thai authorities are looking at health coverage for an ageing Thai population and the need to attract more foreigners to […]
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Property boom in Pattaya is awaiting the return of the Chinese Recently published research by Thailand’s Real Estate Information Center (REIC) strongly suggests that the ongoing condominium building craze in Bangkok and Pattaya is preparing for heavy Chinese investment once the pandemic subsides. REIC executive director Dr Vichai Viratkapan said that condominium sales had slumped […]
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Half of all foreign-owned condos in Thailand are Chinese-owned Thailand business media decided to take a look at where foreigners are likely to come from for the much awaited plan to entice well heeled professionals from four groups to buy property in the kingdom. The plan is to get up to a million foreigners in […]
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Bangkok’s Klong Toey smart community project bids to open 2022 The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) will open bidding for a construction contractor for the Klong Toey smart community project next year. Director-general Lt JG Kamolsak Promprayoon said the authority has hired companies responsible for architecture design and engineering for the smart community project, worth […]
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Thailand ‘s New Aquella golf course north of Phuket to open in August 2021 The new 18-hole golf course for Aquella Golf & Country Club, north of Phuket, Thailand, designed by Pacific Coast Design architects Paul Reeves and Phil Ryan, is opening for play in August. Construction of the 7,000+ yard layout began in November […]
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Chiang Mai named World’s Best City for a Beautiful Bicycle Ride Main image from Bicycle tour company: https://www.spiceroads.com/tours/chiangmai_bangkok The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to report that Chiang Mai’s reputation as one of the world’s leading tourist destinations continues to grow after the city was named among the world’s best cities for a […]
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Huawei and BayWa r.e. extend their partnership to support Thai renewables growth Huawei and BayWa r.e. have extended their partnership agreement following two years of successful collaboration, to continue to provide premium solar products and solutions in Thailand. Since 2019, BayWa r.e. – a leading solar product distributor – has been Huawei’s partner in sales, […]
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Investors pump billions into Vietnam’s offshore wind power plants Foreign and local investors have poured billions of dollars into developing offshore wind farms. Thang Long Wind, a $11.9-billion, 3.4 GW offshore plant, is being built in the central province of Binh Thuan. Installation of floats will be completed in July to gather oceanographic data related […]
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Mitsubishi to invest in 600-MW wind project in southern Laos’ provinces of Sekong and Attapeu The Wind farm will be the first in Laos and the largest in South East Asia Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp will invest in a 600-MW onshore wind farm project in Laos that will supply electricity to Vietnam. The company said today […]
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New rules to support Covid health insurance for Thailand’s long-stay expats The Cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle new rules to support health insurance for long-stay foreigners under the Non-Immigrant “O-A” visa. The old rules required purchasing Thai health insurance through the website Longstay.tgia.org, which has suffered operating problems. The new rules offer a lifeline […]
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