Songkhla to Phatthalung by new bridge across Songkhla Lake a step closer to reality SEE ALSO: Discussions Underway To Link Songkhla And Phattalung Provinces By Bridge Over Songkhla Lake Hat Yai Focus reported that plans for a new bridge that would link Songkhla to Phatthalung across Songkhla Lake have moved a step closer to reality. […]
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New Revenue Dept link to Immigration set to make life easier for Foreigners working in Thailand The Revenue Department has announced that as of Wednesday foreigners working in Thailand no longer need to visit them. They have set up a link with the Immigration Bureau to share data. Foreigners who need to present tax documents […]
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Vietnam picks Tokyo Gas and Marubeni for $2bn 1,500 megawatt LNG power plant in the coastal province of Quang Ninh Deal covers everything from procurement to generation Japanese utility Tokyo Gas and trading house Marubeni will build a liquefied natural gas-fired power plant in Vietnam, betting on the emerging economy’s growing appetite for an energy […]
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Thai embassies scrap 500k THB financial requirement for single entry tourist visa SEE ALSO: Single Entry Tourist Visa To Thailand Now Requires Foreigners To Show Funds Of THB500k The Thai embassies in London and Washington appear to have scrapped the recent requirement for foreigners applying for a Single Entry Tourist Visa (SETV) to show proof […]
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Bangkok Mass Transit System demands Bt8-bn train operation fee or it will stop running Green Line services By THE NATION Bangkok Mass Transit System Pcl (BTS), operator of the Green Line train extension section (Bearing-Samut Prakan and Mo Chit-Saphan Mai-Ku Kot) has submitted a letter demanding that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) settle train operation […]
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Thailand’s new 60 days tourist visa selling “like hot cakes” Ever since Thailand revamped its 60 days (single entry) visa late last month, embassies throughout the world have been reporting a gigantic interest by foreigners desperate to get away for the harsh winter or to escape their coronavirus-infected homelands. Its uniqueness is that it offers […]
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COVID-19 slams Phuket property market, highest unsold units in Southern Thailand The top five areas in Southern Thailand with the most unsold property units are all located in Phuket, the national Real Estate Information Center (REIC) has revealed. REIC Acting Director Wichai Wiratkaphan revealed in report released yesterday (Nov 16) that in the first half […]
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Mass Rapid Transit Authority Thailand puts Bangkok’s Orange Line extension bids on hold The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has indefinitely postponed considering bids for construction of the subway system’s Orange Line western extension. MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas on Tuesday revealed that the Supreme Administrative Court had yet to rule on a bidding dispute […]
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Thailand’s largest property development project ‘The Forestias’ ready to open in Bangkok Leading Thailand property developer, Magnolia Quality Development Corporation (MQDC) has announced that The Forestias is making rapid progress in its construction. Set to be Thailand’s largest property development project, The Forestias has been valued at Bht 125,000M and is being built as the […]
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Laos eagerly anticipates opening of Vientiane-Vangvieng section of its first expressway, the China-Laos expressway The Vientiane–Vangvieng section of the China-Laos expressway, to be the country’s first expressway, is currently preparing for its opening to traffic. The section is about 110 km long, designed as a two-way four-lane expressway with a design speed of 80 km […]
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