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Mövenpick opens five star seafront hotel in Hua Hin 6 August 2018 Property overlooks Thailand’s gulf coast and contains 96 suites and villas, as well as an Asara Spa. A new five-star property in Thailand has opened its doors with 96 suites and pool villas. The Mövenpick Asara Resort & Spa Hua Hint resort – […]

New BTS Trains Coming to Extended Route 6 August 2018 The BTS system may soon get slightly less crowded as dozens of new trains with more capacity set to enter service later this year. BTS Skytrain executives on Monday officially unveiled the first of 46 new trains in Chonburi province, purchased for 11 billion baht […]

Hua Hin airport due for upgrade, Ratchaburi could get small one 6 August 2018 The Airports Department will spend Bt3.5 billion to upgrade Hua Hin International Airport over the next five years, the department’s director-general said on Monday. Darun Saengchai said the upgrade was part of the “Riviera Thailand” and Southern Economic Corridor projects. He […]

Lat Phrao, Bangkok’s busiest road just got far worse Lat Phrao motorists face monorail chaos 1 Aug 2018 Commuters who rely on Lat Phrao Road in Bangkok are set for three more years of even heavier congestion as police ramp up traffic diversions from Wednesday to make way for construction of the Mass Rapid Transit […]

Stage Two improvements at Suvarnabhumi Airport 30% complete, reports Thai TV Thai TV Channel 7 reported on the work being carried out at Bangkok’s main airport – Stage 2 of the 100 billion baht project at Suvarnabhumi. Pongpanot Surachetapong’s report showed the building of the new terminal that will include a lot more parking and […]

Thailand’s Energy Absolute to pour $3bn into battery ‘gigafactory’ Company negotiating with up to five partners including state oil group PTT 31 July 2018 BANGKOK — Thai renewable power technology company Energy Absolute plans to invest $3 billion in an enormous battery “gigafactory,” betting electric vehicles and smart grids will soon catch on in Southeast […]