Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi named among the world’s worst airports Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok has been named among the top 10 worst airports in the world, according to a new study which measured punctuality, quality and service. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi was ranked in 9th place out of the ten worst airports. The survey was compiled by AirHelp, a […]
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‘Death Railway’ to get a new lease on life The historic Burma Railway, better known as the Death Railway, is in dire need of a facelift. The Yangon-Mandalay rail tracks will be jointly repaired by Myanmar Railways and JICA. The Yangon-Mandalay rail tracks will be jointly repaired by Myanmar Railways and JICA. The infamous railway, […]
Continue Readingpentahotels to Enter Thailand with pentahotel Bangkok, Ploenchit, in 2020 pentahotels, the design-led and neighbourhood lifestyle brand, today announced a new management agreement with The Nest Property Company Ltd., a subsidiary of PM Group, to open the first pentahotel in Bangkok, Thailand in 2020. pentahotel Bangkok, Ploenchit, will be located in Lumpini in the central […]
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HCMC signals green light on airport Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee has notified the Ministry of Construction that it agrees with the ministry’s master plan to boost capacity by up to 40% at Tan Son Nhat Airport. Local media reported that according to the master plan, Tan Son Nhat Airport would add a runway, […]
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Krabi coal power plant may postpone electricity distribution for at least 4 years The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has disclosed that Krabi coal power plant may postpone its distribution of electricity for at least four years, in order to improve the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report. EGAT Project’s Assistant to Community Relations and […]
Continue ReadingQTC to build solar farm in Myanmar QTC Energy Plc, a leading MAI-listed transformer producer, plans to develop a solar farm in Myanmar by acquiring Green Earth Power Thailand Co. The first phase of the planned 220-megawatt solar farm is expected to start commercial operations by the first quarter next year. QTC’s chief executive, Poonphiphat […]
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Thailand Cabinet endorses construction of two Bangkok expressways The cabinet on Tuesday approved the Expressway and Rapid Transit Authority’s proposal to build two expressways worth 44 billion baht with funding to be raised from the public and financial institutions through Thailand Future Fund (TFF). Government spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Keawkamnerd said that the two expressways […]
Continue ReadingManitou Group, the French manufacturer and a world leader in material handling equipment at Intermat Asean 2017 For the first time the well-known France based Intermat Construction Exhibition is coming to the IMPACT Exhibition Center in Bangkok. Manitou Group, the French manufacturer and a world leader in material handling equipment and its authorized dealer Promech […]
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Phuket light-rail price tag jumps B9bn The price tag for Phuket’s long-awaited light-rail system has jumped B9 billion now that the revised plans have included six underpasses, officials in Bangkok have confirmed. Sirigate Aphirat, a policy and planning officer at the Ministry of Transport’s Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP), confirmed this […]
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Twenty billion baht tram projects set to transform Pattaya Two tram lines are “coming for sure” and are set to transform Pattaya, said a watchdog group on Facebook. Pattaya Watchdog posted a map of the Red and Blue lines that will go in loops around the beach and roads behind respectively. Phase 1 is the […]
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