While SMEs are crying over the blanket Bt300 wage, fierce competition in some industries and the scarcity of skilled workers is pushing the daily pay of some above Bt500. For the past eight years, Narong Jampatho, 30, a tile layer, has never found difficulty in finding someone willing to pay him Bt700 per day, allowing […]
Continue ReadingThe developing Southeast Asian region has never been so attractive to investors. From the opening of Myanmar, to hydropower in Laos or the rise of Indonesia, compelling cases exist for pouring money into the region. But where there are opportunities, there are also risks and uncertainties, particularly in developing countries. Billions of dollars can go […]
Continue ReadingStructures to be cleared to build high speed rails The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will stop leasing areas along tracks across the country as they will need to be preserved for the construction of high-speed and double track railways. Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt has ordered the SRT not to sign any future leases […]
Continue ReadingBombardier Transportation has agreed with Kasetsart University to provide rail engineering expertise to students and instructors for the next five years. Bombardier has a large presence in Thailand. Its signalling engineering centre in Bangkok employs over 300 people, supporting local rail operators and executing key global projects. Experts from Bombardier will deliver lectures on advanced […]
Continue ReadingGerman photovoltaic developer juwi has announced that is has begun construction on a project that will see five solar parks, with a combined capacity of 48 MW, developed in Thailand. The power power plants will be equipped to deal with floods, such as those that took place in Thailand in 2011. Being an archipelago, the nation […]
Continue ReadingThe president of Buriram United, dubbed ‘Thunder castle’, has contacted Hermann Tilke, the founder of Tilke Engineers & Architects that has built dozens of racetracks worldwide and renovated several others, to discuss the planned construction, Thai Rath reported, quoting a source at the club. The source said Mr Newin, besides being a football lover, was […]
Continue ReadingFrench conglomerate Alstom will install seven gas-insulated substation (GIS) bays for the Vibhavadi extension project in southern Thailand. Under the €4m contract, the company will provide services to Sri U Thong, while the end customer is Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), an energy distributor serving Bangkok area. Alstom will supply and supervise the installation of five […]
Continue Reading$336m project launches as China replaces Malaysia as top tourist source Thailand’s largest retail conglomerate hopes to attract more high-end Chinese tourists with a new luxurious shopping mall, following an upsurge in visitors over the past year and even greater numbers expected this year. Central Embassy, a 10 billion-baht ($336 million) project in the heart of […]
Continue ReadingLinde Thailand Public Company Limited (Linde Thailand), a member of The Linde Group, announced that it will invest about Bt 500 million (about EUR 12 million) to install a new merchant carbon dioxide plant in Map Ta Phut, Rayong. Managing Director of Linde Thailand, Mr Keerin Chutumstid said, “We continue to see rising demand from […]
Continue ReadingThe State Railway of Thailand (SRT) yesterday signed a multi-billion-baht contract for the construction of a new railway terminus and depot in Bang Sue. The project is expected to be completed in two and a half years. Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Pcl and Unique Engineering and Construction Pcl were contracted to build the Bang Sue […]
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