With a Bt1-billion budget, TCC Capital Land, the property arm of TCC Group, is embarking on a new era for the Empire Tower, taking Bangkok’s Sathorn district to new heights as a commercial hub. “It’s the global trend for mixed-use building development to meet the tenants’ demand,” Wallapa Traisorat, senior executive vice president of TCC […]
Continue ReadingWith a Bt1-billion budget, TCC Capital Land, the property arm of TCC Group, is embarking on a new era for the Empire Tower, taking Bangkok’s Sathorn district to new heights as a commercial hub. “It’s the global trend for mixed-use building development to meet the tenants’ demand,” Wallapa Traisorat, senior executive vice president of TCC […]
Continue ReadingAirline increases fleet, builds Koh Phangan island airport Kan Air, a Thai commuter airline founded by a debt-collecting firm, is embarking on an aggressive growth plan including a major fleet expansion and building an airport in southern Thailand. The airline has recently acquired its first jet, the Beechcraft Premier I light aircraft. It may also […]
Continue ReadingPowerway notes that its racking system for the PV plant is designed to consider aesthetics, the geography of the site and the customer’s budget Powerway Renewable Energy Company Ltd. (Foshan City, China) has been awarded a contract to build an 18 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Thailand. In addition to supplying engineering, procurement […]
Continue ReadingBangkok’s current building boom is “throwing up” a huge assortment of structures: most are legal though not all; some are ethically sustainable but not many; a few have architectural appeal, though a considerable number look cheap and ugly. An example worthy of praise is the recently launched Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard. Visually stimulating, this project is […]
Continue ReadingThailand will host the 2012 Fifa Futsal World Cup at four competition sites in Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima. With the sport’s showpiece event just around the corner, and the main competition venue at Bangkok Futsal Arena still under construction, things are progressively turning sour for the host nation. Thailand beat strong candidates such as China, […]
Continue ReadingSince 1880 the world has warmed by 0.75 degrees Celsius The world stopped getting warmer almost 16 years ago, according to new data released last week. The figures, which have triggered debate among climate scientists, reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012, there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures. This means […]
Continue ReadingConstruction workers are putting the final touches to Bangkok’s showpiece venue for the 2012 Fifa Futsal World Cup after its construction fell behind schedule. The 12,000 all-seater capacity Bangkok Futsal Arena in Nong Chok is due to be handed over to 2012 Fifa Futsal World Cup organisers in less than two weeks. Seats and a […]
Continue ReadingCh. Karnchang will manage the project Bangkok Metro Plc (BMCL), the SET-listed subway operator, has been awarded the Purple Line contract for 80 billion baht, hoping to increase ridership and improve its financial results. The company has not broken even since the subway began operating in 2004. President Chaiwat Utaiwan said BMCL’s board agreed yesterday […]
Continue ReadingThe Myanmar electric power authorities and five South Korean companies have launched a 500- megawatt (mw) gas-fired combined cycle power plant project in Yangon’s Thakayta township, official media reported Sunday. The five S. Korean companies are Busan Korea Biotechnology Co, Korea Western Power Co, Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co, Hana Daetoo Securities Co and Hexa […]
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