A £12 MILLION movie about the true story of a Scottish prisoner of war and his journey to confront his captors is due to start filming in Scotland this weekend, with Oscar-winning stars Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman playing the lead roles. The Railway Man, based on the life and book of Eric Lomax, will […]
Continue ReadingThe Transport Ministry has scrapped the bid for the construction of an electric railway section from Bang Sue in Bangkok to Rangsit in Pathum Thani province because the lowest quote is too high. The ministry ordered the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to end the bidding contest to select a contractor for the 26km section […]
Continue ReadingBouygues Construction’s subsidiary in Thailand has signed a €100m (£82m) contract for the construction of three residential towers and an office block. Noble Development’s scheme which has a total area of 157,000m², is located in the business district of Ploenchit, in Bangkok. The three residential towers, which will have 14, 47 and 52 floors, will contain […]
Continue ReadingTo relocate discrete assembly to new site Toshiba Corporation (tokyo:6502) today announced that it will rebuild its semiconductor manufacturing operations in Thailand by relocating Toshiba Semiconductor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TST) to a new manufacturing facility. The move will position the company to meet future growth in demand and replace the factory inundated by the 2011 […]
Continue ReadingThailand is to reopen its consular offices in Perth with the initial appointment of businessman and consultant Ruben Kooperman, the Thai Foreign Ministry says. Kooperman, 59, describes himself as an independent construction project management consultant, as well as cultural events and long-time supporter of Aboriginal Theatre group Yirra Yaakin. The decision to appoint Kooperman came […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Metropolitan Council has set up two committees to develop plans to deal with the threat of earthquakes. BMC president, Sutthichai Veerakulsoonthorn, said it is important for Bangkok to be prepared for natural disasters even though the capital city is a considerable distance from quake zones in Southeast Asia. “One of the committees will […]
Continue ReadingAjiya Bhd is investing RM30mil to set up a safety glass processing plant in Thailand this year the company’s second after a metal roofing manufacturing plant there. Managing director Chan Wah Kiang said construction of the facility would start any time now and was expected to be completed by the end of the year. He […]
Continue ReadingThe controversial Xayaburi hydro-electric dam project in northern Laos may have already begun, despite countries, including Cambodia, requesting further studies to assess possible negative effects on Lower Mekong communities. According to a statement released on its website late on Tuesday, Thai development firm Ch.Karnchang said it was due to begin building the dam on March […]
Continue ReadingHigh fees, monopoly concerns prompt study The Transport Ministry is mulling a plan to build a new state-run airport on Koh Samui as an alternative to the existing privately-run facility amid complaints of high airport fees. The move is also intended to end the monopoly on the airport service on the island. Transport Minister Jarupong […]
Continue ReadingPlans move ahead for Laos’s controversial hydropower project on the Mekong. In a controversial move, a Thai company has signed a nearly $2 billion dollar contract for the construction of a dam on the Mekong River in Laos even though governments in the region have not cleared the project. Ch. Karnchang informed the Thai stock […]
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