Best Condo Development for Phuket Goes to Staffan Nordstrand’s Mandala Condominiums On December 6th 2011, thirty months after the actual beginning of the project Mandala in Bang Tao, it was finally recognised by the Thanachart Bank Thailand Property Awards for its Mandala Condominiums as the Best Condo Development on Phuket. Its initiator, builder and entrepreneur […]
Continue ReadingConstruction of the 100-kilometre “MUSTS” channel is crucial to saving Bangkok from future floods, the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) reiterated yesterday. “It stands for Multi-Service Flood Tunnel System. But also, I want to say that it’s a ‘must’ here,” said Suchatchavee Suwansawas, chairman of the Thailand Underground & Tunnelling Group (TUTG) of the EIT, […]
Continue ReadingConstruction of the 100-kilometre “MUSTS” channel is crucial to saving Bangkok from future floods, the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) reiterated yesterday. “It stands for Multi-Service Flood Tunnel System. But also, I want to say that it’s a ‘must’ here,” said Suchatchavee Suwansawas, chairman of the Thailand Underground & Tunnelling Group (TUTG) of the EIT, […]
Continue ReadingBritish citizens can travel more extensively around the world without visas than passport holders from any other country, it has been revealed. According to Henley & Partners bi-annual Visa Restrictions Index, a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedoms their citizen enjoy, British citizens can visit 166 destinations across the globe and stay […]
Continue ReadingFrom March 29 British people hoping to spend some or all of their retirement to New Zealand will be able to apply for residency under a new type of visa. The “retirement” category is open to those aged 65 and over, and takes the form of either a parent retirement visa – for those with […]
Continue ReadingMajor shortages among Australian mining and resource companies are providing opportunities for skilled British engineers to head down under There is a shortfall of about 20,000 professional engineers in Australia and this number is expected to rise further due to the mining and resources boom and large infrastructure projects. Australian exports of natural resources and […]
Continue ReadingBangkok-based Ogawa Atsushi, CEO of Northern Japan (Thailand) Co Ltd, a business revival specialist, is a survivor of the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Today, that tragic experience is one of his assets, as his company has been contracted to help Japanese-owned flood-ravaged factories recover from Thailand’s worst deluge in many decades. Altogether, nearly 800 Japanese-owned factories […]
Continue ReadingBangkok-based Ogawa Atsushi, CEO of Northern Japan (Thailand) Co Ltd, a business revival specialist, is a survivor of the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Today, that tragic experience is one of his assets, as his company has been contracted to help Japanese-owned flood-ravaged factories recover from Thailand’s worst deluge in many decades. Altogether, nearly 800 Japanese-owned factories […]
Continue ReadingGerman-Thai JV to generate 84 MW German-based Galip GmbH is joining with Four Us Technology (Thailand) to invest over 8 billion baht in solar power plants with a combined capacity of 84 megawatts in Thailand. The 8.2-billion investment will cover seven provinces in Thailand starting with a pilot project in Phrae province with 24 MW. […]
Continue ReadingThai Solar Energy Co., Ltd., opened the first of some 15 planned concentrated solar power plants in Thailand at the Huaykrachao, Kanjanaburi site on November 29, 2011. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit pushes start button at first solar thermal power plant in Thailand built with Solarlite’s unique technology. On November 29, 2011, Southeast Asia’s […]
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