Thailand takes top spot in HSBC’s Expat Explorer Survey 2011: we look at its broad appeal for expat retirees Many months ago I suggested to a leading British Sunday newspaper that they produce an updated look at where Britons are retiring abroad. I’d worked with the journalist in question a year or so before on […]
Continue ReadingMove will help clear excessive order backlog Japan’s Isuzu Motors will build a new plant to reinforce the production capacity of Isuzu Motors Thailand Ltd to meet increasing demand for D-Max pickup trucks and their derivatives. The automaker badly needs to expand its capacity, as back orders of the D-Max mid-sized model remain so high […]
Continue ReadingSalcon Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Salcon Engineering Bhd, through its joint venture company Hydrotek-Salcon Consortium, has been awarded construction works worth RM21.991 million in Thailand. The award is from the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) for the construction of reservoirs for Phet Kasem and Rat Burana distribution pumping stations and related works in Bangkok. “The Eighth Bangkok […]
Continue ReadingTemporary expansion at Phuket International Airport is to begin from October to cope with record numbers of passengers expected on Phuket in 2012 and beyond. With Phuket likely to reach eight million arrivals and departures this year, based on projections by Phuketwan, airport managers Airports of Thailand now have to stretch the capacity of the […]
Continue ReadingBangkok Post reported that Switzerland based Global Steel Dust is investing up to USD 35 million to build Thailand’s first steel dust recycling plant in the Eastern Seaboard to help make the country’s growing steel industry more environmentally friendly without the need to landfill hazardous waste. Mr Russ Robinson CEO of Global Steel Dust said […]
Continue ReadingThe Central Administrative Court is set to deliver a verdict in a landmark case in which Pathum Wan district office is accused of falsely certifying over a period of more than 15 years that Bangkok’s Soi Ruamrudee is more than 10 metres wide to facilitate the illegal construction of several skyscrapers. In the final court […]
Continue ReadingBlack & Veatch to support 1,500 MW power plant expansions in Thailand Marubeni Corp. has selected Black & Veatch to support the balance-of-plant design and procurement for the 1,500 MW expansion of two combined-cycle power plants in Thailand. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand owns both plants. The projects involve adding a new 780 MW […]
Continue ReadingUS-based Miyamoto International sounds the alarm on disaster readiness and says Bangkok is not immune from earthquakes The Thai property industry has seen disaster awareness heighten against the backdrop of current flooding in Thailand and the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Both the public and private sectors are looking to retrofit and strengthen buildings, […]
Continue ReadingUS-based Miyamoto International sounds the alarm on disaster readiness and says Bangkok is not immune from earthquakes The Thai property industry has seen disaster awareness heighten against the backdrop of current flooding in Thailand and the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Both the public and private sectors are looking to retrofit and strengthen buildings, […]
Continue ReadingMT Alumet sets sights on Laos MT Alumet, one of Thailand’s leading manufacturers of aluminium extrusions, is beefing up its domestic and global expansion and is set to diversify into mining and drinking water in Laos. Executive director Jainnisa Kuvinichkul says the Thai-owned company is investing 200 million baht to raise production capacity at its […]
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