The airport rail link is scheduled to open for full commercial operations on Monday 23 August 2010, the State Railway of Thailand says. SRT governor Yutthana Tapcharoen yesterday said the rail operations would be divided into ordinary and express services.
Continue ReadingSino-Thai Engineering & Construction, the country’s third-largest contractor, expects a backlog worth about Bt34 billion by the end of the year, the highest since the company’s establishment 48 years ago. President Vallop Rungkijvorasathien yesterday said the backlog included the fourth contract of the Blue Line mass-transit project worth Bt13.38 billion, and a Royal Irrigation Department […]
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New Paradise Park aims to attract high-end shoppers The Paradise Park Co, the joint venture between Siam Piwat and MBK, plans to use Paradise Park as a business model to expand its high-end shopping mall on the outskirts of Bangkok after receiving a warm response from the project’s opening on Srinakarin Road earlier this month. […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects another two years of delays to its two new gas-fired power plants because of the time needed to produce environment and health impact assessments (EIA and HIA), said governor Suthat Patmasiriwat. “These reports require about two years from the initial phase to the start of construction, so […]
Continue ReadingA Consortium of South Korean and Thai firms signed an agreement on Monday to build a US$900 million (S$1.2 billion) hydroelectric power plant in Laos, company officials said. The consortium involves Thai power supplier Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding and two South Korean firms, SK Construction and Korea Western Power.
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THAILAND – CONSTRUCTION At least 10 were injured and an unknown number of workers remain trapped inside the under-construction structure. At least two workers were killed and more than 10 injured when a building under construction inside the Burapa University campus in Chon Buri collapsed Sunday night. A still unknown number of workers were believed […]
Continue ReadingThe government has approved in principle 11 railway improvement projects worth over 87.5 billion baht. Work on the projects is expected to start this year.
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Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket Sold THB 2.62 Billion Leading Thai listed resort developer Laguna Resort and Hotels Plc. have disclosed to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) a transaction of the Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket for an amount of THB 2.62 billion. The buyer is Dusit Thani Public Company Limited. The transaction comes in at […]
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Bangkok Developers showing confidence in Pattaya Alan Bolton Property Consultants report increased confidence from Bangkok Developers looking to expand operations in Pattaya. For a number of years, Bangkok developers seemed reluctant to develop their brand in Pattaya, however in recent times a number of high profile developers have successfully launched projects with great success. High […]
Continue ReadingAsia‘s most luxurious home sold for US$24 million EXCLUSIVE: What is widely regarded as Asia’s most luxurious home has been sold, Property Report understands. Beyond Villa, located Natai Beach in Thailand’s southern Phang Nga province, has been sold for around US$24 million, according to a number of industry watchers who declined to be named. The […]
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