Bangkok to crack down on landowners who avoid paying taxes on vacant plots by growing fruits and vegetables With the BMA estimating that it has lost around 100 million baht in tax revenue annually due to this practice, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has instructed officials to inspect all plots repurposed as agricultural land to avoid […]
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Thai Cabinet approves construction of Mae Ta Chang Reservoir in Chiang Rai’s Mae Suay district The construction of Mae Ta Chang Reservoir is aimed to address shortage of water for consumption during the dry season and alleviate flood in the rainy season. The reservoir will also contribute to aquaculture breeding and conservation, and forest rehabilitation. […]
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Saipem and CTCI commission Nong Fab LNG terminal in Thailand Oilfield services provider Saipem and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services provider CTCI have commissioned and started up Nong Fab LNG receiving terminal in Thailand. According to Saipem, the terminal, with a capacity of 7.5 million metric tonnes per annum, will receive LNG from carriers […]
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‘Red card’ system launched for ‘bad foreigners’ in Phuket PHUKET: Phuket Immigration has launched a ‘red card’ system that will see foreigners found guilty of two offences deported from the country. A new initiative called the “Red Card” system has been launched in Phuket, Thailand, to crack down on bad behaviour or law-breaking by foreigners. […]
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Myanmar’s first wind power project cooperation signed, new step under BRI – deal covers three wind power projects A deal for Myanmar’s first wind power project with the participation of a Chinese energy infrastructure company was signed on Wednesday, a major step in bilateral new-energy cooperation, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar said in a statement […]
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Collapsed crane kills Cambodian worker at construction site in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok Tragedy struck at a construction site in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok yesterday when a tower crane collapsed and killed a Cambodian worker. Thai news outlet Channel 7 reported that the crane’s sling was broken, causing the crane’s arm to crash […]
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Recycling leader Total Energy Solutions And SCG International Collaborate To Create Clean Energy Solutions In Thailand SCG International Corporation Co., Ltd., a Cement-Building Materials Business, one of Thailand’s largest infrastructure supply and manufacturing companies, will partner with recycling leader Total Energy Solutions Co., Ltd. (TES) to establish circular outcomes for end-of-life batteries. The Thailand office […]
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Thailand’s largest solar farms operator, Super Energy Corporation, sets aside Baht41.5bn set aside for renewable projects in Thailand and Vietnam SET-listed Super Energy Corporation, Thailand’s largest operator of solar farms by capacity, plans to increase its revenue in 2024 and 2025 by allocating capital spending of 41.5 billion baht to fund renewable projects in Thailand […]
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Baht72m purse to turn Phuket into a world-class health tourism hub Construction of the four medical and healthcare centres An initial sum of 72.27 million baht will soon be disbursed to turn Phuket into a world-class health tourism hub, the Ministry of Public Health revealed yesterday. It is a portion of an overall budget worth […]
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Thai developer Sena Development resumes condo spree with partner Japanese developer Hankyu Hanshin Properties SET-listed developer Sena Development is planning to launch 26 new residential projects worth a combined 24 billion baht, with more than 85% joint ventures with Japanese developer Hankyu Hanshin Properties. Kessara Thanyalakpark, managing director of Sena, said presales and revenue this […]
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