Pink Line electric train project ready for Cabinet review

11 September 2014 The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has revealed that the construction plan for the Pink Line electric train is awaiting proposal to the Cabinet while the bidding process is expected to take place late this year. Director of the OTP Peerapol Thawornsuppacharoen stated that the Pink Line electric […]

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Phuket Gains W Brand Resort as Starwood Shows Faith in Thailand

08 September, 2014 W Hotels Worldwide, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., today announced that its W Hotels brand will debut its third hotel in Thailand with W Retreat Phuket – Phang Nga Bay. Scheduled to open in January 2018, the W Retreat is owned by Dr Wutthisak Limphanit, Thailand’s renowned medical doctor […]

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Solar firms ask for protection

03 September 2014 Ekarat Solar Co, Thailand’s top maker of solar modules, is urging the new government to adopt measures to shield the local industry from unfair competition. Wiwat Sangtian, managing director of the wholly owned unit of the country’s biggest transformer maker, SET-listed Ekarat Engineering Plc (AKR), said Ekarat was joining with other solar […]

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Thailand set to approve Volkswagen factory, report says

01 September 2014 Thailand is set to approve the construction of a Volkswagen factory near the port of Bangkok, a German newspaper reported. The investment, under Thailand’s “Eco2” program, would secure tax and customs advantages for Volkswagen if it builds fuel-efficient cars, provided the factory produces more than 100,000 vehicles and begins output by 2019, […]

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2014 Asia Pacific Cleaning Industry Expo (PULIRE) in Bangkok from September 18-20

28 August 2014 Bangkok gets ready to be centre of cleaning world More than 15,000 visitors from across Thailand and the ASEAN region are expected take part in the 2014 Asia Pacific Cleaning Industry Expo (PULIRE) in Bangkok. To be held from September 18-20 at the IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre, the kingdom’s largest convention […]

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P2 Energy Solutions expands operations in Thailand

26 March 2014 P2 Energy Solutions celebrated the opening of its new office in Bangkok, Thailand. P2 already has a very solid customer base in Thailand – including the national petroleum and exploration company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) – arising from its acquisition of ISS Group in 2013. P2 has delivered a number of […]

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Metax Engineering Bags S$33 Mln Worth Projects in Malaysia & Thailand

12 March 2014 SGX-Catalist listed Sustainable Engineering Solutions Provider Metax Engineering Corporation Ltd. said its subsidiaries have won a total of around S$33 million worth of palm oil bio-refining and bio-energy engineering projects in Malaysia and Thailand. The addition of these projects brings the Group’s current order book to S$60 million to date, which is […]

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China New Energy Ltd to build a second biorefinery for Ubon Ethanol Co Ltd in Thailand

10 March 2014 China New Energy Ltd Monday said it has won a deal to build a second biorefinery for Ubon Ethanol Co Ltd in Thailand. The new memorandum of understanding covers the construction of a new refinery to replace an existing biorefinery converting cassava feedstock into 100,000 tonnes a year of anhydrous fuel grade […]

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