Author: Peter Carlisle

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Receives 12 Year Maintenance Service Extension for the BLCP Power Station in Rayong, Thailand Third Long-term Maintenance Contract Concluded with BLCP Power Nine years of effective technical service and support leads to new maintenance agreement Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS), concluded a third long-term maintenance agreement (LTMA) for the BLCP […]

Hilton to convert former Grand Ayudhaya Hotel into a 608-room Hilton Bangkok Ratchada hotel by 2022 Hilton signed a management agreement for its largest hotel in Bangkok yet. When it opened the hotel will have more than 600 rooms. Together with real estate company AP Prime Property Company Ltd., Hilton will convert the former Grand […]

Dhammakaya sect is building a gigantic Buddha statue to height of 20-storey building in Bangkok A gigantic Buddha statue under construction in western Bangkok is set to become the city’s tallest Buddha figure when it is completed later this year. The 69 meter tall statue – approximately the neck-craning height of a 20-storey building – […]

Thailand’s power producer Ratch Group aims to close 5 deals in 2020 SET-listed private power producer Ratch Group Plc plans to form new joint ventures and acquire more assets, expecting to close at least five deals in 2020. Chief executive Kijja Sripatthangkura said all the deals are related to power generation and Ratch is in […]

Thailand’s Koh Tao to be linked to the mainland by submarine electric cables By The Nation The Cabinet has agreed to the Interior Ministry’s proposal to link Koh Tao to the mainland with submarine electrical cables at a cost of Bt1.76 billion. Prime Minister’s Office spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said today (February 18) that Bt444 million […]