Corporate giants jockey to form alliances for Thailand’s 3 airports link-up rail bid 8 August 2018 SOME of the country’s biggest companies are manoeuvring to team up for joint bids on a proposed high-speed train project linking three international airports. The corporate alliance building comes as BTS Group Holdings Plc (BTS) indicates it will finalise a […]
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Mövenpick opens five star seafront hotel in Hua Hin 6 August 2018 Property overlooks Thailand’s gulf coast and contains 96 suites and villas, as well as an Asara Spa. A new five-star property in Thailand has opened its doors with 96 suites and pool villas. The Mövenpick Asara Resort & Spa Hua Hint resort – […]
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New BTS Trains Coming to Extended Route 6 August 2018 The BTS system may soon get slightly less crowded as dozens of new trains with more capacity set to enter service later this year. BTS Skytrain executives on Monday officially unveiled the first of 46 new trains in Chonburi province, purchased for 11 billion baht […]
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Hua Hin airport due for upgrade, Ratchaburi could get small one 6 August 2018 The Airports Department will spend Bt3.5 billion to upgrade Hua Hin International Airport over the next five years, the department’s director-general said on Monday. Darun Saengchai said the upgrade was part of the “Riviera Thailand” and Southern Economic Corridor projects. He […]
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Thai cabinet approves Den Chai – Chiang Khong line 3 August 2018 THE Thai cabinet has approved funding for the construction of a 326km double-track line linking Den Chai (Phrae province) on the Bangkok – Chiang Mai line with Chiang Rai and Chiang Khong on the Mekong River, which forms part of the border between […]
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Poyry gets owner’s engineer task at 340-MW wind project in Vietnam 2 August 2018 Finnish consulting and engineering firm Poyry Plc has been selected as owner’s engineer for а 340-MW wind project in Vietnam, it said on Thursday. The contract was awarded by Thailand-based electricity producer Super Energy Corporation Public Co Ltd and was registered […]
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Lat Phrao, Bangkok’s busiest road just got far worse Lat Phrao motorists face monorail chaos 1 Aug 2018 Commuters who rely on Lat Phrao Road in Bangkok are set for three more years of even heavier congestion as police ramp up traffic diversions from Wednesday to make way for construction of the Mass Rapid Transit […]
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Stage Two improvements at Suvarnabhumi Airport 30% complete, reports Thai TV Thai TV Channel 7 reported on the work being carried out at Bangkok’s main airport – Stage 2 of the 100 billion baht project at Suvarnabhumi. Pongpanot Surachetapong’s report showed the building of the new terminal that will include a lot more parking and […]
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Thailand’s Energy Absolute to pour $3bn into battery ‘gigafactory’ Company negotiating with up to five partners including state oil group PTT 31 July 2018 BANGKOK — Thai renewable power technology company Energy Absolute plans to invest $3 billion in an enormous battery “gigafactory,” betting electric vehicles and smart grids will soon catch on in Southeast […]
Continue ReadingThailand – Working – Labour Law – Work Permits latest Phuket Law: Working without a work permit now possible (Part 1) The general rule is that someone who is not a Thai citizen must obtain a work permit if he or she wants to work in Thailand. Recently, however, Thailand has made a few significant […]
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