Anantara Trang Continues Operating Despite Demolition Order Making news in Thailand is the Anantara Si Kao Resort in Trang which has been judged by the Supreme Court to encroach on public land. The property is operated by Minor Hotel Group as an Anantara, for Thai owning entity JBB. Over a protracted legal battle led by […]
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Coal-fired power plant projects in Krabi and Thepa put off for 3 years The Ministry of Energy has decided to put on hold two coal-fired power plant projects in Krabi and Thepa district of Songkhla for three years pending additional EHIA (environmental and health impacts assessment) and EIA (environmental impacts assessment) studies. Energy Minister Siri […]
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Golden Land ties up with Frasers GOLDEN LAND has joined hand with Frasers Property to utilise innovations, international development and international standards to support its property projects in Thailand. Thanapol Sirithanachai, president of Golden Land Property Development, said the firm in collaboration with Frasers Property, a Singapore-based property company, has formed a company named “Golden […]
Continue ReadingElevated express road to be constructed in Myanmar’s Yangon The first elevated express road will be constructed in Myanmar’s Yangon in December, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday. Under the management of the Ministry of Construction, the 40.5-km express road, as Yangon Inner Ring Road and Outer Ring Road, will link Yangon […]
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USA firm pitches massive solar project in Cambodia US-based Omni Navitas pitched a project to the government for a US$500 million (15.6 billion baht) solar power plant that will be built through a joint venture with local firm OmniCam. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with the Commerce Ministry on Wednesday, Jim McAuliffe, chief executive […]
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Tall order for Vestas in Mukdahan, Thailand Rom Klao to feature 13 V136-3.45MW turbines with 162-metre hub heights Vestas is to supply turbines totalling 45MW to Winchai for the Rom Klao wind farm in Mukdahan in north-east Thailand. The project will comprise 13 V136-3.45MW turbines, with hub heights of 162 metres, which Vestas said will […]
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Poipet border town on fast track for development The imminent completion of a rail link between Thailand and Cambodia and the opening of two new international border crossings have renewed prospects for commercial growth in Poipet and pushed up real estate prices. Poipet’s image as a rough-and-tumble casino town is slowly giving way to its […]
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s new Hanthawaddy International Airport project in central Myanmar in progress Myanmar’s new Hanthawaddy International Airport project, being implemented as a national project in the country’s central Bago region, some 76.8 km north-east of Yangon, is in progress. Upon completion, the airport will represent the fourth and largest of its kind in Myanmar after Yangon, […]
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Britain sells Thailand embassy in Bangkok for record £420m The Foreign Office said it was the biggest sale in its history as well as the biggest land deal ever in Thailand. Britain has sold its embassy in Thailand for a record £420 million. The Foreign Office said it was the biggest sale in its history […]
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APM Launches Flagship Hotel Brand “Zazz Urban” in Bangkok Asia Prestige Management Limited (APM), a driving force of change in property investment and hospitality management, announced the launch of Zazz Urban Bangkok, a 48-room green-inspired urban oasis themed boutique hotel in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. Ivan Toh, Executive Director, APM, said: “We are thrilled […]
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