Renaissance opens 1st Pattaya resort Renaissance Hotels has made its debut in Pattaya with the Renaissance Pattaya Resort & Spa in Jomtien Beach. Located in Sattahip’s Najomtien Sub-district, the hotel owned by The Ninesotel Co. opened Nov. 13. It is the 4th Marriott International Inc. Renaissance-branded property in Thailand. “I am excited to introduce the […]
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China’s largest developer readies to enter Thailand Country Garden prepares new overseas brand as Beijing scrutinizes investments In a modern office block in Huay Kwang district, the team settling down to a routine Monday morning is employed by the new Thailand branch of Country Garden Holdings, China’s largest property developer by contracted sales in the […]
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Cambodia’s controversial building to be finished by 2019 Construction of berated $240-million project Gold Tower 42 will resume early next year and is expected to finish by the end of 2019, according to an announcement made by the developer yesterday. The project, developed by Yon Woo Cambodia, began in 2008 and has already been delayed […]
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Preparations underway in Myanmar to ensure consistent power supply this summer At least two power plants and a new generator will be readied to supply electricity in the coming summer. More electricity will be generated by new power plants while other plans are underway to reduce power blackouts in Yangon and Mandalay during the coming […]
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Siemens Gamesa wins Thai turbine order Siemens Gamesa has won a supply order for 260 MW of wind capacity in Thailand, the company announced this week. Under the terms of the contract, Siemens Gamesa will supply 103 of its 2.5 MW wind turbines for the Hanuman wind complex, which is currently under construction in Chaiyaphum […]
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Kajima takes on $400m urban development project in Myanmar Japanese contractor will construct hotels, office building and library General contractor Kajima will sign up for a 45 billion yen ($398 million) urban development project in Yangon, building offices, hotels and other facilities in bringing its city planning expertise to Myanmar. A contract with the Ministry […]
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Bangkok Subway Removes Seats to Save Space Some Bangkokians slumping into the subway this morning may have noticed something missing – seats. Did a mass theft occur Sunday night? Nope. They were removed from sections of one train on the MRT Blue Line as an experiment to reduce passenger congestion in what metro deputy Gov. […]
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KEPCO to build coal-fired power plant in Vietnam Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) has signed a deal with the Vietnamese government to build a thermal power plant in the Southeast Asian country, the Korean utility company said Thursday. According to KEPCO, it finalized the $2.3 billion (2.56 trillion won) contract with Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry […]
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Hua Hin’s tallest building to open this month PROUD REAL ESTATE yesterday announced the completion of the second-phase development of its mixed-use project in Hua Hin involving an additional investment of Bt1.8 billion. The 300-room Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin will have its soft opening this month as a unique 140m-high property, making it […]
Continue ReadingGulf Energy commences operations at GTS3 power plant in Rayong Gulf Energy Development, one of Thailand’s largest independent power producers, has this month commenced commercial operations at the newest of its power plants. In the listed company’s latest move, the Gulf Tasit 3 (GTS3) plant – with an installed capacity of 129.9 megawatts – distributed […]
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