Apichart Chutrakul succeeded in transforming a small family construction business into one of the biggest developers in Thailand. He believes property is still cheap in Thailand, despite a 60% price jump since 2009. Sansiri Plc, Thailand’s second-largest property developer by sales, plans to attract Japanese investors to its projects in Bangkok as they search for […]
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Konecranes South East Asia Pacific includes Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand Vietnam’s high-flying Xuan Thanh Cement lifts reliability to new heights with Konecranes as it expands to be the largest in the world One of South-East Asia’s leading cement manufacturers, Xuan Thanh Cement, is deploying Konecranes durable […]
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A JCB product that revolutionised the handling of loads on construction sites and farms around the world today passed a major milestone – the production of the 200,000th machine. The JCB Loadall telescopic handler was first manufactured in 1977, transforming lifting and loading tasks on building sites which until then had been carried out by […]
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Singha Corp, Thailand’s leading beverage maker, is using the cash flow generated by beer sales to fund increasing diversification in property and other new businesses, according to Piti Bhirom Bhakdi, Managing Director of Boon Rawd Trading Co., Ltd., the group’s main sales arm. Singha, also known as Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd., was set up […]
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Research from RHB Thailand noted that investors continue to have concerns about a slowdown in demand as well as potential oversupply problems in Thailand’s property market. There is also a general feeling from certain investors that the industry has lost its focus. It was reported that the property market remains weak with the current property […]
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Myanmar has approved a $2.6-billion investment by Longwin Global Petrochemical Co Ltd, a joint venture company, to set up a five million MT oil refinery along with related logistics facilities in Tanintharyi region, located in the southern part of the country, website dealsteetasia reported on 24 April. The project includes construction of the refinery, sales […]
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KRABI: Thousands of members of the public turned out on Saturday to make the first crossing on foot between Lanta Noi and Lanta Yai islands, with the official opening of the recently completed Lanta Bridge in Krabi. Krabi Governor Pinit Boonlert chaired the opening ceremony of the 400-million-baht bridge. The event was titled ‛Starry Night […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is ready to issue a second infrastructure fund and list it on the Stock Exchange of Thailand if it receives the green light from the government, according to a top official. Under a tentative plan, the fund would be worth 20 billion baht based on the assets of […]
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The Energy Regulatory Commission announced on Monday that 167 cooperatives were placed into Thursday’s drawing with a total solar energy output of 835MW. The drawing, which was held today, resulted in 67 farm cooperatives winning the right to sell upwards of 281MW of solar power back to the nation’s energy grid. Official drawing results will […]
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DOHOME HAS launched a new online shopping site, www.dohome.co.th, with an investment of Bt200 million. It will serve the construction-materials needs in Thailand 24 hours a day, the company |says. It says it wants to expand its domestic market with 200,000 products on offer, and will deliver products to its customers in three to seven […]
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