The Marine Department has been ordered to make a development study of a revived proposal for a ferry service across the Gulf linking Pattaya with Cha-am and Hua Hin. Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said a fery service would stimulate tourism, the economy and trade between the east and west coasts of the Gulf of Thailand, shortening travel […]
Continue ReadingALSTOM has been awarded a contract by Toyo Engineering Corporation worth about 65 million euros (Bt2.2 billion) to supply 12 units of 35-to-45-megawatt geared reaction steam turbine (GRT) generators, auxiliaries and condensers to Gulf MP Co for 12 power plants in Thailand. The contract was awarded in the framework of the third phase of Thailand’s […]
Continue ReadingLEED, the acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most globally recognised green-building certification programme. Office tenants increasingly prefer LEED-certified buildings, especially if they have a policy to undertake LEED-certified interior fit-outs, which more companies are doing. Multinational companies such as Citibank, Unilever and L’Oreal have all completed LEED fit-outs in their […]
Continue ReadingStuttgart, Germany, Apr 15, 2015 – (ACN Newswire) – Mark Garvey, 48, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region of the global engineering and construction company M+W Group. Effective 1 May 2015 he will take over this role from Helmut Kurzboeck, who will pursue new opportunities outside M+W Group. Garvey […]
Continue ReadingThe cabinet has approved three new inter-city motorways with a combined distance of 324 kilometres to make travel faster and easier, especially to the Northeast. The projects have an estimated cost of 160 billion baht. The three routes will run from Bang Pa-in in Ayutthaya via Saraburi to Nakhon Ratchasima, a distance of 196 kilometres; […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, April 9 (Reuters) – Construction firm Toyo-Thai Corp PCL has signed a memorandum with Myanmar’s government worth a total $2.8 billion to build and operate a 1,280 megawatt power plant, the Thai company said on Thursday. The construction contract for the coal-fired plant, at Ye Township, Mon state, is worth an estimated $2.3 billion, […]
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Cyclists pedal on the bike lane at Suvarnabhumi airport after its official opening on March 23, 2014. (Photo by Pattanapong Hirunard) The popular bicycle track around Suvarnabhumi airport will close from June to September for resurfacing and construction of new features that will extend its operating hours. Airports of Thailand Plc and Siam Commercial Bank […]
Continue ReadingThere continues to be a debate amongst hotel owners and operators that Thailand hotels have fallen into a bottomless pit of underachievement in terms of hotel rates. Last week Asiatraveltips.com ran an article on the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI) which documents the trend that Thai travelers will pay 75% more for hotel room […]
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MASS Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) awarded four contracts worth a total of Baht 28.8bn ($US 888m) on April 3 for construction of the 19.5km northern extension of the BTS Skytrain Sukhumvit Line from Mor Chit to Saphan Mai and Khu Kot. Italian-Thai Development has been awarded a contract worth Baht 15.3bn to carry […]
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C&IT’s Venue of the Week is the new Sheraton Samui Resort, which opened last week on Koh Samui in Thailand. Sheraton opens new Thailand resort The 141-room Sheraton Hotels & Resorts property, located in Chaweng Noi beach on Koh Samui island, includes four bars and restaurants serving both eastern and western cuisines, two salt-water swimming […]
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