A partially functioning automatic fire protection system at Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) led to Saturday’s fire burning for much longer than necessary, destroying valuable documents, engineers say. The Siam Commercial Bank headquarters is temporarily closed after a fire damaged its 10th floor on Saturday night. The bank has set up a contact centre for customers […]
Continue ReadingBidding for the construction of the Pattaya-Map Ta Phut motorway will open next month, according to the the Department of Highways. Department chief Chusak Gaywee said environmental studies and the design of the 32km route, costing 14 billion baht, have been completed. “The royal decree on the land expropriation has already been enacted, while the […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Thonburi Hospital Group (THG) said it expects to sign a memorandum of understanding with local firm Ga Mone Pwint to construct two hospitals in Myanmar. Dr Boon Vanasin, owner of Thonburi Group, said THG will invest $ 100 million and expects to take a 40 per cent stake in the hospitals, while the local […]
Continue ReadingLoxley Plc, one of the country’s leading trading companies, has set aside 900 million baht to invest in four solar power plants starting this year. The company is expecting strong growth in the renewable energy sector as the government pledges full support for private companies building more green power plants, president Thongchai Lamsam said yesterday. […]
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A new law set to take effect later this year aims to cut the red tape and delays involved from getting government approval for everything from building permits to export clearances. Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam The Government Permission Facilitation Act promulgated in January and set to take effect in July is intended to streamline […]
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Three Liebherr cranes are supporting construction at the FYI Centre, a twin-tower office and hotel complex in Bangkok, Thailand. The Liebherr cranes were selected by Thai Obayashi because of their ability to work at the confined Bangkok work site. One Liebherr 125 HC-L 6/12 Litronic luffing jib unit and two 132 EC-Htower cranes have been […]
Continue ReadingLaos and Myanmar have set May as the date for the opening of the first bridge over the Mekong River that links the two countries. Xaysongkham Manotham, the project manager, told the Vientiane Times that the opening date had been moved forward from August after the US$26 million (848 million baht) bridge is completed in […]
Continue ReadingLow unemployment (below 1% since 2011) due to low birth rate, lack of social insurance & informal sector with 64% of workforce (street vendors, motorbike taxis, self-employed). Sugar-cane farmers in Chon Buri province are among the more than 40% of Thailand’s population engaged in agriculture, where there is a high degree of underemployment and off-season […]
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BANGKOK,Thailand – Centara Hotels & Resort’s latest venture is a brand-new property now being built in Sriracha, Chonburi. The Centara Sonrisa Residence and Suites Sriracha, currently being developed by Smile Condo (2011) Co. Ltd, will operate as a family-friendly four-star residence. The hotel is now in the design phase and the Centara Group expects that […]
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Laos is seeking clarification on the deal between Thailand and China to construct a double-track rail route, Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong says. Nong Khai train station is the connecting point for the Thai-Lao rail project which has been operated since March 2012. (Bangkok Post file photo) Speaking after returning from Laos yesterday, ACM Prajin […]
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