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CBRE’s 2019 Bangkok property review and forecasts for 2020 A supply influx of new office space is on the way while the overall retail industry faces low consumer confidence. But, in 2019, the number of Chinese tourists to Thailand has started recovering, says CBRE, an international property consultant. Bangkok Office Market The office market in […]

Football Association of Thailand and King Power Group sign up for construction of new national football training centre The Football Association of Thailand and King Power Group, the Thai travel retail company that owns English Premier League club Leicester City, have signed a memorandum of understanding that will underpin the construction of a new national […]

Thailand’s National Energy policy panel approves investments in community-based, non-fossil fueled electricity plants Thailand’s National Energy Policy Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, has approved, in principle, basic guidelines for the establishment of community-based, non-fossil fueled electricity plants. Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said, after the committee meeting on Monday, that the community-based power plant […]

Thailand’s CP Group bets $4.1bn on The Forestias project to become the kingdom’s largest property development Leading conglomerates compete to build country’s biggest property development 18 December 2019 BANGKOK — Thailand’s largest conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group and big business rival TCC Group have evolved from their roots in the food and beverages industry, with the […]

Andara founder Allan Zeman launches Thai Muang Golf course & resort in Phuket’s Phang Nga PHUKET: Allan Zeman, the Hong Kong property mogul who brought to Phuket the upscale Andara resort, has joined with another Hong Kong property heavyweight, Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd (PCPD), to launch the first phase of a high-end villa resort […]

Nakhon Pathom Airport project holds market sounding seminar The government has announced a plan to construct a new airport in Nakhon Pathom to alleviate congestion at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports and serve western Bangkok population. The Department of Airports today held a market sounding seminar with potential co-investors prior to expected construction in […]

80% of garbage in the sea comes from the waterways of Thailand’s cities and towns 17 December 2019 Where does all the garbage floating around Thailand’s waters come from? A survey by a leading university shows that 80% of the rubbish, floating in our waterways and off our coastlines, is sourced in Thailand. It ends […]