10-YEAR VISAS NOW AVAILABLE: THAI IMMIGRATION The much awaited 10-year visa for foreign retirees is now available, the top commander of the immigration police said Wednesday. , though staff seem to be unaware of the announcement. Lt. Gen. Natthathorn Prohsunthorn said the new visa will come in two installments of five years each. It can […]
Continue ReadingInfluential Thais push to build $28bn Kra canal A lobby group of Thai generals, politicians, academics and business people have joined with Chinese interests to persuade Bangkok to revive the plan to build a $28bn, 140-km canal across Thailand’s Kra isthmus, allowing ships to avoid the congested Straits of Malacca. According to the Nikkei Asian […]
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Siemens Gamesa installs Asia’s tallest wind turbines at Thai wind farm Siemens Gamesa claims that it has installed Asia’s tallest ever wind turbines at the 67.5 MW Sarahnlom wind farm in the Nakhon Ratchasima province in central Thailand. The wind farm, owned by Thai engineering firm Gunkul Engineering, features Siemens Gamesa’s G114.2.0 and G114.2.1 line […]
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Giant firms win B16bn double-track railway contracts for Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan Two giant construction companies have won contracts for two sections of a 169km double-track railway from Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan worth 16 billion baht. Tanongsak Pongprasert, deputy chief of the State Railway of […]
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Long-awaited 1.2km missing rail link from Bang Sue to Tao Poon officially opens The long-awaited 1.2 kilometre missing rail service between the Blue Line and the Purple Line was officially opened today by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Taopoon station. The rail link will enable convenience for commuters to travel all the way on the […]
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Transport Ministry and BMA to expand Saphan Taksin station to a double track to solve traffic congestion The Ministry of Transport and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have decided to expand the single-track Saphan Taksin station to a double track. Transport Minister Arkhom Termphitthayaphaisit disclosed that the Department of Rural Roads will transform the single lane […]
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Cambodian PM seeks hydropower deal with Thailand The government is to ask Thailand for help to build a hydropower plant in the border province of Koh Kong. Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Hun Sen said a possible agreement on the construction will be discussed by ministers from the two countries in Siem Reap […]
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Bangkok’s ‘Missing link’ section between MRT stations resolved The one-kilometre-long “missing link” section between the Purple Line’s Tao Poon Station and the Blue Line’s Bang Sue Station has been solved and the service will be operational on Friday 11 August 2017. MRT passengers will be able to transfer directly between the Blue Line and Purple […]
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Hotel Lotte Myanmar to open on 1 September 2017 South Korea’s Hotel Lotte Co. will open its eighth offshore hotel in Myanmar`s commercial city of Yangon on September 1, the company announced Tuesday. Hotel Lotte Yangon completed after four years of construction is located by scenic Inya Lake, a popular outing destination in the city. […]
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Fast trains to nowhere in Southeast Asia Despite various schemes underway to upgrade decrepit railways, few are designed with a vision towards improving regional connectivity China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Thailand on a July 24 visit to strengthen “cooperation in the construction of the China-Thai railway,” calling the kingdom “a very important partner” in […]
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