The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide approximately US$465 million to support the construction of a 440-megawatt hydropower plant that will supply power to energy-hungry Thailand and provide much-needed revenue tofund poverty reduction programmes in Laos. “Earnings from clean energy exports are vital to poverty reduction efforts in landlocked Lao PDR, where one in every […]
Continue ReadingThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide approximately US$465 million to support the construction of a 440-megawatt hydropower plant that will supply power to energy-hungry Thailand and provide much-needed revenue tofund poverty reduction programmes in Laos. “Earnings from clean energy exports are vital to poverty reduction efforts in landlocked Lao PDR, where one in every […]
Continue ReadingYou may be surprised to hear that Thailand has been chosen as the best country in the world for expats to live in. You may be surprised to hear that Thailand has been chosen as the best country in the world for expats to live in. Thailand property developer Sansiri launched their new dCondo project […]
Continue ReadingAs Thailand’s flood crisis deepens with the government telling Bangkok’s residents to leave the capital if possible, a team of water management experts have proposed that the government build new “water motorway” to reduce the damage of flooding in Bangkok in the long run. “By nature this entire area [Bangkok] is a floodway, so we […]
Continue ReadingAs Thailand’s flood crisis deepens with the government telling Bangkok’s residents to leave the capital if possible, a team of water management experts have proposed that the government build new “water motorway” to reduce the damage of flooding in Bangkok in the long run. “By nature this entire area [Bangkok] is a floodway, so we […]
Continue ReadingConstruction of the Thai capital’s Purple Line electric rail project has been suspended after floodwaters flowed into several spots of the construction site, Ronnachit Yaemsaard, acting governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), said on Tuesday. Asked how and whether the flooding will affect and delay the planned construction, Mr Ronnachit said […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of Golden Land Property Development PLC, Mr Christopher Delaney was delighted to be informed of the acquisition last week of 15.99 per cent of the issued shares in the company by members of the Mahagitsiri family. Members of the Mahagitsiri family last week acquired 15.99 per cent of the issued shares in Golden […]
Continue ReadingWorld’s 6th largest brewer’s first facility outside China Tsingtao Brewery, the biggest Chinese brewer, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with a Thai partner to jointly invest in a 5-billion-baht factory in Samut Sakhon province. It clears the way for the first Tsingtao brewery outside China. Tsingtao Beer (Thailand) Co will be set up with […]
Continue ReadingNational rail operator KTM Bhd (KTMB) is mulling over plans to set up KTM Thailand in a bid to expand its cargo and passenger business in the land of smiles. “We had discussion early this year (with the Thai authorities), and we hope it could be set up by next year with the focus on […]
Continue ReadingLeading global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle has strengthened its residential spread in South East Asia by acquiring DST International Property Services in Singapore. DST International was established in 1998 to market new and refurbished residential properties around the world. This merger follows on the back of a number of recent acquisitions by […]
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