Yearly Archives: 2013
Dubai adds tallest hotel to superlative list
Superlative-hungry Dubai has recently added another landmark to its portfolio: A 72-story hotel billed as the world’s tallest. The JW Marriott’s Marquis Dubai...
Asia leading race of world’s Top 10 future skyscrapers
Skyscrapers around the world keep getting taller and taller. Currently, the world’s 10 tallest future buildings have an average height of 566 meters...
Diana Group launches new condo in the heart of Pattaya
Sopin Thappajug, Managing Director of the Diana Group, recently announced the company’s intention to build a new 150-unit condominium in the centre of...
Kittiratt: GSB can lend to mega projects
BANGKOK, 1 April 2013 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Kittiratt Na-Ranong has expressed confidence that the Government Savings Bank (GSB) has...
Commerce Ministry: THB500,000 cap held for each farmer joining rice-pledging scheme
BANGKOK, 2 April 2013 The Commerce Ministry has asserted its determination to carry out the state-sponsored rice-pledging scheme to help small farmers. ...
Urban Property updates construction progress at Acqua Condo
Managing Director Sompop Vanichsenee and Deputy Managing Director Suriwat Rermkitkarn hosted a March 8 party at the Acqua Condo’s sales office on Jomtien...
Bangkok’s large public sites push back to the front
While smaller prime land plots around central Bangkok are becoming scarcer, numerous large sized sites exist across the city ready for new development...
Strong Thai baht reduces February exports nearly 6%
BANGKOK, April 2 – Thai baht's appreciation by nearly five per cent -- 4.51 per cent -- since June last year reduced the...
Porchland starts construction of La Santir
Porchland Properties laid the cornerstone on its fifth condominium project in Jomtien Beach, marking the start of long-delayed construction for the La Santir....
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Car crashes into 7-Eleven in Bangkok injuring 8 as driver claims sudden vehicle failure
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night accident in Bangkok has left eight people injured after a sedan crashed into a 7-Eleven convenience store in the...
Songkran at risk in Thailand as fuel fears hit holiday makers and return home...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s tourism sector is facing mounting concern ahead of Songkran, as rising fuel prices and fears of shortages prompt many people...
Pattaya partially reopens road along railway near Khao Talo to ease traffic woes
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has inspected progress on the long-awaited road improvement project along the railway line near Khao Talo, as authorities...
Pattaya declares full marine rescue readiness as tourist numbers rise
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Deputy Mayor Kritsana Boonsawat has led an on-site inspection of marine rescue boats and emergency equipment on April 1, reinforcing...
Fire erupts at two-storey home near Pattaya in Sattahip, electrical fault suspected
PATTAYA, Thailand – A fire broke out at a two-storey residential house in Samaesarn, a coastal area south of Pattaya, on the afternoon of...