Construction

An Ultra-Luxe Private Island in Miami

Just off the shore from South Beach, Fisher Island offers total seclusion to roughly 800 families Fisher Island is only 7 minutes by ferry from Miami, but the 216-acre island is worlds away from South Beach. Perhaps that is because its history is so unique. In 1905, to provide better

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Chalong Underpass makes breakthrough

PHUKET: The tunnel that will become the Chalong Underpass has now been fully excavated and the construction engineer for the project still hopes that the underpass will be open to traffic in April. Somkiet Yimpong, Project Manager at the Phuket office of the Highways Department, told The Phuket News yesterday

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Thailand GDP From Construction

GDP From Construction in Thailand increased to 77237 THB Million in the fourth quarter of 2016 from 66489 THB Million in the third quarter of 2016. GDP From Construction in Thailand averaged 58891.02 THB Million from 1993 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 103692 THB Million in the

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Good fortunes forecast for 2018

The EEC, mass transit projects and a brighter economy bring good tidings for the real estate market. Thailand’s property market prospects are expected to be bright next year based on the country’s economic expansion, government spending on big-ticket infrastructure projects and the rise of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Surachet

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Here are new rules to consider before you build in Phuket: expert

Hillside and cliffside developments in the Thai island require careful planning Developers who want to build on vantage points, promontories, and other plots of significant terrain in Phuket will need to contend with the government’s new environmental regulations for the touristy Thai island, a leading hospitality consultant said. Under rules issued

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Central commits to B1bn Phuket lifestyle mall

BANGKOK: The Central Group of Companies, Thailand’s biggest retail conglomerate, plans to spend B1 billion to build its first outdoor lifestyle mall in the Bang Tao area of Phuket next year. Lertvit Pumipitak, the group’s senior executive vice-president of corporate business development, said the company will start to develop Porto

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Phuket light-rail up open to public by 2023, assures official

PHUKET: Local residents will be able to get on board Phuket’s light-rail by 2023, a top official behind the project has assured. Niran Kaetkeaw, the Director of the Regional Bureau of Transportation and Traffic Promotion, Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and planning (OTP), said on Friday (Oct 26) that

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China, Thailand ink MOU for Kra Canal

GUANGZHAO: China and Thailand are reported to have inked a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a canal that would cut through peninsular Thailand, linking the South China Sea with the Andaman Sea. Once completed, the ‘Kra Canal’ would offer an alternative sea link between Asia with the Middle

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Japan backs Dawei, Thai high-speed train

Thailand and Japan agreed on Saturday to develop the Dawei special economic zone in Myanmar and two train lines in Thailand including a high-speed train linking Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The agreement was reached in talks between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the sidelines

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LH to develop Terminal 21 malls in Pattaya, Phuket

SET-listed property developer Land and Houses Plc (LH) plans to spend 14 billion baht to build Terminal 21 shopping centres in Pattaya and Phuket. The investment value of the two shopping malls is estimated at 7 billion baht each, compared with the 3-billion-baht price tag of the first Terminal 21

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