Bangkok’s Commercial Real Estate Is Going Green A few years ago, the Ministry of Energy and the PTT changed their located to a more modern, highly developed 300,000 m2 office complex called The Energy Complex. This building was the first to have LEED certification labelling it a “green building”, with the highest possible level – Platinum Level. After…
Thailand To Focus on Well-off Chinese Medical Tourists Statistics indicate that the amount of Chinese tourists that go to Thailand as part of a medical tourism trip together with the number of affluent business people who are willing to spend a fortune on medical visits is impressive. Last year, more than 480,000 visitors arrived from China for medical tourism reasons….
Panasonic Intends to Put Forward An Innovative 2018 The world famous Japanese electronics company, Panasonic, has recently announced its plan to enter the Thai property market with the help of a joint venture with a Thai company to commence the construction of not only houses but also shopping malls and hospitals. This is expected to happen within the next two…
CP Land Plc: 2.2 Billion THB Earmarked For Hotels CP Land Plc, which is a property division of Charoen Pokphand Group, is planning to set in motion a project to build nine hotels in different Thai provinces in 2017 and 2018, by investing 2.2 Billion THB in total. It also has plans to develop five condominium projects amounting to around…
Bright Future For Bangkok’s Commercial Property Sector Although the commercial real estate sector of Bangkok has been through an impressive development phase, arm’s length deals that produce moneymaking assets have been in short supply, as not one Class A office building has been sold for the last ten years. When we talk about an arm’s-length deal we mean a…
What’s the best height for a building? There are a number of factors that have worked in combination to lead to the development of high rise buildings or as they are commonly called skyscrapers. Some factors include the need to live, work and shop together with the inadequate land available for housing projects in certain areas. The majority of developers…
Plans For A Railway Connection Between Cambodia And Thailand As stated by a senior official, the end of 2016 will bring the railway project connecting between Cambodia and Thailand to fruition. However, there are still some parts of the line that stretch from Phnom Penh to Banteay Meanchey province that have not been repaired yet. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public…
Bangkok Leads TripAdvisor’s Bargain Ranking In the last couple of years Bangkok has become world famous for being one of the top ten Asian destinations perfect for a weekend getaway owing to its reasonably rates. TripAdvisor, the well-known travel website, has just published a report with information about the amount of money you need If you want to spend seven…
Is The Ripple Effect Striking The Rupee? There’s no denying that it’s always a respectable idea to try to fight against corruption and counterfeiting by eliminating high value bills. However, after looking at what happened in India it’s essential to remember that good intentions are not always enough, especially if there is no planning to support those intentions. Prime Minister…
Japan’s Casinos To Follow Singapore’s model Although Singapore is amongst the top destinations for gamblers worldwide, it still has a lot to learn from Las Vegas and Macau. This is because it only has two casinos located in inconspicuous areas of resorts that catch the eyes of tourists with some other pleasures apart from gambling. Having said that, Japanese authorities…
