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Thailand’s hotel development sector – Slow and patchy growth is predicted

January 10th, 2010 · No Comments

The year ahead for Thailand´s hotel and resort development sector will witness a rebound from the impact of the global financial crisis, local recession and domestic political turmoil, according to property experts. But while the outlook is less turbulent, growth will remain anaemic and patchy, and project financing will remain tight. Occupancy levels in Thailand´s […]

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Tags: Asia Property Report · business · news · property · Thailand

Enduring appeal – Hua Hin’s property market

January 9th, 2010 · No Comments

While Phuket and Pattaya´s property markets have boomed over the past few years, with high-rise condominiums and luxury villas projects dotting the respective landscapes, something more moderate has been taking place along the Gulf of Thailand´s western coast. Hua Hin, which was established as the country´s first beach resort by King Rama VII in the […]

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Tags: Asia Property Report · features · property

LAND OWNERSHIP AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT – Keeping foreigners out serves whose interests?

December 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Preventing foreigners from owning land and property in Thailand does many things: it protects powerful Thai landlords and agricultural monopolies, forces overseas investors to consider setting up shop in other regional markets, drives Thai capital from the country and provides a pool of nationalist bile for tub-thumping politicians to draw on and whip up a […]

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Tags: Bangkok Post · business · economy · opinion · politics · property

Cambodia Riles Thailand with Thaksin Appointment

November 18th, 2009 · No Comments

BANGKOK — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s recent appointment of Thailand’s former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, as an economic adviser was the diplomatic equivalent of precision bombing, whose shockwaves have sent relations between the neighboring Southeast Asian nations into a tailspin. But as the dust settles, observers say it is unclear who actually benefited from the […]

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Tags: news · politics · Thailand · World Politics Review

THAILAND: BOGGED DOWN IN CORRUPTION: Anti-graft body turns 10, and the cases are mounting

November 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission turns 10 today. A member of the public peruses documents detailing the assets and liabilities of former ministers in the Thaksin government, as released by the National Counter-Corruption Commission. Its very existence is testament to the endemic corruption that continues to erode local political, economic and social institutions; it is also […]

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Tags: Bangkok Post · opinion

Land & property tax – Bill Faces Rocky Path

October 1st, 2009 · No Comments

BILL FACES ROCKY PATH by Greg Lowe Government proposals to change land taxation have been cautiously welcomed by the property sector but industry experts say clarification of the bill´s legal definitions are needed and that any new law must be applied evenly and transparently. Questions, however, have been raised by industry observers over whether the […]

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Tags: Asia Property Report · property

Hard Graft – Corruption in Thailand

August 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Professor Pakdee Pothisiri has his work cut out. As one of Thailand’s nine anti-corruption commissioners he is in the front line of the battle against graft in the country’s political and public sectors. But he remains upbeat in the face of the Herculean task that lies in front of him and the National Anti-Corruption Commission […]

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Tags: business · Director Thailand · features · politics

Trans-Asian rail pact linking 28 countries to be ratified

June 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Developing an Asian rail network to expand trade and economic development within the region will come a step closer this week when a new intergovernmental agreement comes into force. The Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network, which commits signatories to co-ordinate the development and operation of international rail routes linking 28 countries, is scheduled […]

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Tags: Bangkok Post · business · news · Thailand

Back to the streets

June 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Renewed unrest on the streets of Bangkok has done little to boost confidence in the real estate market by Greg Lowe While the double-impact of economic downturn and political uncertainty will scare-off many potential investor’s in Thailand’s real estate market, it could also provide bargain hunters with better opportunities. The political turmoil will weigh down […]

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Tags: Asia Property Report · news · property · Thailand

Siemens underlines local pledge

May 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Siemens Thailand outlined three investment projects yesterday which it says show its long-term commitment to developing the country’s human capital and sustainable transport systems. But the industrial technology giant would not say how much capital it would inject into the projects, or what the investment horizon would be. Read more…

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Tags: Bangkok Post · business · industry