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Growth amid the gloomy economy
Spectrum, Published on 20/09/2015
» The Bangkok condominium market in the second quarter of this year continued to grow despite concerns about spillover from the Thai economic downturn and rising household debts.
Farmers search for a way out of deep debt
Spectrum, Published on 30/08/2015
» It was the third time this month that Suphan Buri rice farmer Boonchu Maneewong, 59, travelled to Bangkok to plead with government officials for help with crippling debt.
US ‘Big Sugar’ fighting to protect a sweet deal from TPP
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/08/2015
» A sweet deal for American sugar farmers is compounding delays in a proposed trade agreement affecting 40% of the world’s economy.
Ratcheting it up along Ratchada
Spectrum, Published on 23/08/2015
» The area that has come to be known as Bangkok’s midtown — away from the central business district but easily accessible by mass transit — has become an attractive option for urban condominium buyers. The hottest midtown locale is the Ratchada-Rama IX-Lat Phrao area, which is becoming known for a number of commercial, residential and tourism-related destinations.
Will the high end come crashing down?
Spectrum, Published on 09/08/2015
» There is clear evidence of an oversupply of low- and medium-priced condominiums, since demand has failed to keep pace with the fast growth of new units fuelled by mass-transit extensions to the outskirts of Bangkok. But is the high-end condominium segment of the market facing the same trouble?
Mass transit still dictating condo choices
Spectrum, Published on 31/05/2015
» The presence of mass-transit routes continues to be the main factor influencing condominium developers’ decisions in Bangkok. The latest figures show that 85% of all condominium units launched in the first quarter of this year were near existing, under-construction and planned BTS or MRT lines.
A numbers game
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 26/05/2015
» To continue our series on ordinary people often overlooked by the society, Life sits down with a lottery vendor and discusses if the government's new pricing and prize policies have him with his back to the wall
Booming hotel market beckons investors from near and far
Spectrum, Published on 17/05/2015
» Thailand’s hotel investment market remains buoyant and attractive to both domestic and foreign real estate investors. It has improved steadily since the market slump during the global financial crisis that erupted in 2009. Transaction values tracked by the Hotels and Hospitality Group of JLL in Thailand reached 13.9 billion baht in 2014, or 5.7% of all hotel transactions in the Asia-Pacific region. The figures were an increase from 10.9 billion baht and 4.1% of the Asia-Pacific total the year before.
All dolled up: China sex toys play for real
AFP, Published on 14/04/2015
» She lay quietly on a narrow bed, greeting potential customers with an impassive stare and a disproportionately buxom form: Meet "156", a stand-in companion for Chinese men with empty beds.
Pattaya condo market braces for downturn
Spectrum, Published on 05/04/2015
» The condominium market in Pattaya has been growing continuously since 2007, with a total of 181 projects and 63,000 units developed. While sales showed a slight upturn last year, the outlook has dimmed for this year because of the sharp drop in Russian visitors, who represent a major market for condo purchases in the resort city.