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Less is more
Business, Published on 09/12/2019
» The times, they are a-changin'. Younger generations are shunning possession and opting for access and experiences instead, as digital nomads have a strong connection with the sharing economy concept.
Revved up, yet cautious, about high-speed trains
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/08/2019
» Agribusiness giant Charoen Pokphand Group Co (CP) got a huge boost of confidence with its new high-speed train project, but the company is committed to taking care at every step because it's fully aware that the massive undertaking comes with mountainous risks and challenges.
Rise of Rama IV Road
Business, Published on 29/07/2019
» Mushrooming mixed-use projects along Rama IV Road offer a glimpse of more hustle and bustle in the near future, with prospects of job creation and higher land prices in the making.
Flight to quality drives office rents to all-time highs
Published on 01/09/2018
» Office rents across Bangkok continue to hit record highs as landlords take advantage of an increasingly tight supply situation that has seen vacancy rates stabilise in the single digits, sustained levels not seen been since the late 1980s.
The power of one
Spectrum, Published on 09/07/2017
» The urban environment is being transformed to cater to the changing needs of Southeast Asia's younger generations. This trend is evident with a growing number of huge property development projects in that integrate elements of living, working, playing and learning in a city within a city.
Rama IV to level up
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 18/04/2017
» With five new mixed-use projects boasting a total construction area of at least 2.6 million square metres and a combined investment of over 170 billion baht in the pipeline, Rama IV Road is expected to become Bangkok's most bustling street in the foreseeable future.
The greening of Bangkok's commercial real estate
Published on 07/12/2016
» In 2010, PTT and the Ministry of Energy moved into The Energy Complex, a brand new state-of-the-art 300,000-square-metre office complex. The structure was Bangkok's first new LEED-certified green building, achieving the top-level Platinum certification.
Co-working to add demand to office market
Published on 23/11/2016
» Co-working has emerged as one of the hottest trends in Bangkok's real estate market over the last few years and real estate developers are increasingly looking at bringing the trend into the mainstream, according to JLL, a professional services firm specialising real estate.
Rising need for public space in Asian cities
Published on 26/10/2016
» There are ambitious development projects underway in Bangkok but they are not retail, commercial nor residential in nature -- instead, they are open, green public spaces.
Yangon's real estate challenge
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 07/03/2016
» Myanmar has experienced dramatic changes economically and politically over the past few years. As foreign investors rush to set up shop in the newly open market, office space in the country's commercial capital is among the most expensive in the world.