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Urban planning to drive green policy
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/02/2012
» Good urban planning and policy including land use and transport planning should be the key drivers in creating environmentally friendly cities and infrastructure, according to participants at a recent discussion on planning in Thailand.
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Airport eyes faster check-ins
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 12/06/2013
» The operators of Don Mueang airport are planning to significantly reduce the time it takes to process passengers.
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Lofty ambitions in Yangon
Asia focus, Published on 08/07/2013
» When Moe Zaw returned to Myanmar in mid-2011 after studying in the United States, he had little experience in real estate, even if his parents had worked in property for two decades.
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Vientiane’s changing skyline
Asia focus, Published on 25/11/2013
» The sight of new buildings under construction in Southeast Asian capital cities is considered routine, but for Vientiane it is an exciting trend, showing the movement of trade and economic development in Laos.
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It's over! Crunch time: Day two (BIG) surprises
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/12/2013
» With the government removing all barriers and barbed wire, rally leaders are declaring victory? But Ms Yingluck is still prime minister, so who really won? For now, many people would rather celebrate or just breathe a sigh of relief.
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History needs Help
Asia focus, Published on 09/03/2015
» Settled between the green warehouses of Yangon's Jetty Wharf, the historic colonial-era Keighley Street Goods Office of Burma Railways is in disrepair.
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For god's sake
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 04/07/2016
» The first thing you notice about Devmali, a village in Ajmer district of western Rajasthan, is that everyone lives in houses made of mud. Using cement and bricks, local residents explain, would anger their local deity Devnarayan and bring bad luck. Only he deserves a concrete temple.
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When Big Media Companies Ditch Their Stodgy Parts
Business, Justin Fox, Published on 23/01/2017
» In July 2015, the London-based publisher Pearson Plc informed the world that it was getting out of the news business, announcing a deal to sell the Financial Times to Nikkei Inc and plans to get rid of its 50% stake in The Economist.
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Land shortage prompts turn to old buildings
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 16/02/2017
» Land scarcity in prime locations for new property developments and a surge in land prices have prompted investors to look at old buildings for turning or renovating them into new projects, according to property consultant CBRE Thailand.
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20 years on, 'Ghost Tower' haunts city
Business, Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2017
» The 49-storey Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of newly affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned unfinished when the Asian financial crisis struck in 1997.
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