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Myanmar's ambitious Dawei project faces uncertainty
DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Dusty roads and makeshift offices are the only hints of the ambitious $50 billion project slated for the thick jungles near Myanmar's southern city of Dawei, billed by its developers as the "new global gateway of Indo-China". Big questions surround the far-reaching plans by Thailand's largest construction firm, Italian-Thai Development Pcl , to transform 250 sq kms (97 ...

BMA unveils 3D map ahead of city plan
A 3D Bangkok Metropolitan Authority map of traffic routes and infrastructure systems is available to the public at http://3d-cpdbangkok.go.th/, BMA deputy governor Wallop Suwandee said Tuesday. ...

Analysis - Myanmar's ambitious Dawei project faces uncertainty
DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Dusty roads and makeshift offices are the only hints of the ambitious $50 billion (31 billion pounds) project slated for the thick jungles near Myanmar's southern city of Dawei, billed by its developers as the "new global gateway of Indo-China." Big questions surround the far-reaching plans by Thailand's largest construction firm, Italian-Thai Development Pcl, to ...

Darkly intriguing
A new hotel in the Thai capital combines vintage chic with modern comfort, writes Julietta Jameson.

Cheering THE UNDERDOG
When Luke Cassady-Dorion speaks Thai, he immediately charms most Thais he talks to with his surprising fluency and Thai-at-heart personality. And last month, as a documentary film-maker, Cassady-Dorion impressed Thai audiences with his debut film that every Thai should be proud of.

Conversations with Thaksin, Thailand's prime suspect
"It's just a matter of time," a top minister had told him. "We only have a few weeks left before they act." Another had told him: "Our days are numbered." By Sept. 17, 2006, in New York, even Thaksin, waiting to deliver a speech on behalf of his nation at the United Nations General Assembly, was getting very worried. "I think you're right," he told a colleague. "I should go back. The situation ...

First stage of project to speed cheque
The Bank of Thailand and member banks will start using the Imaged Cheque Clearing and Archive System (ICAS) in Bangkok and surrounding areas on February 3 in the hope of eventually reducing cheque-delivery costs by about Bt600 million per year.

University of Central Lancashire to open university in Bangkok
BURNLEY fashion students are set to jet off to Thailand for part of their studies as plans for a new international university campus were revealed.