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Bangkok Draft City Plan Opens Floodway Zones to More Property Development

Urban planners have revised Bangkok’s comprehensive city plan to allow greater development rights in designated floodway zones, combining new flood-management requirements with expanded opportunities for real estate construction and land investment.
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Bangkok Draft City Plan Opens Floodway Zones to More Property Development
Asset World Corp and Westfield Plan 40 Billion Baht Retail Mega-Development in Thailand
Infineon Invests 48 Billion Baht in First Thailand Backend Semiconductor Facility
YOTEL to Open First Thailand Property in Bangkok This October
Thai Airways Restores Full International Schedule After Operational Restructuring
Bank of Thailand Tightens Rules to Target Illicit Financial Flows
PTT Global Chemical and SCG Chemicals Advance Joint Venture Talks
Thailand Prepares 75 Billion Baht Plan to Support Household Solar Installations
Thailand Tourist Arrivals Top 22 Million as Peak Season Approaches
Infineon Opens $1.4 Billion Power Semiconductor Complex in Thailand
Investors Track Thailand’s Largest REITs for Yield Resilience Amid Tighter Financial Conditions
Bangkok Deploys Heavy Pumps in Lat Krabang as Authorities Accelerate Flood Drainage
Thailand Raises Chao Phraya Dam Discharge to 2,500 Cubic Metres per Second as Floodwaters Move South
Thailand Opens Flood Relief Registration for 9,000 Baht Household Payments
Thailand Launches Disaster Insurance Scheme Covering 30 Million Homes
Bank of Thailand Says IMF-World Bank Meetings Remain on Schedule Despite Flood Assessments
Bangkok Mobilizes Flood Defenses as Seasonal Rainfall Intensifies
Prime Minister Anutin Orders Nationwide Preparations for Early October Storms
Chinese Tourist Arrivals to Thailand Jump 42.6% Ahead of Peak Season
Thailand Rises to 38th in World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism Index
Thailand Proposes Dedicated Electricity Distribution Licenses for Data Centers
Thailand Adds 17 Projects Worth 121 Billion Baht to FastPass Investment Program
Thailand Unveils National Semiconductor Strategy Targeting $80 Billion of Investment by 2050
Thailand Approves 160 Billion Baht Flood-Diversion Canal Project
Thailand Launches State-Funded Disaster Insurance Covering 30 Million Homes
Thai Industry Group Calls for EV Tariff Adjustments as Auto Supply Chain Pressures Mount
Thailand’s 14th National Economic Plan to Prioritize AI, Green Industry and Human Capital
Thai Shippers Urge Government Action Over Thai Airways Cargo Suspension at Suvarnabhumi
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