Thai Embassy Singapore To Become High-rise Complex

[george]

Thai embassy in Singapore may become high-rise complex

BANGKOK: - A 'Thailand Team' has been established to study developing the site of Thailand's embassy in Singapore as a 30-storey building with a deluxe hotel and a Thailand plaza exhibiting Thai products and services, said Chalermpol Thanchitr, Thai Ambassador to Singapore on Sunday.

The embassy now occupies over 11 rai of land (2.5 rai = 1 acre) and is situated on Orchard Road, the most important business area in the island state.

He said the land where the embassy is situated was purchased during the reign of King Rama V and includes residences for embassy officials, official commercial offices and several other Thai official units.

As the land is situated in a prime area and could fetch not less than Bt 10 billion, the ambassador said the government has no plan to sell the land, but, instead, had set up the 'Thailand Team' to

consider utilizing the land in order to gain maximum benefits.

He said if the embassy property is to be developed as the planned 30-storey hotel and exhibition centre, it would have to pay land development fees

amounting to about 140 million Singapore dollars and pay for a property developer to handle the project.

The top Thai envoy in Singapore said the 'Thailand Team' was also considering another option--turning the Thai Embassy to Singapore to become a grand business building complex, but not so high as the first option.

--TNA 2005-10-02

[Sphere]

The top Thai envoy in Singapore said the 'Thailand Team' was also considering another option--turning the Thai Embassy to Singapore to become a grand business building complex, but not so high as the first option.

On the other hand, they could just move the whole embassy to Orchard Towers....

[Firefan]

He,he - good one!

The top Thai envoy in Singapore said the 'Thailand Team' was also considering another option--turning the Thai Embassy to Singapore to become a grand business building complex, but not so high as the first option.

On the other hand, they could just move the whole embassy to Orchard Towers....