Laos-China rail a boon for Thais Special report: Cross-border tourism flows increase, and fresh goods exports find new markets The Thanaleng Dry Port and Vientiane Logistics Park (VLP), Laos’ first-ever integrated logistics park, on the outskirts of Vientiane. The Laos-China high-speed railway is expected to fulfil Laos’ ambition of becoming a major regional land link […]
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Full steam ahead for Thailand’s high-speed trains High-speed train projects are an important element in Thailand’s ambition to become an Indochina logistics hub with the development of the country’s rail transport system being a key priority in the government’s 20-year development strategic plan (2018–2037). In recent years, several new rail transport development projects have been […]
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TERRATEC TBM Breaks Through on Thailand’s Samui Island TERRATEC announced the completion of Samui Island Water Tunnel Project in Thailand. The tunnel was completed using a refurbished TERRATEC 3.2-m diameter Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine (EPBM) by contractor SCG (1995) Co. Ltd. The project owner, Department of Public Work and Town & Country Planning […]
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Bangkok Lighthouse Networking Evening – 14 September 2022 – SPONSOR Somfy Lighthouse Networkers! We are back, please see the invite for the networking event on the 14th of September. As usual this will be back at The Clubhouse Sukhumvit soi 23 As you are all aware there has been very few of these events due […]
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Korea’s GS E&C and Finland’s bioenergy company St1 to develop bioethanol using cassava waste in Thailand GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) is joining hands with Finnish bioenergy company St1 to develop a next-generation bioethanol using cassava waste in Thailand. Cassava is a tuber root plant that resembles a sweet potato and it grows in […]
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Hyundai Engineering & Construction lined up to build major new district 50km south of the capital, Hanoi Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnamese conglomerate Bitexco to develop a substantial new industrial and residential district in Vietnam’s Ha Nam Province, about 50km south of the capital, Hanoi. Hyundai will […]
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More cash urged for Bangkok’s Red Line work ‘Extension costs have risen,’ claims State Railway of Thailand SRT unveils Red Line extension The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has proposed that the cabinet consider approving an adjustment in the budget ceiling for the three extension lines of its Red Line electric commuter train service in […]
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New expressway to boost travel between Cha Am, Hua Hin and central Thailand The project to construct the M8 expressway is expected to begin in 2024, with the route opening to motorists in 2027. A new four lane expressway which will link Nakhon Pathom with Tha Yang in Phetchaburi is set to improve travel between […]
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Airports of Thailand upgrades for Udon Thani, Buri Ram, Krabi The cabinet on Tuesday approved the take over by Airports of Thailand (AOT) of Udon Thani, Buri Ram and Krabi airports from the Department of Airports, and the 9-billion-baht expenditure to develop them. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said Udon Thani airport would become the […]
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Bangkok-Korat high-speed railway on course for completion in 2026 Construction of the high-speed railway between Bangkok and Nong Khai is on schedule, said a government progress report on Sunday. Thailand’s first high-speed railway will link up with the China-Laos high-speed railway in a network that will eventually connect Kunming in China to Singapore. First-phase construction […]
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