Consultant for HCMC’s 2nd metro line ends contract over fee dispute The consultant for HCMC’s metro line No. 2 has pulled out after negotiations to increase its fee and sign a fresh contract failed. The consortium of three German companies and a Swiss and Vietnamese company said it has ended the independent consultant (IC) agreement […]
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Thai Cabinet notes development of Friendship Bridge 5, engineers to create a temporary crossing Government house deputy spokeswoman Traisuree told Thai Rath that a cabinet meeting discussed the ongoing work to build a bridge between Thailand and Laos. This one will be between Bung Kan province and Bolikhamsai on the Laotian side. In order to […]
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Thai property market goes green as more developers go for solar roofs With surging crude oil prices pushing up power bills, several key property developers have started including solar roofs and EV chargers in new houses. Sutirapan Sakkawatra, vice president of Siam Commercial Bank, said this green trend was spotted recently when loans worth 600 […]
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Work has begun on Pattaya’s high-tech medical city to be located near Mabprachan Lake A million square meters in East Pattaya is now under active development to become Thailand’s first medical city. As part of the Eastern Economic Corridor initiative, Thammasat University has signed an agreement with local and foreign investors to build a medical […]
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China’s Envision turbines picked for 600-MW wind project in Sekong and Attapeu provinces in Southern Laos Turbines made by Chinese greentech company Envision Group will be powering the 600-MW Monsoon wind project in Laos, which is set to create the largest wind park in the ASEAN region and supply power to Vietnam. Envision Group announced […]
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Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai calls for speeding up of Sino-Thai railway during visit to China While visiting his Chinese counterpart on Saturday, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai shifted the focus to speeding up the construction of the Sino-Thai railway project, so the railway can Don was meeting his Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tunxi […]
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Thailand’s Property Perfect enters clean energy business Property Perfect joins hands with partners to enter clean energy business and upgrade garden in projects and houses with world-class garden concept As the use of clean energy is becoming a new normal in residences, Property Perfect expands into business related to the use of clean energy by […]
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Thailand’s Land and building tax discount in effect for 2022 The land and building tax is still offering a payment discount this year according to the law passed to ease the burden on landowners, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. He said this is the last year the land and building tax law offers such a […]
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Vietnam begins builds of $175 mln waste-to-energy plant in Hanoi’s Son Tay Town Hanoi on Wednesday began construction on a VND4 trillion ($175.1 million) waste-to-energy plant in Son Tay Town. The Seraphin waste-to-energy plant at the Xuan Son solid waste treatment facility, to be funded by multiple sources, will have a treatment capacity of 1,500-2,000 […]
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Construction commences on passenger terminal of Vietnam’s biggest airport, HCMC’s Long Thanh airport After more than a month of leveling ground for the Long Thanh airport project, contractors have progressed on to the passenger terminal. The project’s investor, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), started work on the terminal on Wednesday. The phase will start […]
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