Bangkok governor says the contractor must be accountable for delay in Sukhumvit 103 tunnel project Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt announced today (Sunday) that the contractor for the construction of the 4.9 billion baht underground tunnel project in Sukhumvit Soi 103, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc, must be held accountable for the delays. The contract for […]
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The Ca Mau 1 offshore wind farm the largest in Vietnam to be commissioned in October 2022 The Ca Mau 1 offshore wind farm, the largest in size in Vietnam, which will be commissioned in October 2022, will have a power generation capacity of 350 MW, and will be able to generate up to 1,100,000 […]
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Thailand Plans $37 Billion Smart City to Support Industrial Hub in Chonburi province Thailand is planning to build a $37 billion smart city in an industrial hub near Bangkok that’s already drawn billions of dollars of investment pledges from global automotive, robotics, healthcare and logistics companies. A master-plan to build the city in Huai Yai […]
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Thailand short of 500,000 foreign workers as most curbs end Thailand faces a shortage of about 500,000 foreign workers in its manufacturing and services sectors to support an economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the government having lifted almost all virus-related travel and business restrictions A combination of factors including civil strife in Myanmar […]
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Bangkok chief has dig at city works for 13 year delay to new Fai Chai tunnel (r Phran Nok – Charan Sanit Wong Underpass) The Director of Bangkok Public Works Department has promised Chadchart Sittipunt that the new Fai Chai Tunnel will be open for use on August 1 after the city chief had a […]
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Thai Government Open to Input on Chana Industrial Project in Songkhla province Following the June 21 decision to resume development of the Chana industrial project in Songkhla province, the government has affirmed that it remains open to the views of all interested parties. The Chana Industrial Park project, which includes the construction of industrial facilities, […]
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Japan’s SpiderPlus & Co. To Digitize Southeast Asia Construction Industry SpiderPlus & Co., the first construction tech company to go public in Japan, is eyeing expansion into Southeast Asia with the English version of its SPIDERPLUS app. Through its drawing and field work management application, the company’s goal is to digitize the construction industry and […]
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Thailand’s Central Group unveils US$825m Vietnam expansion plan Thai retail conglomerate, Central Group, is to invest US$825.3 million in Vietnam during the next five years as it further expands its presence in one of Southeast Asia’s fast-growing retail markets. The investment is aimed at helping the group reach US$2.7 billion in sales in Vietnam by […]
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Foreign investment to boost Cambodia’s construction sector The construction sector is projected for recovery, driven by the influx of foreign investment, as the sector reached more than $1 billion in value in the first half of this year. The draft law on finance for the year 2023 stated that the construction sector is projected to […]
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Construction of Thailand’s 3-airport high-speed railway link starts in October 2022 Construction of the high-speed railway linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao airports will kick off in October, a senior official announced on Monday. Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of the Eastern Economic Corridor Office, said the construction schedule was presented at the EEC committee’s meeting on […]
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