MRTA readies bidding for for Bangkok’s Purple Line southern extension to connect Tao Poon and Rat Burana The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) is gearing up to invite companies to submit a tender for the extension of the Purple Line electric rail services, which will connect Tao Poon and Rat Burana. The process will be […]
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Thailand agrees to buy electricity from Laos, ignoring NGOs’ concerns Environmental groups say they fear harm to the Mekong’s ecosystem and to the livelihoods of local people. Thailand agrees to buy electricity from Laos, ignoring NGOs’ concerns Thai power authorities have agreed after a long delay to buy electricity from three hydropower projects in Laos, […]
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Real estate company Frasers Property Thailand aiming for 10-15% residential revenue growth SET-listed real estate company Frasers Property Thailand Plc (FPT) plans to spend 10 billion baht on housing development next year, aiming for 10-15% growth in residential revenue. The company’s country chief executive Thanapol Sirithanachai said the investment budget will be for the acquisition […]
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BCPG Plc power generation company’s net profit soars in Q3 Weather factors push up production, sales BCPG Plc, the power generation arm of mostly state-owned energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation Plc, saw its net profit soar by 40.7% from the second quarter of this year to 709 million baht in the third quarter, due mainly to […]
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Charoen Pokphand Group-led consortium will take over the operations of Bangkok’s Airport Rail Link services A consortium led by Charoen Pokphand Group will take over the operations of Airport Rail Link (ARL) services on Monday (25.10.2021), according to the Department of Rail Transport (DRT). DRT’s deputy director-general Pichet Khunathamrak recently held a meeting with “Asia […]
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CP rebrands high speed connecting 3 Thai airports to “Asia Era One” On August 29, 2021, it is reported that CP Group Consists of Charoen Pokphand Holding Company Limited, China Railway Construction Company Limited (CRCC), Cho Karnchang Public Company Limited and Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM), and Italian-Thai Development Plc. It has […]
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Expectations high for new Laos railway Luang Namtha Province is politically stable, socially safe, secure, and orderly, and its economy continues to grow steadily. The province is located in the northwest of Laos and has a 160-kilometer border with China, and a 159-kilometer border with Myanmar to the west. The province is home to people […]
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Boten station, the 5th station completed on China-Laos railway Signs were officially put up on Friday to identify the Boten railway station of the China-Laos railway on Friday. It is the fifth station to be completed on the line in northern Laos. The project, which includes the four other stations plus four side stations, covers […]
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Cambodia leads Asia for highest percentage of fully-vaccinated individuals in its population for Covid-19 Cambodia is topping the list in Asia for the country with the highest percentage of fully-vaccinated individuals in its population. The country’s 16 million-plus population has seen around 82% receiving at least 2 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine since November 3, […]
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Orsted probes potential for Vietnam offshore giant Developer has applied to local authorities for permission to start site surveys for a 3.9GW project off Hai Phong Orsted has is planning a 3900MW offshore wind farm off Vietnam, with an estimated investment of between $12bn and $13bn. Details of the project, reported by Vietnam’s state news […]
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