Investor blames Vietnam’s HCMC metro beam faults on construction errors Temperature difference, construction errors, and the low quality of beam support pads had caused the faults detected along Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 1. In March, the metro line’s investor, the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), had sent an independent consultant […]
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HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway extension heads for upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) opening Work has speeded up on a HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway extension towards opening it to traffic by the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. Work on the extended section, called the Trung Luong – My Thuan Expressway, is 85 percent complete. It will link […]
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Which S.E. Asian country has the most National Holidays? Many of us expats know roughly when the national holidays are se back home. However, when I first came to live in SE Asia, I remember being unprepared for empty streets in Bangkok when everyone went home or on holiday to the resorts. By then it […]
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Snapshot of bringing complex commercial claims in Thailand By Duensing Kippen Bringing a claim – initial considerations Key issues to consider What key issues should a party consider before bringing a claim? Litigation in Thai courts can be lengthy and costly. For a foreign investor this is largely due to the fact that generally all […]
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Saying farewell to Bangkok’s Scala theatre During a recent discussion titled ‘Scala: From The Beginning To The End’, experts shared their opinions on where it all went wrong October 31 was meant to be a time for Halloween celebrations, but this year, it turned out to be a horrifying day as photos on social media […]
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Cambodia’s National Assembly opens bidding on construction of its new administrative building The National Assembly (NA) is accepting bids on the construction of its new administrative building, which has a budget of $25 million through a grant provided by the Vietnamese government. The NA invited all interested bidders who are eligible and qualified to submit […]
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First building of new Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane handed over to Laos by China Construction of the first wing of the new Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane has been completed and was officially handed over to Laos by China on Thursday (Nov 11). When the new hospital is fully operational it will be the largest in […]
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Cambodia to waive quarantine requirements Nov 15, no PCR test required Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to lift all quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers and visitors – both Cambodians and foreign nationals – effective from November 15 onward. In a special message addressed to officials and relevant authorities on November 14, Hun Sen […]
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Phuket Opinion – The Light Rail can wait PHUKET: Officials at the Mass Rapid Transport Authority (MRTA) should put the brakes on moving ahead with the ‘Phuket Mass Transit System’, at least for now, and there are more than a few good reasons why. Even Phuket officials are not pushing for the project to move […]
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Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), to launch non stop flights from Bangkok to London Gatwick Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) that was recently named the World’s Best Long-Haul Low-Cost Airline, celebrates yet another milestone with the announcement of a new non-stop service between Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and London’s Gatwick […]
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