Vietnam’s coal-fired power may double by 2030 under draft energy plan Vietnam may double the amount of coal-fired electric generation it installs by 2030 under a draft power development plan submitted to the prime minister for approval this week. The draft plan guarantees that Vietnam will become more reliant on coal to power its fast […]
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Façade company KAMA awarded the AOT Head office II Project located in Bangkok’s Don Muang As seen on LinkedIn recently: We are delighted to announce that KAMA has been awarded the AOT Head office II located in Don Muang! KAMA team will be designing and installing facade systems of the two buildings; 1) HO2 – […]
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Cambodia to re-open to international travellers on 30 November 2021 Foreign tourists will soon roam Cambodia’s ancient Angkor Wat temples once again, after officials on Tuesday flagged a partial reopening to vaccinated travellers. The coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions put the brakes on Cambodia’s burgeoning tourism industry — revenue plummeted to $1 billion last year, […]
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Thai government insists the high-speed rail linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports will be ready in four years The government has insisted that the high-speed rail linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports, one of the key infrastructure projects in the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), has to be finished over the next four […]
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China’s MingYang bags 375-MW deal for intertidal wind project in Vietnam’s Ca Mau Province China’s MingYang Smart Energy Group (SHA:601615) has won a turbine order to equip a 375-MW intertidal wind project off the coast of Vietnam’s Ca Mau Province. The deal was placed by PowerChina International Group, the wind turbine manufacturer said in a […]
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Bangkok land price index edges up in Q3 – Rise below 5-year pre-Covid average Despite the escalating trend, the increase in the land price index in Greater Bangkok in the third quarter remained lower than the five-year average during the pre-Covid period, according to the Real Estate Information Center (REIC). Acting director-general Vichai Viratkapan said […]
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WHAT IS YOUR CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTING LINKEDIN INVITATIONS? As I’m currently looking for *construction and engineering work opportunities, I’m spending more time on LinkedIn than I usually do when I’m busy in fulltime work. One of the things I do regularly to try to ‘hunt down’ potential opportunities, is sending a LinkedIn invitation to connect […]
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Thailand Construction News E-Newsletter (TCN315) out NOW! Read a copy here Thailand Construction News – TCN315 – 25.10.21 Why not subscribe (click here) – its FREE and out fortnightly-ish. Thailand Construction News, or ‘TCN’ as it’s better known, is Thailand’s construction and engineering orientated e-newsletter and website, produced with expatriates, senior-management Thais and other like-minded […]
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Opening of 1,000km Laos-China railway approaches in in December 2021 Final ‘dynamic tests’ of the Lane Xang Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train are being done on the Laos-China railway ahead of its opening in December. Once functional, it will be China’s first international railway, connecting Laotian capital Vientiane to Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan […]
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Thailand’s Yuam River Water Diversion Project Clears Major Hurdle After China Shows Interest Thailand is moving forward on a controversial and long-pondered water diversion project after the plan drew interest from a major Chinese firm, a move that could give Beijing a new outpost for its sweeping Belt and Road Initiative. Under the leadership of […]
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