General Electric (GE) ready to partner Thailand in energy transition Boston-based General Electric (GE) is ready to support Thailand in all fields related to the energy transition, a senior company executive said. Amol Mody, president of services at GE Gas Power Asia, said GE has played important role in Asia’s energy industry, including Thailand, for […]
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17.75-km section of Highway 4 linking Chumphon to Ranong gets safety upgrade The Department of Highways has finished upgrading a section of Highway 4 between Chumphon and Ranong in a bid to improve road safety in the area and promote the development of Thailand’s western coast. According to a department source, its Bureau of Highway […]
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Investors shun Thai government plan for development zones in Thailand’s north-eastern provinces bordering Laos The Thai government’s ambitious plan, announced about seven years ago, to transform some north-eastern provinces bordering the Lao PDR, into economic development zones has not been realised. So far, not a single investor has shown keen interest in the projects in […]
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Experts suggest solutions to Bangkok’s limited flood retention space Bangkok’s small amount of green space means the city has limited spaces that can be made into flood retention areas. Meanwhile, the country’s heavy rainfall continues to cause chaos. Some experts are suggesting innovative solutions to the problem. An associate professor at Chulalongkorn University says the […]
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Wind farm of up to 1.2 GW to be built in Savannakhet Province of Laos The government of Laos and two investment firms will pour some USD 2.15 billion (EUR 2.16bn) into the construction of a 1.2-GW wind farm in the Southeast Asian country, the Laotian Times reports. The project is planned to be realised […]
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10 months of roadwork on Naklua Soi 12 begin in Pattaya More than 10 months of disruptive roadwork will begin next week on Naklua Soi 12 as Pattaya upgrades the storm-drainage system there. Groundbreaking on the 33.9-million-baht project begins several weeks after the contract began and work is scheduled to finish on July 7 next […]
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Pak Beng dam and Sanakham dam may impact demarcation lines for Thailand-Laos On 7 September 2022, there have reportedly been outcries from the people living by the Mekong, particularly in Chiang Rai and Loei, following the reports that the construction of the Pak Beng Dam on the Mekong will press ahead. The proposed Pak Beng […]
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New rail bridge to be built in Nong Khai for cargo moving between Thailand, Laos and China Officials of the Thai, Lao PDR and Chinese governments are considering the building of new railway bridge, running parallel to an existing one, which will carry two different rail gauges, one metre and 1.435 metres, to facilitate the […]
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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to propose a 19km tunnel project to drain water from eastern part of Bangkok into the sea via Samut Prakan The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will propose, to National Water Command Centre at its meeting tomorrow (Monday), a project to build a 19km tunnel to drain water from the eastern part of […]
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Vietnam’s Construction Ministry plans to build 1.8 million apartments for low-income earners The Ministry of Construction (MoC) has submitted a plan to build over 1.8 million apartments under a social housing scheme for low-income earners and workers in industrial zones (IZs) by 2030. The Ministry of Construction (MoC) has submitted a plan to build over […]
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