AP Thailand shows strong low-rise performance Q1 revenues of over 10,770 million baht with 33,700 million baht backlog AP (Thailand) Public Company Limited, on a mission to EMPOWER LIVING to deliver good quality of life on customers’ terms, recently revealed financial figures for the first quarter of 2021 which reflect solid growth. The strong figures […]
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Foreign investors increase acquisitions of renewable energy projects in Vietnam Foreign investors from China, Thailand, and Singapore are increasingly acquiring renewable energy projects located at strategic positions from domestic enterprises. Chinese investors are increasing their ownership in numerous renewable energy projects in Central Vietnam, the Central Highlands region, and Southwest Vietnam. Notably, in Dak Nong […]
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Thailand’s State-owned firms in rush to boost investment spending to help restore the domestic economy State-owned and mostly state-owned energy firms are rushing their 2021-22 capital expenditure in a bid to help restore the domestic economy, which has been ravaged by three Covid-19 outbreaks. The spending will not only secure energy supply in Thailand but […]
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Thailand officially enters rainy season on Saturday 15 May 2021 Thailand will officially enter the rainy season this Saturday, with more rain than last year and rainfall over the entire season anticipated to be 5%-10% more than average, said Meteorological Department Director-General Nattapon Nattasomboon today (Wednesday). Rainfall for the first half of the rainy season […]
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Tramway line in Bangkok was established by Danish businessmen in 1800s The Royal Danish embassy released the latest photo album, as part of 400 years relations with Thailand celebration on 5 March 2021, a day after H.M. King Vajiraklaochaoyuhua’s Coronation day celebration on 4 May. The memo reads, It was on this exact day in […]
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Myanmar’s junta approves construction of 78 billion baht liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant Myanmar’s military rulers have approved new investment in projects worth about 87 billion baht, including a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant that will cost about 78 billion baht, the country’s investment body said. Approvals for 15 projects were given on […]
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Famed Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport terminal architect Helmut Jahn killed in bicycle accident in Chicago Helmut Jahn killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago His work internationally includes the Suvarnabhumi Airport terminal in Bangkok, Thailand German-born American architect Helmut Jahn, known for his postmodern steel-and-glass structures, has died aged 81 in […]
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Thailand’s Ratch Group acquires 50% stake in Singapore-based energy firm Nexif Energy to expand its wind power business in Vietnam SET-listed Ratch Group has acquired a 50% share in Singapore-based energy firm Nexif Energy BT Pte in a 272.58-million-baht deal to expand its wind power business in Vietnam. Nexif Energy BT Pte owns Nexif Energy […]
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ABB wins contract to build 120 fast-charging stations for electric cars across Thailand ABB has won a contract from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in Thailand to install more than 120 fast-charging stations for electric cars across the country by the end of this year. These will be 50 kW columns. Specifically, 124 units of […]
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Thailand ranks sixth among ASEAN countries for COVID-19 vaccination of their population, at 1.2% Thailand ranks sixth among ASEAN’s 10 member countries for COVID-19 vaccination of their population, at 1.2%, with over 1.6 million doses being administered, according to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. More than 1.16 million vaccinations were the […]
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