Dried tokay geckos a big income earner for village in Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom With much of Isan already struggling with water shortages this dry season, residents of a village in Na Wa district welcome it as the perfect time to catch and dry tokay geckos for export. The dried bodies are used in traditional Chinese […]
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Ambitious project will upgrade Khon Kaen, Ayutthaya and Pattaya train stations Khon Kaen, Ayutthaya and Pattaya train stations are set to be developed with a budget of 64 billion baht. Director-General of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP), Punya Chupanit, said staff were in the process of preparing the Transit Oriented […]
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Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Project in Laos PDR broke the World Record for RCC Placement in a single month At the end of January 2021, the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Project in Laos PDR broke the World Record for RCC Placement (*roller compacted concrete (RCC)) in a single month. A quantity of 361,333 cubic metres […]
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Geologist speaks out about mistakes made in construction of Klong Wan port near Hua Hin A leading former geologist at Chula university and councillor in Prachuap Khiri Khan said that the construction of the Klong Wan port in Muang district was a case study in most things that could go wrong. It was a dreadful […]
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Songkran Holiday in Thailand this year will be extended to 6 Days The Songkran holiday will be extended to six days this year, after the Cabinet has approved a special holiday on April 12. The Songkran festival break will now run from April 10 to April 15 (Saturday-Thursday). Meanwhile, Culture Minister Itthiphol Kunplome said water […]
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New homes for victims of July 2018 Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam collapse and floods in south of Laos Lao contractors are working to complete about 200 new houses before Lao New Year next month so that some of the people who lost their homes during the devastating flood that hit Attapeu province in July 2018 […]
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World Bank debars Spanish engineering group for corruption in major Vietnam schemes The World Bank Group has announced the 3.5-year debarment of Spain-headquarters engineering firm Grupo Mecánica del Vuelo Sistemas, S.A.U., in connection with collusive, corrupt and fraudulent practices relating to two major projects in Vietnam: the Danang Sustainable City Development project and the Hanoi […]
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Kessara Thanyalakpark, the woman behind Sena Development’s solar residential properties Since she joined property developer Sena Development Plc 17 years ago, 2020 turned out to be one of the most memorable years for Kessara Thanyalakpark. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, her company still managed to achieve record revenue, record pre-sales and a high net profit. She […]
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Tenaga enters Vietnam’s solar market Kuala Lumpur-listed Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is expanding its international renewable energy (RE) footprint into Southeast Asia with its foray into Vietnam by buying a stake in a 21.6MW project. In a statement to Bursa Malaysia on March 4, it said TNB Renewables Sdn Bhd will acquire a 39 per […]
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Thailand suffers sharp fall in rankings of best countries for retirement Thailand has fallen in the global rankings of the best countries for expat retirees. According to International Living’s Annual Global Retirement Index 2021, Thailand had an average score of 68.3 placing it 18th out of 25 countries surveyed, a drop of nine places from […]
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