State Railway Thailand signs 5 high-speed train project contracts worth B40bn Bangkok-Korat route to open in 2025 The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on Thursday signed five more contracts, worth about 40 billion baht, for work on the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat). Chayatham Phromsorn, permanent secretary for transport, presided […]
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Thailand falls in global English Proficiency Index for fourth consecutive year, ranked 89th out of 100 hundred countries surveyed Thailand’s English proficiency ranking amongst non English speakers has fallen for the fourth consecutive year. According to this year’s English Proficiency Index, which was released last week by Swiss based international education company Education First, Thailand […]
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Thai Government warns Laos over its Sanakham dam plan close to Loei’s Chiang Kan district The government threatened on Tuesday not to buy electricity from Sanakham dam in Laos after it learned the project might affect the Mekong River. “The country’s territory is our paramount concern,” Somkiat Prajamwong, secretary-general to the Office of National Water […]
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Pattaya’s Waterfront Suites and Residences eyesore could soon be demolished SEE ALSO: Pattaya’s Ghost Tower Eyesore Discussed Yet Again – Demolition Experts Consulted It is one of the ugliest things in Pattaya. And also one of the longest lasting. A 53 story building on the bay in South Pattaya that has been the subject of […]
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Photo: Aung Khant/The Myanmar TimesYangon Elevated Expressway, phase one to cost $800 million Phase one of the Yangon Elevated Expressway Project, which includes construction of the Yangon Elevated Expressway and the Yangon Circular Expressway, will cost around $800 million, according to U Han Zaw, union minister for the Ministry of Construction. “The project is part […]
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Bangkok Mass Transit System ‘must meet 3 conditions’ to win Bangkok’s Green Line contract renewal Democrat Party deputy leader Samart Ratchapolsitte said on Friday that the Transport Ministry is opposed to a move to extend the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTS)’s contract to run the Green Line because the fare is too expensive. BTS […]
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Nine firms purchase right to submit proposals for first phase of the New Yangon City Development project Nine out of 15 eligible organisations have paid the Request for Proposal (RfP) fee which allows them to access documents related to investing in the first phase of the New Yangon City Development project, according to the Ministry […]
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Destination Capital, a hotel investment group in Bangkok, launches world’s first “green” hotel fund Destination Capital, a hotel investment group in Bangkok, has announced that it will launch the world’s first ever “green” hotel fund. The fund will acquire hotels and implement sustainability systems and procedures to promote long term environmental and financial sustainability in […]
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GE and EVN Genco3 sign agreement to Develop Vietnam’s Long Son LNG Power Plant near Ho Chi Minh City General Electric Co. and a Vietnamese company signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an LNG power plant near Ho Chi Minh City. The signing between GE and EVN Genco3 took place during an event with […]
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Sinosteel Equipment and Bodong Shaguo Energy Co Ltd sign contract for new 700 mW coal-fired Cambodian power plant project Sinosteel Equipment Co Ltd and Royal Group wholly-owned Cambodia Bodong Shaguo Energy Co Ltd signed an Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the new 700 mW coal-fired power plant project. According to the announcement issued […]
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