New South Thailand rail routes mooted to stimulate tourism A house committee discussing improvements to infrastructure in the south of Thailand by connecting the Andaman with the Gulf of Thailand heard several suggestions from the Move Forward party. Among the ideas to stimulate and promote tourism is building a 77 kilometer railway from Surat Thani […]
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Laos clears over 800 bomblets in country’s Khammuan province Over 270 million cluster munitions were dropped from American aircraft, leaving an estimated 80 million live bomblets scattered and buried around the country. Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Laos has cleared more than 500,000 square meters of land in two villages of Yommalath district, Khammuan province, with […]
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Laos plans to build new expressway linking Luang Prabang with Oudomxay The Lao government plans to build a new expressway linking Luang Prabang with Oudomxay, drastically reducing travel time between the two provinces. According to Lao economic daily, the proposed expressway would link Luang Prabang province, some 230 km north of capital Vientiane, with Oudomxay […]
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Progress on bridge to connect Koh Lanta with mainland Krabi in Southern Thailand By The Nation An environmental impact assessment EIA is being conducted for a bridge to connect Koh Lanta with the mainland in Krabi province, the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) said on Wednesday. The bridge will run from Ban Hua Hin on […]
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Construction of Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady coastal expressway to start this year Implementation of the Ayeyarwady Coastal Region Development Project, an expressway connecting Ayeyarwady Region and Rakhine State listed under the Myanmar Project Bank, will start from this fiscal year, according to the Ministry of Construction. The project is estimated to cost US$94 million and expected to […]
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Leisure tourist Brits now have a visa route back to Thailand The Thai embassy in London has now amended its website to show that British and Irish nationals can now apply for a 60 day tourist visa which can be extended at Thai immigration offices for 30 days more. The same information appears on the […]
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Cambodia moves to reduce hydropower reliance with $830m electricity projects The country faced shortages in 2019 due to droughts and low water levels. Cambodia has signalled its intention to shift away from hydropower to meet its electricity demands, with its latest 10-year development plan focused on coal and solar PV as sources of new generation […]
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Single Entry Tourist Visa to Thailand now requires foreigners to show funds of THB500k Foreigners who wish to apply for a Single Entry Tourist Visa (SETV) to Thailand are now required to provide 6 months worth of bank statements showing a bank balance of at least 500,000 THB. The jaw dropping new financial requirement has […]
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Lao government gives nod to solar project in Champasak province The Lao government has signed an agreement with the Muang Khong Clean Energy Co Ltd to develop solar power in Champasak province. The Project Development Agreement (PDA) for the Muang Khong Solar Power Energy project was signed in Vientiane last week by Deputy Minister of […]
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Japan Announces Soft Loan of $414 Million to Myanmar to assist with infrastructure development projects To assist Myanmar with infrastructure development projects, Japan has announced a soft loan of 42.78 billion Yen, equivalent to $414 million. Out of the total money announced by the Japanese government, 27.78 billion yen will be reserved for the development […]
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