Aquarius International Development makes most of Koh Chang’s nature with resort to open in 2022 Aquarius International Development (AQI) has introduced a flagship project under Aquarius Residences and Resort Koh Chang consisting of a hotel and two residences scheduled for completion by 2022. Edward Chi, managing director at AQI, a Bangkok-based hospitality and real estate […]
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Bangkok Lighthouse Club Networking Evening – November 11, 2020 – sponsored by PromechResources It’s been a long long year, we are very proud to announce our final networking event for the year, we would like to say a big thank-you to Promech and their team for allowing us to proceed with this event. We would […]
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Prices of imported construction materials have risen in Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic Prices of imported construction materials have risen in Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic due to supply and logistics challenges, according to local developers. “Arrivals of imported construction materials have been delayed because of transport and logistics issues. As some construction work cannot […]
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Cambodia’s $400 million transmission line to bring in Laos, Thailand power The construction of a combined more-than $400 million power transmission line connecting Cambodia to Laos and the Thai border will start next year, according to an official from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). The government through the Council of Ministers approved a […]
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State Railway Thailand loses its final battle over Baht25bn Hopewell project compensation payout The Central Administrative Court on Tuesday rejected a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) bid to nullify a huge compensation order in the “Hopewell Project”. A contractor, Hopewell (Thailand), had been awarded a lucrative contract in connection with an 80 billion baht elevated […]
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Foreign investors push economic zones in Laos despite debt, local opposition Foreign investment projects worth billions of dollars are poised to transform Laos’ Vang Vieng in spite of local opposition and the government’s precarious public debt. The area, known for its natural beauty, falls along the route of a new Chinese railway and is one […]
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Baht 50bn “Contract 2.3” to be signed for part of Thai-Chinese high-speed railway first stage between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima The government will sign “Contract 2.3”, worth more than 50 billion baht, for work on the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima on Wednesday. The contract will have three parties – the State […]
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Myanmar Receives 16 Proposals from nine countries for New Yangon City Project Myanmar says it has received 16 proposals from nine countries, including Japan, Singapore, Italy, Spain and France, to compete against a Chinese company’s proposal for the New Yangon City project, which is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). On Saturday, the […]
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Siemens successful commissioning of Power Substation for Solar Power Plant in Vietnam A 500kV power substation as part of the 450MW solar power plant has been successfully energized in Ninh Thuan province, Vietnam The commissioning was a remarkable feat delivered under a very tight timeline amidst CoVid-19 restrictions and quarantine The developing province’s power transmission […]
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German firm PNG AG hopes to build $1.5 bln offshore wind farm in central Vietnam Province of Binh Dinh Binh Dinh Province has given approval to a German company to study the possibility of building the country’s second offshore wind power plant. PNG AG will carry out a year-long study for a $1.5-billion wind power […]
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