Bangkok to Map-Ta-Phut motorway to officially open 24 August 2020 Thailand’s premier Prayuth Chan-Ocha will officially open the Bangkok to Map Ta Phut motorway on August 24th. The road (Route 7) features the recently opened 32 km extension from Pattaya to Maptaphut that has been free to use since May 22nd 2020. The extension is […]
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More than 12,300 units in Vietnam’s major cities bought by foreigners in the five years since foreign property ownership permitted More than 12,300 units in Vietnam’s major cities were bought by foreign buyers in the five years since the Vietnamese government authorised foreign property ownership. According to the first-ever figures released by the Ho Chi […]
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Thailand to build US$3.2-billion 240km canal from Chai Nat province to the Gulf of Thailand to prevent flooding The Thai government is planning to spend 100 billion baht (over 3.2 billion USD) to develop a 240km canal running from Chai Nat province to the Gulf of Thailand to prevent flooding in the country’s central region. […]
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Construction of Vietnam-Thailand wind power plant underway in Duyen Hai, Tra Vinh province Construction of the V1-2 wind power plant – a joint venture between the Truong Thanh Vietnam Group and the Thai-based Sermsang Power Corporation Public Company Limited – kicked off in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on August 14. Covering about […]
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Ratch Group set to to expand power generation capacity to 10,000 megawatts Ratch Group, Thailand’s largest private power generation firm by capacity, believes it will reach its goal to expand power generation capacity to 10,000 megawatts ahead of schedule at year-end 2023 through new development and asset acquisitions. Total capacity reached 8,178MW in July, with […]
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Thailand to develop central province of Ayutthaya as national high-speed rail hub Thailand’s Ministry of Transport on Thursday said in a press briefing that a consortium of public-private partnerships will invest 31.9 billion baht (1 billion U.S. dollars) to develop the Central Province of Ayutthaya as a national high-speed rail hub. According to the Ministry’s […]
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BCPG slated to sell power to Vietnam from ASEAN’s largest wind farm in Laos Renewables unit of Bangchak Corporation said to advance plan for 600MW wind project in neighbouring Laos SEE ALSO: BCPG Eager To Build Asean’s Largest Wind Farm In Southern Laos BCPG, the renewables unit of Thai oil firm Bangchak Corporation, is slated […]
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Chiang Mai Airport expansion plans continue despite pandemic A senior official at Chiang Mai international airport reported to City Hall on the latest developments in the redevelopment and refurbishment of the airport. The work is carrying on despite the massive hit that the coronavirus pandemic has brought to Thai tourism and the north in particular. […]
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Interior Ministry to propose BMA-BTS partnership that includes 30-year Bangkok Green Line contract extension By THE NATION The Interior Ministry will today (August 13) propose to the Cabinet a public-private partnership contract between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and BTS Group Holdings, in which BTS will be offered a 30-year extension of the Green Line […]
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What’s New in Myanmar’s Project Bank The Myanmar government has added to the country’s “project bank” of officially endorsed infrastructure plans nearly six dozen new major investment projects worth billions of dollars, including the construction of research and laboratory facilities, expressways and bridges, power supply projects and inland ports across the country. Launched in February, […]
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