Mekong River Commission (MRC) agrees on timeframe for consultation on Sanakham dam The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has agreed on a timeframe for the prior consultation process for Sanakham hydropower project, one of Laos’ dams on the Mekong mainstream. According to a statement from the inter-governmental organisation of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, the prior […]
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Vietnam’s Hanoi names 22 commercial housing projects where Foreigners can own homes The Vietnam Capital city of Hanoi has listed 22 commercial housing projects, some complete and some under construction, where foreigners can own homes. They include four projects in Hà Đông District, like the Văn Phú Invest’s Terra An Hưng project, Military Petrochemical Joint […]
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Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok opens shop Outlet mall adjacent Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok is scheduled to open on June 19, featuring several brands debuting in Thailand. Siam Piwat Simon, a joint venture between Siam Piwat and Simon Property Group, announced it will open Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok on June 19, the second […]
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Myanmar’s Yangon presented with a Flood Hazard Model (FHM) A consortium of partners led by Royal Haskoning DHV from the Netherlands and that includes HKV consultants, Joy Brothers Engineering and Water Bridge Myanmar, presented a Flood Hazard Model (FHM) to representatives of YCDC last week, according to Thura Swiss. Funded by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency […]
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Bangkok’s rail hub Bang Sue Central Station nears completion, to open in 2021 After several decades of dormancy, Thailand’s rail transport sector is entering a renaissance. In the capital city, 10 mass transit projects are under construction. Across the nation, major railway projects are also underway, including the 308-kilometre dual-track railway from Nakhon Ratchasima to […]
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B.Grimm Group, a major supporter of WWF Thailand helping save Thailand’s tigers In the wild, tigers play the role of apex predator. The biggest of the wild cats can roam almost 300 kilometres to find food and mates, and they very rarely come into contact with other tigers or people. Unfortunately, the number of wild […]
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Thailand’s endangered elephants reclaim Khao Yai national park as lockdown allows them to roam freely Without jeeps and crowds, some 300 elephants have been able to walk around Khao Yai, Thailand’s oldest national park For as long as the elephants could remember – and that is a long time – the path to the river […]
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Bangkok’s Gold Line Monorail ushers in hope Gold Line tipped to boost city area’s fortunes in wake of Covid-19 If anyone has visited Charoen Nakhon area in Thon Buri area recently, they might be surprised by the bumper-to-bumper traffic — a situation rarely seen elsewhere during the Covid-19 pandemic. The congestion has been caused by […]
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Vietnam planning its own ‘Silicon Valley’ in Ho Chi Minh City The municipal government of HCMC has submitted plans to develop a large tech zone, that is being dubbed the ‘Silicon Valley of Vietnam’ 3 HCMC eastern districts will be merged under the proposed plan, which has the backing of the Vietnamese PM Substantial city […]
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Bangkok hotels face long road back Market was already showing signs of a slowdown in late 2019 before Covid-19 hit, reports Edmund Tie & Company The hotel market in Bangkok was already cooling down late last year, even before the Covid-19 pandemic left thousands of rooms empty, according to statistics compiled by the property services […]
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