Keppel consortium bags Bangkok cooling system contract worth over 7.5b baht A UNIT of Keppel Corporation is part of a consortium of three companies that was awarded a contract worth more than 7.5 billion baht (S$329 million) for a district cooling system (DCS) in Bangkok. The unit, Keppel DHCS, is a DCS service provider that […]
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Vietnam’s Central province of Ninh Thuan seeks to compensate nuclear loss with more LNG power Ninh Thuan has proposed that it develops another 4,600 MW plant using liquefied natural gas (LNG), making up for shelved nuclear energy plans. The original plan to have 4,600 MW of nuclear power developed in the province was abandoned by […]
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Thailand’s Transport Minister to continue fight against Hopewell compensation award While accepting the decision of Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court, ordering the Transport Ministry and State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to pay 24 billion baht in compensation to Hopewell Thailand, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob announced today (Thursday) that the Ministry will fight on, with another case […]
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Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) launches first “Amazing Thailand eBook” for more than 200 amazing Thai destinations The Tourism Authority of Thailand has compiled more than 200 of its amazing destination brochures, leaflets, books, maps, and media covering all aspects of Thai tourism into one easily-searchable eBook platform to make it easy for visitors to […]
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Tops supermarket unveils new format in Bangkok’s Central Plaza Westgate Bangkok’s Tops Market Westgate has undergone a major renovation designed to position the supermarket as the “most complete premium lifestyle supermarket in Thailand”. The revamp features six “magnet” zones introducing more than 40,000 globally sourced products and focused on meeting a broad range of target […]
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Bangkok property market takes $4.8B hit The virus crisis has wiped a whopping 150 billion baht ($4.8 billion) off the value of the residential market in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, Krungthai Bank Pcl research revealed on July 16. Meanwhile, the reservation rate for new apartments and houses fell from 20 per cent in the fourth […]
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Hotel Nikko Hai Phong, Japanese-influenced luxury hotel set to open in Vietnam A 250-room luxury property operated by Nikko Hotels International is due to open its doors in the Vietnamese port city of Hai Phong at the start of August. The opening date has been set for the launch of Hotel Nikko Hai Phong in […]
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) partners on 3.5GW Vietnamese Binh Thuan offshore windfarm The La Gan project is expected to involve capital expenture of €8.5bn Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Binh Thuan People’s Committee to develop an offshore wind farm off the coast of Vietnam The 3.5GW La Gan […]
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End of Hopewell saga – Court rejects petition for a retrial – Thai state to pay ฿24 billion compensation The over twenty year long legal battle surrounding the Hopewell Project has come to a close after Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court upheld the Central Administrative Court’s decision to reject a petition, by the Transport Ministry and […]
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Vietnam’s Đồng Nai Province near HCMC urged to speed up land clearance to start construction of Long Thành Airport Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged authorities of southern Đồng Nai Province to complete site clearance on 1,800ha of land by October to begin construction of Long Thành International Airport. While inspecting land clearance of […]
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