China keen to invest in Myanmar’s Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) A state-owned Chinese firm has expressed interest to invest in the planned Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi Region, U Myint San, vice chair of Dawei SEZ Management Committee, told The Myanmar Times. The Myanmar government has yet to respond to the Chinese, […]
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Hilton to convert former Grand Ayudhaya Hotel into a 608-room Hilton Bangkok Ratchada hotel by 2022 Hilton signed a management agreement for its largest hotel in Bangkok yet. When it opened the hotel will have more than 600 rooms. Together with real estate company AP Prime Property Company Ltd., Hilton will convert the former Grand […]
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Laos’ Luang Namtha to Become New Regional Transport Hub with investment in a dry port Laos’s northern province of Luang Namtha is poised to become a regional transport hub with investment in a dry port, leveraging its strategic location. The province is expected to serve as a prime site for an international trade center for […]
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Dhammakaya sect is building a gigantic Buddha statue to height of 20-storey building in Bangkok A gigantic Buddha statue under construction in western Bangkok is set to become the city’s tallest Buddha figure when it is completed later this year. The 69 meter tall statue – approximately the neck-craning height of a 20-storey building – […]
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Thailand’s power producer Ratch Group aims to close 5 deals in 2020 SET-listed private power producer Ratch Group Plc plans to form new joint ventures and acquire more assets, expecting to close at least five deals in 2020. Chief executive Kijja Sripatthangkura said all the deals are related to power generation and Ratch is in […]
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Global Power Synergy To Build Battery Plant In Thailand For 24M Semi-Solid technology The facility is expected to begin commercial operation before the end of 2020 GPSC has signed a contract with Thai Takasago Co., Ltd., Japanese Construction Company, to develop the first semi solid lithium ion battery plant in Thailand on 12-rai land plot […]
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Thailand’s Koh Tao to be linked to the mainland by submarine electric cables By The Nation The Cabinet has agreed to the Interior Ministry’s proposal to link Koh Tao to the mainland with submarine electrical cables at a cost of Bt1.76 billion. Prime Minister’s Office spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said today (February 18) that Bt444 million […]
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Thailand’s solar farm developer Prime Road Power targets 1,000MW output by 2023 Prime Road Power Plc is gearing up renewable power projects in Asia with a power generation target of 1,000 megawatts by 2023. Chairman Somprasong Panjalak said Prime is keen to develop renewable power projects in Thailand and plans to participate in the Energy […]
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Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) expected to call bids for light rail system in Chiang Mai in 2021 Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is expected to call a bid for the development of the light rail system or Red Line tram (Nakornping Hospital-Mae-Hia Saman-Samakkee Intersection) in Chiang Mai next year. MRTA […]
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Inside Electricité du Cambodge’s 2.4GW cross-border deals with Laos The massive deals faced technical risks as the two coal plants involved were minemouth projects. The dry months between October and April regularly paralyse Cambodia’s power generation capacity from its major electricity resource – hydropower. The Kingdom has been urgently securing electricity from other sources such […]
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