Is digging the Kra Canal across Thailand isthmus to connect the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand still a pipe dream? 8 January 2020 Whenever the Kra Canal emerges as a news headline, two standard reactions occur. First of all, there is a very strong but familiar exclamation of “again” or ‘aw-eik-leu’ (Thai for ‘again’) […]
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FPT GLOBAL assist General Electric at Tsugaru Wind Farm in Japan The multinational conglomerate General Electric employed FPT Global to supply experienced electrical and mechanical technicians for the 38 unit Tsugaru Wind Farm located in Aomori, Japan. The main scope of work consisted of clearing punch lists and assisting in accelerating the current rate of […]
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HSBC exits involvement in 1,980-megawatt Vinh Tan 3 coal power plant in Vietnam The London-headquartered bank’s cancellation of its role as financial advisor for the 1,980-megawatt Vinh Tan 3 coal power plant in Vietnam marks the latest move by a major international lender to ease off on bankrolling the fossil fuel in Asia. One of […]
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Thailand’s EEC solar energy project gets the nod with goal of becoming zero-carbon area By THE NATION The EEC development subcommittee chaired by Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana has approved the clean energy (solar) project in the Eastern Economic Corridor, EEC Policy Office secretary-general Kanit Sangsubhan said on Thursday (January 23). “This project was proposed by […]
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Cambodia’s Sihanoukville airport runway to be completed by midyear 2020 By midyear, Sihanoukville International Airport will be able to handle the land-in and take-off of long-haul aircrafts when the standard runway is extended to 3,300 metres. The completion of the runway extension coinciding with the airport seeing high year-on-year growth of passenger traffic. The extension […]
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Construction begins on flagship 48 MW near-shore wind farm in Tra Vinh province, Vietnam Climate Fund Managers (CFM), the manager of the Climate Investor One facility (CI1), is pleased to announce that construction has begun on one of its flagship projects, a 48 MW near-shore wind farm in Tra Vinh province, Vietnam. CI1’s Construction Equity […]
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Nakhon Pathom’s proposed new airport passes second public hearing The project was initiated last year by the Airports Department, whose aim is to ease congestion at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports. The investment is expected to be 20 billion baht. The tentative location is a 3,500 rai plot of land in Bang Len and Nakhon […]
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Lighthouse Club – Yangon Branch – 29 January 2020 “Burma Bistro”, 7-9 pm Dear Members, Please note the Lighthouse Club – Yangon branch event will be held at the “Burma Bistro” at No. 644, First Floor, Corner of Merchant Road & Shwe Bon Thar Road, on 29th January at 7 pm. Please note that the […]
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ADB finances TTC Energy’s 50MW solar project in Tay Ninh Province near Ho Chi Minh City The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a US$37.8 million loan to Vietnamese firm TTC Energy to develop and operate a 50MW solar PV plant in Tay Ninh Province in Vietnam. The loan for the Gulf Solar Power Project […]
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Restoring Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Foreign investors rode a hot streak in Sihanoukville until the gambling game collapsed last summer. Now, with the boomtown at risk of going bust and the city decaying around them, long-term residents, local businesses and construction workers are picking up the pieces Foreign investors rode a hot streak in Sihanoukville until the […]
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