Thai Cabinet considers Chao Phraya tunnel to ease Bangkok traffic The cabinet is going to consider building the first traffic tunnel under the Chao Phraya River in March in a bid to relieve traffic congestion in the Sathon and Silom areas, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob. In the proposal prepared by the Ministry of […]
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Society of Professional Engineers in Thailand (SPET) Meeting 20 February 2020 Dear SPET Members, Please find the attached flyer for the next meeting to be held at the British Club, Soi 18, Silom Road, Bangkok at 6.30pm on Thursday 20 February 2020. “HOW DOES A SAFETY CULTURE CULMINATE THE WORLD RECORD OF 100 MILLION WORKER […]
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Cambodia Airport Investment’s new Phnom Penh International Airport cost estimated at $1.5 billion Cambodia Airports and the Overseas Investment Corp (OCIC) have shown progress in discussions on the development of a new Phnom Penh International Airport which is expected to be finished next year. Their cooperation has been signalled through a draft memorandum of understanding […]
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Wärtsilä’s eight 50SG pure gas engines To Deliver combined 292 MW on two Myanmar power plants 06 February 2020 Wärtsilä announced it will deliver, on a fast-track basis, the equipment for two power plants being installed in Myanmar. During the summer of 2019, the Yangon area of the country was subjected to power cuts of […]
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Construction of 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang hydropower dam project slated to begin later in 2020 On a wide bank of the Mekong River, yellow markers and visits by surveyors show preparations underway to build Laos’ third and largest dam on Southeast Asia’s most vital waterway. About an hour downstream, in the laid-back tourist centre of […]
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Thai government will build Thai government will build royal museum dedicated to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej 06 February 2020 The Thai government will build a museum dedicated to the royal cremation of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand’s longest-serving monarch, in Pathum Thani’s Klong 5, according to a Bangkok Post report. The museum, which […]
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Homebuilder Landy Home Thailand applies dual strategy to homebuilding plan Homebuilder Landy Home Thailand Co is embracing a two-pronged approach: lower-end units priced at less than 4 million baht and luxury houses priced at more than 15 million baht. Pornrat Maneerattanaporn, deputy managing director and director of the sales department, said both segments have strong […]
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Laos supplies 195MW power from Don Sahong Dam to Cambodia’s national grid Nearly 200 megawatts of electricity from Don Sahong Dam in Laos has been linked to Cambodia’s national grid after the dam finished tests on four electricity generators. The power linking was made between interim transmitters in Laos and transmitters in Cambodia’s Stung Treng […]
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Vietnam’s Real-estate developer CapitaLand named one of world’s most sustainable corporations HCM CITY — Real-estate developer CapitaLand has been recognised as one of the world’s most sustainable corporations for the third consecutive year. The company was ranked 63rd in the 2020 Global 100 “Most Sustainable Corporations In The World” index by Corporate Knights Inc. This […]
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Thailand’s Administrative Court calls halt to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Chao Phraya river promenade project 06 February 2020 The Administrative Court on Wednesday ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to halt development of a 57-kilometre promenade along the Chao Phraya River. The court ruled that given its size and purpose, the project is classified as a […]
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