Solar power gains ground in Sagaing, Myanmar A Norwegian fund-backed joint venture with Yoma Strategic has completed installing US$28 million worth of plants harnessing energy from the sun to generate electricity for Myanmar communities in remote areas. In Sagaing Region, Yoma Micro Power this month launched its 250th off-grid solar plant in Thint Sein Gyi […]
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Thai-Myanmar joint venture to build $250,000 hotel on Hlaing Gu Island off Kawthoung The government has approved a proposal by Thai-Myanmar joint venture to build a US$250,000 (K346.3 million) hotel project on Hlaing Gu Island off Kawthoung in Tanintharyi Region (close to Ranong, Thailand), the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism has announced, according to the […]
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Hun Sen launches $133M road from Pursat to Thailand’s Trat province – hopes to open border gate with Thailand Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday inaugurated National Road 55 which cost $133 million to build. The 182km road is funded by the Chinese government with contributions from Cambodia to clear mines and unexploded ordnance. He […]
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Myanmar builds a port for LNG tankers to supply 350-megawatt LNG power plant in Thilawa SEZ The construction process of a port to dock LNG tankers to supply liquefied nature gas (LNG) for 350-megawatt LNG power plant in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Yangon, is about 40 per cent finished, according to Ministry of Electricity […]
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Sennics commences construction of Thai factory, marking a crucial step in its globalisation strategy Sennics Co. Ltd. (‘Sennics’), a leading supplier of polymer additives, has formally commenced the construction of its subsidiary, Sennics (Thailand) Co. Ltd. (‘Sennics Thailand’), in the Rojana Industrial Park, Thailand. As the company’s sixth production base and first overseas base, Sennics […]
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Society of Professional Engineers in Thailand (SPET) – March 2020 Meeting CANCELLED Dear SPET Members, With regret we have decided to cancel this months SPET Meeting due to the ongoing effects of the Corona virus outbreak and the restrictions this is placing on overseas travel for our speakers. Best regards Christopher Moore spet.bangkok AT gmail.com […]
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Upgrade for Myanmar’s Thandwe airport runway The upgrade of an airport in Thandwe, Rakhihe State, a project listed under the Myanmar Project Bank, has commenced with work on extending the runway already taking place, said U Zaw Min, director of the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). The US$5 million runway will enable it to handle […]
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The Bạc Liêu wind power plant in the Mekong Delta province of Bạc Liêu marked its one billionth kWh at a ceremony late last week. Financed by Công Lý construction-trade-tourism company headquartered in Cà Mau Province, the plant costs more than VNĐ5.2 trillion (US$223 million at the current exchange rate). It has 62 turbines with […]
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Thailand’s double-track railway project now 41 per cent complete – will be completed by 2022 By THE NATION More than 41 per cent of the double-track railway construction between Map Kabao and Thanon Chira Junction stations has been finished and the project would be completed by 2022. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) project is […]
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Kempinski to open second hotel in Bangkok, the Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok Kempinski Hotels will open a new hotel in Bangkok in May this year. The new hotel, Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, is located within the Sindhorn Village, a mixed-use development, in the Langsuan neighbourhood near the Lumphini Park, an inner-city park. The property will […]
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