Dusit International signs to manage first ASAI-branded hotel in Yangon, Myanmar Slated to open in 2020 in Yankin Township, the hotel will link curious, millennial-minded travellers with authentic local experiences 4 January 2019 Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has signed a hotel management agreement with Rich Mandalay Group of […]
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Myanmar Electric Power Conference and Exhibition 2019 Date: January 17 and 18 Venue: Sule Shangri-la Hotel, Yangon The Electric Power Exhibition and Conference 2019 will showcase the latest products and technologies in the power industry that are much in demand in the region. This event can help you raise your company’s profile and stay ahead […]
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MYANMAR – EUROCHAM CONSTRUCTION FORUM 2019 Date: January 22 Place: Grand Mercure Yangon Golden Empire EuroCham Myanmar, together with leading European companies represented in the Construction and Infrastructure Advocacy Group, will be organising the EuroCham Construction Forum 2019 event. The forum will feature a diverse outlook on the construction industry in Myanmar covering topics such […]
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B.Grimm Power puts online 30.8 MW of Thai solar parks 2 January 2019 Thai company B.Grimm Power PCL (SET:BGRIM) has launched commercial operations at seven solar photovoltaic (PV) parks at home with a combined capacity of 30.83 MW. Four of the plants, with capacities of 5 MW each, are supplying power to the Metropolitan Electricity […]
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Battle Of The Bays – Vietnam’s Halong Vs. Thailand’s Phang Nga 3 January 2019 If there is any doubt who is Thailand’s single biggest competitor for the Mainland Chinese leisure market, clearly its nearby Vietnam. Looking at the massive rise in hotel development, themed attractions, casinos, resort residential and infrastructure in locations like Danang, Phu […]
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Laos to complete 12 hydropower dam projects in 2019 2 January 2019 The Lao Government will strive to complete 12 hydropower dam projects in 2019 with a total capacity of 1,950MW, reported local media. A story run by the Socio-Economic Newspaper of Laos said that 80 percent of electricity produced by the plants, or 1,570MW, […]
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BGRIM’s solar energy projects proceed without a hitch 28 December 2018 B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM)’s solar power development projects have made headway according to plans to consolidate its capacity build-up. Three out of the seven ground-mounted solar farms sponsored by BGRIM for government agencies and agricultural cooperatives in Thailand, with a total installed capacity of […]
Continue ReadingEGCO links up with South Korean peer SK E&S in push for LNG opportunities 28 December 2018 ELECTRICITY Generating Plc (EGCO) will join with South Korea-based SK E&S in looking for opportunities to enter more markets in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) business, the company’s president Jakgrich Pibulpairoj said yesterday. The company will compete in […]
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Bangkok’s Mass transit powers property market 26 December 2018 Mass transit lines continue to drive Bangkok’s property market and change the way people work, live and play. Bangkok now has 137.5km of mass transit lines with 98 stations. In 2018, the main news was the opening of the 11km light green extension to Kheha station […]
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Three minor quakes felt in Kanchanaburi but dams unaffected – EGAT 31 December 2018 Three earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 1.6 to 4.9 were recorded in ’s Sri Sawat district during Sunday night. The tremors were felt by residents in various districts of this Western border province, prompting fears of impacts on dams in the […]
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