Hotel brands keep coming to Thailand despite steep competition A lively conferences and exhibitions sector and a robust outlook for tourism lure investors unbowed by warnings of a price war. American and Singaporean hotel brands are penetrating Thailand to cash in on growing tourism despite an expert warning that competition will heat up over the […]
Continue ReadingSK E&C Lands 230 Billion Won Order to Build Petrochemical Plant in Thailand SK E&C announced on August 29 that the builder won a contract to build a polyol plant with a total construction cost of US$210 million in Rayar Province’s Hemaraj industrial complex in Thailand. In other words, SK E&C succeeded in receiving a […]
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B Grimm goes big with power projects in Laos B GRIMM POWER has taken an aggressive move in building and operating hydropower plants in Laos. The company officially opened on Friday the Xanamnoy 2 and Xekatam 1 hydropower plants in Champasak province that shares a border with Thailand’s Northeastern Ubon Ratchathani province. It is a […]
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Eyebrows raised after Chinese power plant contractor nominated to build Vietnam’s mega-airport The lotus design of Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province. The selection process hasn’t started yet, and Chinese contractors have already gained notoriety for costly delays in Vietnam. Questions are being asked about the expertise of a Chinese contractor that has been […]
Continue ReadingHat Yai International Airport will undergo a major renovation amid an increasing number of passengers. Hat Yai Airport is a gateway to five southern provinces, namely Songkhla, Satun, Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani. It also has direct flights to Malaysia and Singapore. At present, the airport is capable of handling 2.5 million passengers a year. In […]
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Hyundai Engineering Wins $320M Order to Build Utility Plant in Vietnam Hyundai Engineering has received a letter of award (LOA) for US$320 million deal from Longson Petrochemical to build facilities at the Longson petrochemical complex in Vietnam. Hyundai Engineering has established a bridgehead to target the Vietnamese power plant market. The company announced on August […]
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Airport trio key for vast Thai economic venture Development of U-Tapao International Airport as an ‘aerotropolis’ is being seen as vital to the success of Thailand’s massive Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) regional development project. U-Tapao will be multi-linked with Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports The airport – not far from Pattaya, which is morphing […]
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Bangkok’s monorail makes progress Bombardier Transportation has announced two contracts for its Innovia Monorail 300 system for two mass rapid transit lines in Thailand. The contracts are with the Northern Bangkok Monorail Co Ltd (NBM) and the Eastern Bangkok Monorail Co Ltd (EBM). They will be responsible for the turnkey construction and 30-year concession of […]
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Suvarnabhumi Airport upgrade contract approved The Airports of Thailand (AoT) board on Wednesday (23 August 2017) awarded a 14.2-billion-baht contract to PCS Joint Venture to carry out a key part of Suvarnabhumi airport’s upgrade. The Thai-Chinese consortium, comprising Power Line Engineering Plc and China Construction Engineering Thailand Co, beat out two other bidders vying to […]
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