New Thai-Myanmar friendship bridge ‘ready in two years’ The construction of the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge is expected to be completed in two years, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said. The bridge, which will link Mae Sot district in Tak province with the town of Myawaddy in Myanmar, will help boost the economies and tourism industries […]
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B.Grimm Power allots B1.8bn for Laos – 8 hydropower plants planned in country Champasak, Laos: B.Grimm Power Co, a unit of B.Grimm Group, plans to invest 17 billion baht in 2017-18, including for the development of hydropower in neighbouring Laos. Of the total, around 1.8 billion baht is for the development of eight hydropower plants […]
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Huge trailer train carrying generator halted in Lampang The 704-wheel truck trailer train carrying a new generator to Mae Moh power plant in Lampang, stopped at a weighing station in Ko Kha district of the northern province in the early hours of Wednesday. One of the tractors has been unhitched. LAMPANG – A 704-wheel trailer […]
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Lighthouse Club – Yangon Branch – 29 March 2017 – The Tea Factory, No.2 Kanyeiktha Street, Kabaaye Phayar Road – 7 pm Dear Members, Please note that we have a change of venue for this month’s Lighthouse Club – Yangon branch networking event. This month it will be held at “The Tea Factory” at No.2, […]
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MMC Announces Successful Demo of Drone Stringing Power Line on Thailand’s Ragged Mountain On 15th Mar., 2017, top industrial drone manufacturer MMC had power line stringing project for EGAT (Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand) in Thailand. That’s another successful transnational demonstration for MMC since power line stringing project in Bhutan, India, Kalimantan and Surabaya using […]
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B Grimm Power signs MoU for power line in Cambodia B GRIMM Power recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Poipet PP SEZ Co, one of the largest industrial-estate operators in Cambodia, to develop a power-transmission line at its industrial park in the western city of Poipet. This will be the company’s starting point in […]
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Thai conglomerate to build shopping mall in Phnom Penh Thailand’s largest retailer is set to invest in a large shopping mall in Phnom Penh, Bangkok’s ambassador to Cambodia has revealed. Nuttavudh Photisaro, Thailand’s ambassador to Cambodia, said last week that the Central Group, the largest Thai-based retailing company, will soon come to Cambodia and invest […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s mulls airport trio of U-Tapao, Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports Studies and discussions continue on the role of U-Tapao airport, the nearest airport to Pattaya and resorts along the coastline of Rayong province. Thailand’s deputy prime minister, Somkid Chatusripitak, chaired a meeting, Monday, with the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) management committee to follow up […]
Continue ReadingLaos, Vietnam speed up plans for Vientiane-Hanoi expressway Laos and Vietnam have agreed to take the next steps to start construction of an expressway linking the capitals of Vientiane and Hanoi this year. The agreement was reached at a bilateral meeting held in Hanoi on Tuesday between Laos’ Ministry of Public Works and Transport and […]
Continue ReadingHitachi Establishes a Joint Venture for Elevators & Escalators in Cambodia Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) today announced the establishment of Hitachi Elevator (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. in Phnom Penh City, the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia, to primarily stimulate sales and services of elevators and escalators in the country. Hitachi Elevator Cambodia is a joint […]
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