Mixed reactions to Kra Canal project March 25, 2018 EXPERTS URGE GOVERNMENT TO SET UP A COMMITTEE AND UNDERTAKE A FEASIBILITY STUDY SO THAT A FINAL DECISION CAN BE MADE Despite a history going back three centuries, the highly controversial and politically sensitive proposed Kra Canal mega-project in southern Thailand is once again up for […]
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Coal is in decline globally, but Asia is driving new plant development Coal may be in decline worldwide, but 13 of the top 20 countries building new coal capacity are Asian, led by China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh, a new study has found. 26 March 2018 While the number of coal-fired power plants built […]
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Kra Canal: A shortcut to convenience and cash Pakdee Tanapura, head of the Thai Canal study team at the Thai-Chinese Culture and Economy Association, argued that because of current congestion in the Malacca Strait, the Thai Canal would provide another channel for ships. Shipping times between the South China Sea and the Andaman could be […]
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Asian countries with highest and lowest unemployment rates March 23, 2018 Mongolia, Pakistan, Indonesia and Philippines have the highest employment rates in Asia. By contrast, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos post the lowest unemployment rates. Mongolia has the highest employment rate in Asia with 7.3 per cent. The country has seen a poor labour market with […]
Continue ReadingPöyry awarded engineering services assignment for a biomass-fired power plant project in Thailand March 23, 2018 Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Public Company Ltd. (STECON) has awarded Pöyry with the engineering services assignment for Chana 20.6 MW net biomass power plant project in Chana District, Songkla, Thailand. The owner of the project is Chana Green Company […]
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Initial construction work for Thai Boon Roong Twin Commercial Centre begins Initial construction work of the Thai Boon Roong Twin Commercial Centre in Phnom Penh started yesterday, according to an official who helped design the project. Composed of 133-storey twin skyscrapers, the project will cover a five-hectare block of land opposite NagaWorld. It is a […]
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Design, location key to leasing Bangkok’s apartments The single-ownership, expatriate-standard apartment market in Bangkok is performing well despite competition from rental units in condominiums, according to CBRE Thailand, the leading property consultancy. This is despite the number of expatriates with work permits in Bangkok only growing slowly. Most expatriates only want to live in a […]
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Construction firms form joint venture of Zhongtian Overseas Engineering (Thailand) Construction company Rung Fah Serm Corporation (RFS) on Tuesday announced the opening of Zhongtian Overseas Engineering (Thailand), a joint venture between it and China’s Zhongtian Construction Group. The joint venture aims to provide services not only in Thailand but other countries in the Asean Economic […]
Continue ReadingJapan eyes Hantharwaddy airport construction project The government is in negotiations with Japan for financing the construction of Hanthawaddy International Airport in Bago Region, after the original negotiations with a Singapore-led consortium fell apart in January, Transport Minister U Thant Sin Maung said on Tuesday. “This project is not halted,” he said, noting that Japan […]
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Most of Thailand’s new Parliament compound to be delivered this year Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction, which has been working on the new Parliament project, gave an assurance on Tuesday that it would deliver most of the new compound to the House of Representatives Secretary-General’s Office this year, so that the compound could start to be […]
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