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Transport Ministry and BMA to expand Saphan Taksin station to a double track to solve traffic congestion

September 9, 2017September 9, 2017Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Transport Ministry and BMA to expand Saphan Taksin station to a double track to solve traffic congestion The Ministry of Transport and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have decided to expand the single-track Saphan Taksin station to a double track. Transport Minister Arkhom Termphitthayaphaisit disclosed that the Department of Rural Roads will transform the single lane […]

Cambodian PM seeks hydropower deal with Thailand

September 9, 2017August 28, 2020Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Cambodian PM seeks hydropower deal with Thailand The government is to ask Thailand for help to build a hydropower plant in the border province of Koh Kong. Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Hun Sen said a possible agreement on the construction will be discussed by ministers from the two countries in Siem Reap […]

Bangkok’s ‘Missing link’ section between MRT stations resolved

September 9, 2017Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Bangkok’s ‘Missing link’ section between MRT stations resolved The one-kilometre-long “missing link” section between the Purple Line’s Tao Poon Station and the Blue Line’s Bang Sue Station has been solved and the service will be operational on Friday 11 August 2017. MRT passengers will be able to transfer directly between the Blue Line and Purple […]

Hotel Lotte Myanmar to open on 1 September 2017

September 9, 2017August 28, 2020Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Hotel Lotte Myanmar to open on 1 September 2017 South Korea’s Hotel Lotte Co. will open its eighth offshore hotel in Myanmar`s commercial city of Yangon on September 1, the company announced Tuesday. Hotel Lotte Yangon completed after four years of construction is located by scenic Inya Lake, a popular outing destination in the city. […]

Fast trains to nowhere in Southeast Asia

September 9, 2017August 28, 2020Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Fast trains to nowhere in Southeast Asia Despite various schemes underway to upgrade decrepit railways, few are designed with a vision towards improving regional connectivity China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Thailand on a July 24 visit to strengthen “cooperation in the construction of the China-Thai railway,” calling the kingdom “a very important partner” in […]

Legal framework, roadmap needed for Vietnam’s wind power

September 3, 2017August 28, 2020Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Legal framework, roadmap needed for Vietnam’s wind power Vietnam needs to develop a legal framework and feasible roadmap to turn its wind energy potential into reality, which will help to meet the country’s rapidly rising electricity demand, experts have said. Tobias Cossen, head of GIZ’s project on supporting the up-scaling of wind power said that […]

Lighthouse Club Yangon branch networking event – 30 August 2017

August 29, 2017August 28, 2020Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Lighthouse Club Yangon branch networking event – 30 August 2017 Time Out Sport Bars, Novotel Max Hotel, Pyay Road, 7 – 9 pm 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 Time Out Sport Bars at Novotel Max […]

VIETNAM’S TALE OF TWO METROS, ONE BUILT BY THE JAPANESE AND THE OTHER BY THE CHINESE

August 26, 2017August 28, 2020Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

VIETNAM’S TALE OF TWO METROS, ONE BUILT BY THE JAPANESE AND THE OTHER BY THE CHINESE Delays and cost overruns are to be expected as the nation tries to recreate the transportion systems of its two largest cities, but accidents and mistakes on the Chinese-led project are feeding into some longstanding prejudices For the first […]

THB3.5 Billion Retirement Community For Phuket

August 26, 2017Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

THB3.5 Billion Retirement Community For Phuket A new senior living development has been announced in Phuket, within the MontAzure integrated resort project in Kamala. Onboard is a joint venture consortium of notable Thai groups Nye Estate Co., Ltd., LPN Development Plc., CH Karnchang Plc and Chewathai Public Company Ltd. The project cost is estimated at […]

Korea’s Lotte to build Vietnam’s answer to Canary Wharf

August 26, 2017August 28, 2020Peter CarlisleLeave a Comment

Korea’s Lotte to build Vietnam’s answer to Canary Wharf Korean conglomerate Lotte Group has been chosen to develop a 74,500-sq-m “smart city” in the southeast of Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam. The development will be on the 657ha Thu Thiem New Urban Area, located in a loop of the Saigon River, which the […]

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