Architectural Digest names Elephant Building one of the ugliest skyscrapers in the world Architectural Digest, the most respected magazine covering global architecture, included Bangkok’s iconic Elephant Building in its list of the 24 ugliest skyscrapers in the world last week, alongside Trump Tower. The article, written by the magazine’s associate editor Nick Mafi, described the […]
Continue ReadingJapan provides $200m loan to Cambodia for new port The Japanese government has approved a US$200 million loan to Cambodia to build a second deep-sea port in the southwestern coastal city of Sihanoukville, a Cambodian minister said on Saturday. The offer was confirmed when Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii met on […]
Continue ReadingBangladesh signs deals with Chinese, Thai firms for building metro rail project The Bangladeshi government has signed three deals with Chinese and Thai firms on the country’s first-ever metro rail project. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), a Bangladeshi state-owned enterprise founded to implement the metro rail lines across the Dhaka city, signed the separate […]
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MMC strings mountain power lines in Thailand using UAVs On March 15, drone-maker MMC strung power lines across the Ragged Mountain in Thailand using its Spider drone and specialized wire-pulling tools. The project was carried out for EGAT (Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand) and served as a transnational demonstration for MMC. By cooperating with MMC, […]
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Transport Ministry suspends construction of two extensions of Green Line train project The Transport Ministry has ordered temporary suspension of construction of two extensions of the Green Line train project pending a settlement on debt transfer between Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority. Acting MRT governor Thiraphan Techasirinukul said Friday that the Interior […]
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‘Recklessness’ led to Red Line extension collapse that killed three The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) has blamed recklessness for last week’s incident when large metal beams used to supporting the construction of a concrete cross support on the elevated Red Line extension fell, killing three workers in front of Bangkok’s Wat Don Mueang School […]
Continue ReadingThree rail projects worth Bt300bn to go before Cabinet this month: Arkhom The Transport Ministry will table three rail-track projects worth Bt300 billion combined before the Cabinet later this month, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Tuesday. They include the Purple Line southern route, featuring the Tao Poon-Ratburana section worth Bt131 billion, and the Orange […]
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Legal Action Against Italian-Thai Weighed After Red Line Collapse Kills 3 The head of the labor welfare department is threatening legal action against Italian-Thai Development Co. Ltd. after three workers were killed Friday night while working on the elevated Red Line extension. The three fell and were killed in front of Wat Don Mueang school […]
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HCMC plans major airport expansion Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has submitted a detailed proposal to the Ministry of Transport to expand Tan Son Nhat International Airport by 2020. Local media reported it estimates the cost of newly building and upgrading the runway, terminals and transport systems around the airport will cost around VND19.3 trillion […]
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Is Cambodia ready for SE Asia’s tallest building? There is a desire to urbanise like other big cities in the region, but experts say time is not right for phnom penH to reach for the sky It would be hard for visitors to miss the affluence that is revealing itself in Phnom Penh now. There […]
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