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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Thai Obayashi field six Liebherr tower cranes for Bangkok’s residential mega project Thai Obayashi Corporation is constructing Langsuan Village, the largest residential project to be built on Bangkok’s central business district, relying on six Liebherr tower cranes. Thai Obayashi Corporation has deployed six Liebherr tower cranes for its contract for the construction of Langsuan Village; […]
Continue ReadingSE Asia’s biggest building technology fair in Bangkok – Over 400,000 attendees expected Billed as Southeast Asia’s biggest building technology exposition, the Architect Expo is opening its gates once more. Now on its 31st edition, the fair will run from 2 May through 7 May in Bangkok. Architects, interior designers and those in related professions […]
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Thai wind project of 260 MW on Sor Por Kor land to move on – report Thai company Energy Absolute Plc (BKK:EA) plans to proceed as planned with work on a 260-MW wind project in Chaiyaphum after a dispute regarding the use of Sor Por Kor land has been solved, the Bangkok Post reported. In […]
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TCC Group Unveils $3.5B Mega-Project in Thailand The upcoming One Bangkok city district will include five office towers built to LEED and WELL standards, five hotels, three luxury residential high-rises, retail and a variety of civic, art and cultural facilities. A Thai billionaire is planning a $3.5 billion, 41-acre mixed-use development in Bangkok that he […]
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Bangkok’s MRTA gears up to sign monorail deals Project plans head to cabinet late this month The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) aims to sign construction contracts early next month for the two key electric rail lines that will carry people from surrounding provinces to the capital. A BTS Skytrain locomotive runs on the track […]
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Bangkok’s Riverside promenade could find itself in legal battle Academic says KMITL violated laws in conducting B120 million study Controversy over the Chao Phraya promenade isn’t showing signs of abating anytime soon despite the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s insistence on pushing ahead with the 14km riverside project. After being criticised for being hastily cobbled together and […]
Continue ReadingChubb Appoints new Head of Power and Utilities for Asia Chubb announced today the appointment of Titus Samuel as the new Head of Power and Utilities for Asia. Mr. Samuel will be based in Singapore and will report to Mick Peacock, Head of Power and Energy for Asia Pacific. Prior to his new appointment, Mr. […]
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