South Korea will push to build a highly efficient and eco-friendly city in Cambodia using its latest information technology, and support the Southeast Asian nation’s public housing program, the government said Monday. South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation, and its Cambodian counterpart will sign a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday in Seoul to […]
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Expat life in Cambodia really does prove that it is the Kingdom of Wonder, and this country never ceases to amaze me in how the quality of my life has improved since moving here. Imagine a place where the cost of living is a quarter of what it is back home, but with all the […]
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Bangkok’s City Planning Department will allow the transfer of development rights and give additional construction space to buildings that remove fences for public use. The move is aimed at encouraging land utilisation and improving the city’s liveability. Vanchai Thanomsak, director-general of City Planning Department for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), said the transfer of development […]
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Thailand’s Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding (RATCH) has joined hands with Medco Energi Internasional to bid for a 250-MW natural gas-fired power plant in Riau, Indonesia. The Thai firm will hold 49% stake in the joint venture while the Indonesia’s Medco Energi Internasional will own the remaining 51% stake. Meanwhile, RATCH on Tuesday announced its redefined […]
Continue ReadingAirports of Thailand is making progress with a massive upgrade covering all five major airports in its national portfolio: Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Mae Fah Luang – Chiang Rai in the north, Phuket on the southwest coast and Hat Yai in the south eastern Songkhla Province. The biggest venture is, […]
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The train route that is set to connect Poipet to Thailand, and the government’s plan to make Poipet a commercial and industrial area, are readying this Thai-bordered city to exercise its potential. In accordance with Thailand’s Thai +1 Policy, more Japanese investors will start to pour into the area in the future, while experts from […]
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The mega petroleum expo featuring: The 6th edition of Oil & Gas Thailand (OGET) 2016 and Petrochemical Asia 2016, is the only specialized oil & gas technology and petrochemical technology event in Thailand that brings together an international congregation of both upstream and downstream oil & gas and petrochemical companies and also its supporting industries […]
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Thailand’s Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl said on Tuesday (09/08) it has raised its 2023 capacity target by 3 percent to 10,000 megawatts (MW) as it wanted to invest more in renewable energy to boost growth. Of the target, 20 percent or 2,000 MW will come from renewables, which has strong growth prospects, Rum Herabat, […]
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THE NATIONAL Energy Policy Committee yesterday approved in principle a plan to develop the electrical system to cater to the first-phase establishment of special economic zones in six areas. These SEZs are in Mae Sot, Tak province; Mukdahan’s Muang district; Nong Khai’s Muang district; Aranyaprathet, Sa Kaew province; Khlong Yai, Trat province; and Sadao, Songkhla […]
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Progress on the Sino-Thai high-speed rail project is expected to be made at this month’s meeting, says the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO). Thailand and China will hold a 13th meeting to settle construction plans, funding sources and land expropriation for the 252-kilometre project, said PDMO director-general Suwit Rojanavanich. Differences in cost estimates have been […]
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