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Asian leader SCG’s Thai Cane Paper draws on Konecranes safety and maintenance expertise in avoiding accidents and downtime in 24-hour plant

January 14, 2016May 22, 2016Peter Carlisle

A major operation of the biggest manufacturer of high quality packing paper in South East Asia is drawing on the maintenance expertise of Konecranes to help maintain outstanding safety standards and avoid downtime during its 24/7 operation. SCG’s Thai Cane Paper Plant at Kanchanaburi, Thailand, has entered into an extended maintenance contract with Konecranes […]

Toyo Construction, JFE to build port in Myanmar

January 14, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Toyo Construction and JFE Engineering have received an order from the Myanmar government to build port facilities in a special economic zone near Yangon. The order, valued at about 14 billion yen ($117 million), was awarded to the Japanese companies via competitive bidding. The project will be funded by Japan’s official development assistance program. The […]

Ministry of Transport set to expand transportation routes throughout 2016

January 13, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

The Ministry of Transport has set plans to continuously construct transportation routes in 2016. The construction of the Bang Yai – Kanchanaburi motorway is expected to begin in June this year. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said that in 2015 the ministry improved many land, water and air transportation routes as planned in an effort to […]

This Guy Takes $9,000 and Turns a Pile of Dirt into a Dream House in Thailand

January 13, 2016Peter Carlisle

Steve Areen, a world-traveling photographer, recently made his dreams of a dome home come true. The guy made it real through hard work and cheap materials. Spending only $9,000, Areen managed to create a stunning tiny home in Thailand. The construction took approximately six weeks to complete. People are sometimes wary of quick construction, but […]

Cambodia’s Approved Construction Projects’ Value Soars

January 13, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

The value of construction projects approved by the government in 2015 increased by 33 percent to about $3.33 billion compared to the previous year, according to a government report obtained on Sunday. The 2,305 projects approved last year by the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction covered approximately 7.7 million square meters of […]

Workers’ after-hours emails cancel out entire annual leave allowance

January 13, 2016Peter Carlisle

Employees are effectively cancelling out every day of their annual leave by using phones and iPads to work from home The so-called ‘always-on’ working culture has previously been blamed for a spike in neck and muscle pain Workers are effectively cancelling out every day of their annual leave by using phones and iPads to work […]

Thailand’s Advanced Connection closes $8.82m solar energy group acquisition

January 13, 2016Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s SET-listed Advanced Connection Corporation (ACC) has sealed the deal to acquire the entire shares in Saraburi Project Group Companies from the existing shareholders with total investment of 320 million baht ($8.82 million). ACC’s managing director Yuttana Taepangthong told DEALSTREETASIA that the acquisition was in line with company’s plan to fully diversify into renewable energy […]

Transport projects seen as longer-term benefits

January 12, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

THE GOVERNMENT’S policy to fast-track transport mega-projects worth Bt1.79 trillion might not stimulate the economy as much as hoped. Also, the rail projects by giant economies – China and Japan – were put in the plan as first priority to be carried out even though many market watchers harbour doubts that the projects would start […]

Thai property developer Sena invests in 46.5 MW of PV Solar

January 12, 2016Peter Carlisle

Thai property developer Sena Development PCL (BKK:SENA) said on Thursday it has purchased a company previously known as TT Renewable Energy Co Ltd that has interest in solar parks with a combined capacity of 46.5 MW. The firm, now known as Sena Solar Energy Co Ltd, has investments in five 8-MW plants and one 6.5-MW […]

CITIC consortium awarded Kyaukphyu SEZ project

January 12, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

An international consortium headed by one of China’s biggest conglomerates has been awarded the project to develop the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone in Rakhine State, reports said last week. The decision to award the bid to build and operate an industrial park and a deep-sea port at the SEZ was announced on December 31 by […]

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