The power sector in Myanmar over the past five years has been characterised by ambitious plans and unrealised targets. While a few power projects have been completed during the outgoing government’s term, others were suspended or cancelled and dozens more remain in limbo. Myanmar remains one of the least-powered countries in Southeast Asia. Just over […]
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Google contracted Thai triathlete Panupong Luangsa-ard to walk 500km over two years, capturing those hard to reach places for Google’s Street View. Carrying an 18kg 360° camera on his back all the while, he was able to map out 150 new places of interest for the giant online search engine. “While collecting just the tea […]
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Ground has been broken on the Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Centre, a project to build two 500m-high towers in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. The scheme, whose value is reported by sources in the Cambodian media as either $2bn or $3bn, is to be built opposite NagaWorld, the country’s only casino. […]
Continue ReadingBanpu Pcl, Thailand’s largest coal miner, said on Friday it planned to invest $170 million in solar power in Japan, as part of plan to boost capacity of renewable energy to 800 megawatts (MW) by 2025. Banpu, which has diversified into the power business to minimise the impact from weak coal prices, has interests in […]
Continue ReadingInfrastructure firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won Rs 2,271-crore orders that include a major commercial development and a transmission line contract in Thailand. “The Construction arm of Larsen & Toubro Ltd has won orders worth Rs 2,271 crore across its various businesses. Buildings & Factories Business has bagged a major turnkey order worth Rs […]
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Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar are amongst ASEAN’s smaller economies, yet all different and facing different issues. Taken as a trio, their collective GDP performance is still less than that as China’s Yunnan Province, which lies to the north of Cambodia and Laos, and also borders with eastern Myanmar. Such statistics make interesting reading: Neither of […]
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The trend of more companies securing leases in new office development projects is being reinforced by an increasing number of companies looking to consolidate business operations. Observations from JLL indicate that a number of companies with business units scattered in different locations are now looking to consolidate their operations under one roof. New office development […]
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Thailand – biogas projects – project manager (male or female). BioEnergy Germany Co. Lt. combines apart from 12 years of experience in the manufacturing and operation of biogas plants worldwide, the know-how of service and maintenance of over 600 biogas plants as well as the biological support of world-wide more than 300 biogas plants. On […]
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Malaysian-owned Sunway Hotels & Resorts will spend $223 million in a redevelopment and expansion plan on its hotels in Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam within three years, according to Malaysian media. About $135.3 million of that will be used for new investments while the remainder will be spent on refurbishments and expansion. Sarena Cheah, the managing […]
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Kosmopolitan Hospitality to manage new 122-room Phuket property The new Days Inn Patong Beach Phuket is a 122-room hotel located in Phuket’s main resort area, six minutes’ walk from the beach. Formerly known as the Aloha Villa Phuket, the hotel was given a makeover prior to rebranding as a Days Inn. Its facilities include two […]
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