Construction of Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company’s (PNPC) US$1.02 billion 410-MW Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydroelectric power project in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) includes the construction of three dams: Houay Makchan Dam, Xe Pian Dam, and Xe-Namnoy Dam along the Mekong River. Xe-Pian and Xe-Namnoy are rockfill dams will be constructed on the Bolaven plateau, along […]
Continue ReadingAccording to a new report by Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Centre (CIC), Thailand’s construction industry is picking up with a more optimistic future outlook, after suffering a decline during the economic crisis. In real terms, the industry’s output value recorded a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -0.23% during the review period (2010–2014). This decline was […]
Continue ReadingThe Lao and Chinese governments have signed an agreement to officially launch the construction of a new 418 kilometre railway next month. The agreement to begin the long-delayed project was signed on Friday in Beijing, the Vientiane Times online reported on Wednesday. “The signing of the agreement means the project has now begun,” Deputy Lao […]
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Terminal 2 at Don Mueang airport as it was photographed in September (photo by Thanarak Khunton) The completion of Terminal 2 at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport, scheduled for next month, will be delayed again and authorities are yet to decide whether it should be partly opened to relieve congestion. Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, president of Airports of Thailand […]
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High-speed Harmony bullet trains are seen at a maintenance base in Wuhan, Hubei province. The Thai government on Tuesday approved a partnership framework on joint Thai-Chinese rail development. (Reuters photo) The cabinet approved a draft cooperation framework Tuesday for the Thai-Chinese railway development project. Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the draft framework covered the construction […]
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This Aug 6 photo shows an aerial view of the unfinished, corruption-plagued Klong Dan wastewater treatment facility in Bang B district of Samut Prakan. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) The cabinet on Tuesday approved a so-called “stupidity fee” of 9.8 billion baht to the consortium contracted to build the scandal-hit Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant. The […]
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Thailand’s Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company Limited (Ratch) has announced its short-termbusiness plan, with a focus on combined heat and power (CHP). Three main approaches in the plan put a focus on exploring new investments, managing efficiency and completing construction of new Thailand’s Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company Limited (Ratch) has announced its […]
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The cabinet today (Tuesday) approved a huge budget from the Central Fund to be used to pay the constructor of the Klong Dan water treatment project in Samut Prakan as ordered by the Supreme Administrative Court. The special budget was requested by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment after the ministry lost the case […]
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Duangrit Bunnag ACCLAIMED Thai architect Duangrit Bunnag has won the acclaimed Asia’s Best Building of the Year prize at the Arcasia Awards for his design of The Naka Phuket resort. Organised as part of the 36th Arcasia Council Meeting and Forum, the award presentation ceremony was held on Saturday night on the grounds of Wat […]
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Chang International Circuit in Buri Ram province, Thailand’s first world-class racing circuit, had its track laid by Tipco Asphalt Group, which wants to expand its business into the large markets of Vietnam and Indonesia. THANARAK KHUNTON SET-listed Tipco Asphalt Plc (TASCO), the country’s biggest asphalt maker, has acquired stakes in two subsidiaries of France’s Colas Group […]
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