International consulting and engineering company, Pöyry, is to carry out engineering work on a 130MW solar power plant in Thailand. The contract was awarded by Thai renewable energy company, Energy Absolute (EA Solar), for help constructing the Lampang solar power plant in northern Thailand. The plant will feature 424,800 solar modules on a single-axis tracking […]
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There has been a rapid development of super-tall buildings in Asia in the past 10 years after the economic boom in China and other key markets. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines “super-tall building” as one higher than 300 metres, whereas a “tall building” is more than 150 metres high. Today, the […]
Continue Reading11 September 2014 The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has revealed that the construction plan for the Pink Line electric train is awaiting proposal to the Cabinet while the bidding process is expected to take place late this year. Director of the OTP Peerapol Thawornsuppacharoen stated that the Pink Line electric […]
Continue Reading10 September 2014 Myanmar Civil Aviation Department confirmed, Tuesday, that five local airports in Myanmar have the green light to approach private companies to take over the management. The Directorate of Civil Aviation head, Kyaw Soe, told local news channels that the agency has approved private management of Bagan-NyaungU, Heho, Tachilek, Thandwe and Kyaukphyu airports. […]
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A flock of starlings is called a murmuration. Wired referred in a recent article to: “Flocking starlings are one of nature’s most extraordinary sights: Just a few hundred birds moving as one is enough to convey a sense of suspended reality, and the flock filmed above the River Shannon contained thousands. What makes possible the […]
Continue ReadingHONG KONG – Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with an affiliate of Boutique Group of Companies for a Hyatt Place hotel in Phuket, Thailand. Expected to open in 2016, Hyatt Place Phuket, Patong will mark the first Hyatt Place hotel in Phuket, Thailand. “Thailand […]
Continue Reading08 September, 2014 W Hotels Worldwide, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., today announced that its W Hotels brand will debut its third hotel in Thailand with W Retreat Phuket – Phang Nga Bay. Scheduled to open in January 2018, the W Retreat is owned by Dr Wutthisak Limphanit, Thailand’s renowned medical doctor […]
Continue Reading06 September 2014 Local and foreign companies are being sought to bid for construction projects in a special economic zone (SEZ) in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, officials said on Saturday. The Kyaukphyu SEZ will include a 16-metre deep port with a container-handling capacity of 8,000 20-foot equivalent units. “Tenders will be opened on Sept […]
Continue Reading06 September 2014 Bangkok has initiated the building of a huge drainage tunnel, with 17% of the construction already done. In time it is intended to drain flood water from many of the main roads in Bangkok. Bangkok Governor, MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra said after monitoring the progress of construction of the drainage tunnel, being built […]
Continue ReadingIt is quiet in Pak Bara. Fishermen returning from the Andaman Sea dock their vessels at its pier in the south-western corner of Thailand. Travellers hop onto boats that cut across turquoise waters towards nearby marine national parks. All this could change if the kingdom carries out a long-stalled proposal to transform Pak Bara into […]
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