Press Release: Greenpeace New Zealand Coal dropped from Vietnam’s future energy plans Vietnam will effectively shelve the equivalent of 70 large coal power plants following an announcement from the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that the country would drop all further coal-fired power plant projects and move towards cleaner energy. “This huge win follows tireless […]
Continue ReadingJapanese engineering company JGC and partners have taken another step toward a contract for a new international airport near the city. A consortium including JGC and a unit of Changi Airport Group (Singapore) will likely sign a memorandum of understanding with the Myanmar government as early as this month. Hanthawaddy International Airport, estimated at a […]
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At least seven Chinese investors with a combined 10 billion baht are looking for joint ventures in Thai condominium development this year due to a slowdown in their country’s construction sector and overall economy. Alan Lin, managing director of property brokerage Harrison Co, said the Chinese investors included contractors, developers, property funds and construction material […]
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Thailand-based renewable energy firm Energy Absolute PCL (BKK:EA) expects its revenues to reach THB 14 billion (USD 390m/EUR 360m) in 2017 thanks to contributions from the 216 MW of solar and wind parks it will put online this year, Bangkok Post said Tuesday. In comparison, the company expects that its top line result for 2015 […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s hospitality industry reached new highs in 2015, enjoying its best year in over two decades, according to research revealed exclusively by leading research institute STR Global at Thailand Tourism Forum 2016, held today at the InterContinental Bangkok. Thailand closed the year with an overall occupancy of 73.4%, an increase of 13.6% over 2014, as […]
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Planned rail system linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang & U-Tapao airports offers convenience to air travelers, but bottleneck in construction must be worked out first. TRANSPORTATION Military government set to build rail link between 3 airports Almost six years ago, the Airport Rail Link introduced a fast route to Suvarnabhumi airport, offering speedy trains taking travellers […]
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The Board of Directors of Ua Withya PCL (UWC) has approved the acquisition of two biomass power plants in Buriram province for a total consideration of 923 million baht ($25.46 million). The power plants, Advance Bio Power and Satuk Biomass, have a combined generating capacity of 17.4 MW, which will enhance UWC’s total capacity to […]
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A slew of factors is persuading companies to expand abroad to access the global market Rising costs and steep anti-dumping duties in the United States and Europe, coupled with a desire to expand overseas, are increasingly driving major Chinese solar panel makers’ new investments away from the domestic market, the world’s largest, to neighboring Thailand. […]
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Bangkok: One in five prisoners of war and forced labourers died on the Thai-Burma railway – one for every sleeper laid. Seventy years after jungle reclaimed the infamous death railway at the end of World War II, negotiations are under way to rebuild a track from Thailand to the country now known as Myanmar, as […]
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More than 30,000 foreigners had applied for work permits at Cambodia’s Labor Ministry in 2015 after the General Department of Immigration (GDI) had constantly inspected foreign laborers in the country, a GDI’s senior official said Friday. Speaking at the GDI’s annual meeting, GDI’s deputy director general Lt. Gen. Keo Vanthon said the fee for a […]
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