The ambition of Laos to turn Vientiane into a city equivalent to Singapore or Bangkok justifies all construction activities in the Laotian capital. With Chinese money flooding into the country, such a move bears also the risk to alter the charm of the city and turn it into a replica of a Chinese suburb. Since […]
Continue ReadingPM PLAYS DOWN SUVARNABHUMI DAMAGE Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Saturday brushed aside concerns about Suvarnabhumi airport’s safety following damage to the western runway. Ms Yingluck said the problem was unlikely to shake travellers’ confidence while stressing that the damage had already been fixed. She said the runway defect was caused by normal wear and tear. […]
Continue ReadingSuvarnabhumi airport general manager Somchai Sawasdeepon is insisting Thursday’s subsidence on the western runway was caused by normal wear and tear. But airline managers yesterday questioned if the airfield had been built with proper civil engineering techniques and high-standard construction materials. An area of 3,600 sq cm (60cm by 60cm) at the northern part of […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s largest construction firm, Italian-Thai Development Pcl ITD.BK, is in talks with new investors to replace Max Myanmar Group in the $50 billion Dawei project in Myanmar, an Italian-Thai unit said on Friday. Zaw Zaw, Max Myanmar’s owner, told Reuters this week his group would gradually withdraw from the port and industrial complex, adding to […]
Continue ReadingThe Transport Ministry is set to resume the construction of the suburban section of the Red Line electric train line, after almost 2 years of suspension. Transport Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan said on Tuesday that the weekly Cabinet meeting has approved a budget of 29.82 billion baht for the construction of the Bangsue-Rangsit Red Line railway […]
Continue ReadingUnder the terms of the contract, valued at approximately Baht 1.24 Billion, Pre-Built is responsible for delivery of all the structure, architectural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing works. Construction for the two-tower complex has already started and is expected to be finished by mid- 2014. Pre-Built PCL is a listed company that has developed its reputation since […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s cabinet has approved a budget of 300 billion baht (10 billion US dollars) to hire Thai and foreign companies for the country’s water management and flood control projects, senior official said late Tuesday. The cabinet also approved the terms for hiring and will publicize the information to attract bidders. Foreign companies would be invited […]
Continue ReadingMax Myanmar, the main local partner in the Dawei deep-sea port and industrial complex in southern Burma said on Wednesday that he was pulling out of the project, according to a report by The Bangkok Post. The news added to doubts about the viability of the project, which is led by Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), […]
Continue ReadingNew project from Jatujak Green group High Traffic Media Co, the operator of Jatujak Green mall, will co-invest with a Scandinavian private fund to develop a 220-million-baht community mall in Phuket by the end of the year. Managing director Sakda Oudarasak said the Phuket community mall would be the second commercial venture with the Scandinavian […]
Continue ReadingIn a dusty gorge deep in landlocked Laos, work is underway on a project that could change South-East Asia forever. Despite the protests of countries downstream and the warnings of scientists, a construction company has begun building the first dam across the lower reaches of one of the world’s great rivers. Officially the Lao government […]
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