Vietnam‘s gravy train derailed Exposing a growing rift in Vietnam’s one-party regime, the communist-controlled National Assembly has rejected the government’s US$56 billion plan to develop a high speed north-south railway.
Continue ReadingVietnam‘s gravy train derailed Exposing a growing rift in Vietnam’s one-party regime, the communist-controlled National Assembly has rejected the government’s US$56 billion plan to develop a high speed north-south railway.
Continue ReadingPöyry awarded owner’s engineering services contract for new gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration power plant in Thailand Pöyry has been awarded an owner’s engineering services contract for a new gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration plant in Thailand by Amata B.Grimm Power 3 Limited. The value of the assignment is about EUR 2.2 million. The client is currently […]
Continue ReadingBMA looks for plot to build depot of airport light-rail system The city is looking for a place to build a maintenance depot for a 18-kilometre light-rail link to Suvarnabhumi Airport. “The landowner may offer to sell, lease or enter into a joint venture,” Deputy Bangkok Governor Thirachon Manomaipiboon said Wednesday. The land must be […]
Continue ReadingMitsubishi to Build 3rd Thai Plant The automotive friendly environment carmakers seem to find in Thailand has determined the Japanese from Mitsubishi to consider building their third facility in the country, one which, local media speculates, will have an output capacity of some 50,000 units each year. Overall, Mitsubishi’s production capacity will be brought to […]
Continue ReadingBangladesh Railway link with Myanmar by 2014 Ecnec okays Tk 1,852cr project for Dohazari-Gundhum rail line The government is going to construct a rail line from Dohazari in Chittagong to Gundhum in Myanmar via Cox’s Bazar to establish link with the proposed Trans-Asia Railway corridor.
Continue ReadingPicture this. I am driving down the little country roads, past the fish farms, on the way to work. It is a beautiful sunny day. It’s Friday 28 October 2005. I have been working for a client for over three years at Bangkok’s brand new Suvarnabhumi International airport, and it is my last day of […]
Continue ReadingHave Your Say! Fancy yourself as a writer? Do you have anything to say, any opinions bursting to get on to the internet? Well here is your place and opportunity to do so. It could be a piece on any professional aspect of the construction & engineering industries dear to your heart, or something on […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to Thailand Construction News (TCN) website It has been a long time in the planning (probably 2 years!), but we finally got our act together and here you go. After doing a bit of research, we concluded that there are not actually that many Asian Construction & Engineering websites, in fact all the better […]
Continue ReadingAlthough the market currently remains “sluggish”, one expert has claimed that the Thai property sector is set to see demand increase significantly over the course of this year. Anupong Aswapokin, president and chief executive officer of Asian Property Development, said that the economic slowdown experienced by the country had a negative impact upon property, TNA […]
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