Vietnam shifting toward construction of more solar farms HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less reliance on coal and natural gas. The fast-growing economy now aims to get 16 percent of its energy from the sun — more than triple its earlier target of […]
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Pathum Thani road widening finished Four-lane stretch covering 10km of Lam Luk Ka Road will ease congestion The Department of Rural Roads has completed the widening of Lam Luk Ka Road at Klong 7 in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, to four lanes to solve traffic congestion problems. Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said traffic on […]
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Gulf of Thailand canal project push gains new momentum The Thai Canal Association for Study and Development wants a national committee to study the feasibility of connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea via the proposed 9A Canal Route. The project, if approved, could create up to a million new jobs, its advocates […]
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Bangkok to see over 6,800 new hotel rooms in 2025 Multiple delayed projects will materialise this year. According to a JLL report, three new hotels were completed in Bangkok in Q4 2024, adding 712 rooms to Bangkok’s existing supply. Openings comprise the 332-key Queensland Hotel Bangkok, the 260-key Ritz-Carlton Bangkok at One Bangkok and the […]
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Vietnam sets out plans for $10bn Mekong Delta railway Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has announced that work will begin before 2030 on a railway through the Mekong Delta provinces south of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). The 175km line will connect six provinces in the southern region, which grows about 90% of Vietnam’s rice exports. […]
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Russia and Myanmar sign investment agreement for Dawei Special Economic Zone, including port and oil refinery projects Myanmar and Russia have signed an agreement to cooperate on investments in the Dawei Special Economic Zone, which includes a port and an oil refinery, according to a statement by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development on February […]
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Bangkok office market to take years to recover, experts warn The oversupplied Bangkok office market will take at least five years to return to a balanced state, with several projects postponed without a definite timeline, according to property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield. Aukit Pronpattanapairoj, head of office leasing, said the oversupply in Bangkok’s office market […]
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Chinese firm Shanxi Institute wins bid for $230M solar project in Prey Veng, Cambodia Location of the proposed solar power plant marked within the satellite image. Shanxi Institute has won an EPC bid for a 250MW PV power project in Prey Veng, Cambodia. China Energy Engineering Corporation Shanxi Institute, a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering […]
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Thai Property developers request property measures – urge the government to quickly extend stimulus measures from 2024 to 2025 Eased LTV limits is another goal The government should extend property measures and relax loan-to-value (LTV) limits for second- and third-time buyers, as domestic demand is expected to remain weak in 2025, according to developers and […]
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Transport ministry looks to Swiss port operator Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) for Laem Chabang expansion Discussions held this week with Terminal Investment Limited focus on investment in the phase 3 development of the deep-sea port Thailand is courting Swiss port operator Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) for potential investment in the expansion of Laem Chabang Port, […]
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