Construction resumes after almost 4 years on Vietnam’s Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway Workers have returned to build a section of Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway in Dong Nai Province after the project was suspended for almost four years. Work started on Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway nine years ago, but since […]
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80-billion-baht 135km canal through five Thai provinces to mitigate flooding in the lower Chao Phraya river basin New canal from Saraburi to Bang Pakong district of Chachoengsao The Royal Irrigation Department plans an 80-billion-baht canal through five provinces to mitigate flooding in the lower Chao Phraya river basin. Pichet Ratanaprasartkul, the department’s director for engineering […]
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First phase of Bangkok-Kunming high-speed railway scheduled to be completed by 2026 The government has reported that the first phase of the high-speed railway is scheduled to be completed by 2026. The first phase is part of the railway project that will connect Bangkok to the city of Kunming in China Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri […]
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Soft opening of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport’s SAT-1 terminal in September 2023 A new satellite terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, dubbed SAT-1, will be launched in a soft opening in September in a step toward major improvements in air passenger services, Airports of Thailand (AoT) director Kirati Kitmanawat said on Sunday. SAT-1, with a floor space of […]
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Laos to proceed with seventh Mekong dam despite impact concerns Pressing ahead with its vision to become the “Battery of Southeast Asia,” the government of Laos is going forward with plans to build its seventh of nine mainstream dams on the Mekong River, despite widespread concerns that it could inflict social and environmental damage. The […]
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Phase 1 of China-Thailand high-speed rail ready ‘by 2026’ Bangkok-Korat line part of a system that will ultimately reach Kunming The first phase of a high-speed railway that will eventually link the Chinese city of Kunming with Bangkok will be completed in 2026, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Thursday. The 251-kilometre first-phase line will […]
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Yet another missing rail link in Bangkok’s mass rail system 04 June 2023 For decades, commuters wishing to travel from the city’s north to its east (and vice versa) have had to deal with bottom-clenching traffic jams on Lat Phrao and Srinakarin roads, two heavily congested roads which form the city’s main north-east corridor. In […]
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Partial Pink Line monorail launch urged as Bangkok’s traffic worsens The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) is urging the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to partially launch the main routes of the Pink Line monorail in a bid to ease traffic congestion. The 34.5-kilometre MRT Pink Line will branch out to link Khae […]
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TPC Power Holding starts operations at its Pracharat Biomass Mae Lan power plant in Pattani TPC Power Holding (TPCH), the renewable power generation arm of construction firm Thai Polycons Plc, has begun commercial operation of its Pracharat Biomass Mae Lan power plant, part of its move to increase power generation capacity and sell carbon credits. […]
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Japan halts plans to finance Yangon-Mandalay Railway Development Project The Japanese government has cut official development aid for the Yangon-Mandalay Railway Development Project, a longstanding representation of cooperation between Japan and Myanmar. The Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, reported on May 31 that the cessation of aid was intended in part as a condemnation by […]
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