Cambodia News
Thai PTT to open first petrol filling station site in Myanmar in 2020 Having set up around 300 PTT stations in Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines, PTT is focusing now on Myanmar’s market. 23 October 2019 PTT Oil and Retail Business, the retail arm of Thai energy giant PTT Group, intends to form a joint […]
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Singapore’s DBS Bank urged not to fund Vietnam’s Vung Ang 2 coal plant 18 October 2019 A future coal-fired power station in central Vietnam may soon be funded by Singapore’s DBS Bank, according to environmental groups familiar with the matter. This is despite DBS announcing in April that it will stop financing new coal-fired power […]
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Water conflict risk rising on the Mekong river China’s newly consolidated ability to stop the river’s flow to SE Asia points to an emerging new regional flashpoint The Mekong River, a waterway that originates in China and snakes through five Southeast Asian countries, is emerging as a new security flashpoint, similar in dynamic to escalating […]
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Sale of Laos coal power to Cambodia sparks environmental concerns 15 October 2019 With plans for cross-border electricity grids growing in the region, Laos is banking on hydropower exports to earn revenue. But a recent deal to also sell coal power generated in Laos to Cambodia has sparked environmental concerns over this trade. Last month, […]
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Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge to be officially opened 30 October 2019 Links Mae Sot district of Tak province and Myawaddy town in Myanmar 13 October 2019 The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge across the Moei River in Tak’s Mae Sot district will be officially opened on Oct 30, according to a press release from the Highways […]
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Surging Thai Baht Shatters Expat Dreams of Easy Retirement 04 October 2019 Thai currency is strongest performer in Asia this year Nation popular with foreign retirees but baht is hurting Brian Maxey moved to Thailand from the U.K. expecting his sterling pension to afford him an easy retirement. Instead, he’s finding it harder to […]
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Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Airport Expansion Gets Nod 16 September 2019 Cambodia’s aviation authority has approved the master plan for a new terminal at Sihanoukville airport that will expand its passenger capacity to 10 million. The expansion will be carried out in several phases, according to the approved blueprint. Phase 1 will begin early next year and […]
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Watts Water Technologies partners with Planet Water Foundation to bring clean water to Sa Kaeo schools, Thailand Watts Employees and Customers Build “AquaTowers” at two schools in Sa Kaeo 16 September 2019 Watts Water Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of plumbing, heating, and water quality products and solutions – recently funded and helped install […]
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B Grimm Power alots 38.5 billion Baht till 2022 in Asean The company has earmarked the money for investment. The Nation 10 September 2019 B Grimm Power Plc has set aside more than Bt38.5 billion for investment in its power projects with the aim of achieving 5,000 megawatts by 2022, the company’s chief executive officer […]
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Thai Government seeks more funds from Beijing for three projects including Bangkok-Kunming Highway Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit led other Asean ministers in discussions with China on upgrading their trade partnership, aiming to obtain an additional 130 million yuan (Bt557.7 million) for three projects including a highway linking the Thai capital to Kunming in the […]
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