Cambodia News
Thailand to sign rail pact with Laos and China 23 April 2019 THAILAND will sign a memorandum of cooperation with China and Laos for a rail link aimed at fulfilling a regional connectivity ambition, when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha visits Beijing this week for the second Belt and Road Forum, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. […]
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Cambodian-Thailand railroad opens between Aranyaprathet and Poipet city 22 April 2019 The railroad networks in Cambodia and Thailand will be officially connected today in a ceremony presided over by the countries’ prime ministers. The Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ing Friedship Bridge will be inaugurated during the ceremony, which will also see the handing over of a […]
Continue ReadingThai developers flock overseas as domestic hurdles intensify The 9GW Xekong transmission project between RATCH, B.Grimm, and Laos marks the kingdom’s increased reliance on ASEAN neighbors. When Thailand and Laos jointly unveiled the 340MW Xekong hydroelectric power project in Vientaine, the deal was lauded as a groundbreaking cross-border partnership that will supply electricity in Northeastern […]
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Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam cite concerns over Pak Lay dam project in Laos The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has raised concerns with Laos over the Pak Lay hydropower dam on the Mekong River. While Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam have accepted a prior agreement on the proposed 770 megawatt hydropower project in Laos’ Xayaboury Province, they […]
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Thailand’s Aranyaprathet – Cambodia’s Poi Pet rail line to reopen after 54 years 9 April 2019 (NNT) Thailand’s Ministry of Transport is set to reopen services on the Aranyaprathet – Poi Pet railway connecting Thailand’s and Cambodia’s rail networks. Thailand’s Minister of Transport, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, led a team of ministerial executives to follow up on […]
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Thailand – Cambodia railway to open this month 8 April 2019 The 1·3 km cross-border rail link between Arayaprathet in Thailand and Poipot in Cambodia which was completed last year is to be opened on April 22, Thailand’s Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith told the ASEAN PPP Summit in Bangkok on April 4. Speaking to Railway […]
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PTT and Gulf team up on Thailand’s EEC ports Laem Chabang seaport and Map Ta Phut seaport Winning bids declared in next two months 4 April 2019 PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, is wagering on a consortium with Gulf Energy Development Plc to develop two megaprojects in the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor […]
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Ultra-Luxury Rosewood Bangkok Opens on Ploenchit Road 01 April 2019 Rosewood Bangkok has opened as an intimate, ultra-luxury hotel on Ploenchit Road in heart of the city’s prime central business and retail district. As the 27th property in the growing global network for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®, the hotel is the brand’s second destination in […]
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Constant Energy eyes storage in 50MW Thailand C&I solar deal 1 Apr 2019 Thailand-based clean energy developer and investor Constant Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with one of Thailand’s largest companies, Siam Cement Group (SCG Cement), to deploy 50MW of C&I solar PV plants, with the company chief planning for an energy storage […]
Continue ReadingExport-Import Bank of Thailand enables Thai investment in Vietnam’s renewable energy 1 April 019 Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) has extended US$65 million in credit to Eastern Power Group Plc and Communication & System Solution Plc to finance the construction of two solar-power plants in Phu Yen, Vietnam, with a combined generating capacity of […]
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