The Pink Line, Thailand’s 2nd monorail line begins public trial run BANGKOK, Nov. 21 – Thailand’s second monorail mass rapid transit line began a public trial run here in the country’s capital on Tuesday ahead of its commercial operations planned for next month. Accommodating travel demand in northern Bangkok, the Pink Line spans 34.5 km […]
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BCI CENTRAL CELEBRATES THE BEST IN THAILAND’S ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN INDUSTRY [Bangkok] On Friday, November 17, 2023, the highly anticipated Annual BCI Asia Awards ceremony took place at Centara Grand Central Hotel in Bangkok. During this prestigious event, Thailand’s 10 most-active architecture firms and property developers were honoured with the esteemed BCI Top 10 […]
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IHG and AWC announce new luxury hotels in Thailand’s Chiang Rai IHG and AWC partner to open two luxury hotels in Chiang Rai, marking IHG’s entry into Thailand’s Golden Triangle. IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) and Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC), renowned as Thailand’s leading integrated lifestyle real estate group, extend their long-standing […]
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Thailand’s Den Chai-Chiang Rai-Chiang Khong railway project on track for 2028 The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is progressing well with the Den Chai-Chiang Rai-Chiang Khong double-track railway project, a 323.1-kilometre initiative set to be operational by 2028. Construction of the railway started on February 15 last year and is ahead of its schedule with […]
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Can river meet all needs at same time? Population and economic growth — including the switch to electric vehicles and the rapidly expanding use of digital technology, leads to higher global electricity demand, which is expected to double by 2050, according to In McKinsey’s report “The Global Energy Perspective 2021”. The Lower Mekong countries (Cambodia, […]
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First turbine up at 600-MW Monsoon wind project in Laos The first turbine has been installed at the 600-MW Monsoon cross-border wind project in Laos that will transmit power to Vietnam, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) announced. A ceremony marking the turbine hosting completion was held at the […]
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State Railway of Thailand to finalise deal on Ban Pho-Phra Kaeo section in Ayutthaya province The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will sign a contract with a contractor to lay 13.3km of rail track for the Ban Pho-Phra Kaeo section in Ayutthaya province this month. The new track will be part of the Sino-Thai rail […]
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Vietnam aims big on renewable energy Vietnam aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the primary energy supply to around 20% in 2030 and around 85% in 2050. That was the message from Tran Hong Thai, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, at yesterday’s 1st Asia Meeting on Environment and […]
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Laem Chabang set to be cutting-edge ‘green’ port PTT Plc is confident the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri will become a model for “green” ports in the country. Noppadon Pinsupa, COO of PTT’s Downstream Petroleum Business Group, said yesterday that GPC International Terminal, which won the bid for the third phase of the […]
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Bangkok’s new Pink Line to open for free during November 2023 The MRT Pink Line monorail from Khae Rai to Minburi will open for free rides this month, with commercial operations expected to start in December, according to the government. Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote said trial runs on the new line are “99.99% complete”, […]
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