Thai Government expedites airport expansion projects Touts regional hub development plan The expansion of facilities to handle an increasing number of air passengers at international and domestic airports nationwide is being sped up, says the government, as part of its plan to promote Thailand as a transport hub in Asean. Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri on […]
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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration hopes to build a satellite city to relieve pressure on Bangkok The centre will not hold Bangkok Post Special Report City Hall under the stewardship of governor Chadchart Sittipunt is looking to build a satellite town to “de-urbanise” Bangkok. However, the plan raises the tricky question of whether the satellite town will […]
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Vietnam to start work on Long Thanh airport near Ho Chi Minh City in December Work on the runway for Vietnam’s Long Thanh airport will begin in December almost two years after the project’s groundbreaking ceremony. It follows calls from the country’s prime minister to expedite the work. Nguyen Van Hung, an official at the […]
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Myanmar plans to build a small-scale nuclear power plant in next few years YANGON — The establishment of nuclear technology information centers will start in Yangon and the construction of a small-scale nuclear power plant will be done in the next few years, said Major General Zaw Min Tun, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of […]
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Cambodian Government mulls second expressway construction next year linking Phnom Penh Capital to Bavet city bordering Vietnam The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced the second expressway construction project, linking Phnom Penh Capital to Bavet city, Svay Rieng province, which shares a border with Vietnam. The ministry and a Chinese firm have recently reached […]
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General Electric (GE) ready to partner Thailand in energy transition Boston-based General Electric (GE) is ready to support Thailand in all fields related to the energy transition, a senior company executive said. Amol Mody, president of services at GE Gas Power Asia, said GE has played important role in Asia’s energy industry, including Thailand, for […]
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17.75-km section of Highway 4 linking Chumphon to Ranong gets safety upgrade The Department of Highways has finished upgrading a section of Highway 4 between Chumphon and Ranong in a bid to improve road safety in the area and promote the development of Thailand’s western coast. According to a department source, its Bureau of Highway […]
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Investors shun Thai government plan for development zones in Thailand’s north-eastern provinces bordering Laos The Thai government’s ambitious plan, announced about seven years ago, to transform some north-eastern provinces bordering the Lao PDR, into economic development zones has not been realised. So far, not a single investor has shown keen interest in the projects in […]
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Experts suggest solutions to Bangkok’s limited flood retention space Bangkok’s small amount of green space means the city has limited spaces that can be made into flood retention areas. Meanwhile, the country’s heavy rainfall continues to cause chaos. Some experts are suggesting innovative solutions to the problem. An associate professor at Chulalongkorn University says the […]
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Wind farm of up to 1.2 GW to be built in Savannakhet Province of Laos The government of Laos and two investment firms will pour some USD 2.15 billion (EUR 2.16bn) into the construction of a 1.2-GW wind farm in the Southeast Asian country, the Laotian Times reports. The project is planned to be realised […]
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