Samut Prakarn observation tower to finally open after 10 years Construction work in Bangkok is historically slow, whether it is burying cables underground, opening new roads, or, in this case, the reopening of Samut Prakarn Observation Tower. Thirteen years after plans were drawn up and 10 years after construction work began the building will finally […]
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Thailand’s real estate giant Sansiri stakes THB31 billion on property boom in 2nd half of 2022 Real estate giant Sansiri is staking 31.2 billion baht on an expectation the Thai property market will grow strongly in the second half of 2022. Share this article The money will be spent on developing nine detached house projects, […]
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Khamsavath Station in Laos Capital Vientiane Ready to Operate Soon connecting to Nong Khai in Thailand Officials from Thailand’s railway department visited the Khamsavath Railway Station site in Vientiane Capital last month to monitor progress prior to opening. The new railway station is part of an extension of the cross-border Laos-Thailand Railway connecting Thailand’s Nong […]
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Widening proposed for expressway linking HCMC and Mekong Delta in Vietnam The HCMC – Trung Luong Expressway is overloaded and needs to be widened from four to eight lanes, the HCMC Department of Transport said. On Wednesday it also proposed to the city government that the expansion work should be done through a public-private partnership. […]
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High Speed Rail coming to Thailand but critics cite Low Speed decision making 77kaoded reported on the latest developments in the building of Thailand’s High Speed Train network that will link the country by rail to China via Laos. The Department of Rail Transport has put some dates out when the public can be expected […]
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First phase of Cambodia’s Bak Kheng Water treatment plant construction more than 66 percent completed As of mid-July 2022, the construction of the first phase of the Bak Kheng water treatment plant has reached 66 percent completion and is scheduled to be completed next year. During a visit to inspect the progress of construction of […]
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Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand says Bangkok’s Orange Line bid to resume The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is going ahead with the second round of bidding for the construction of the Orange Line’s western extension, as it appeals a Central Administrative Court verdict which ruled its decision to scrap the first […]
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Thai Transport Minister Saksayam denies owning firm that won THB1bn Transport Ministry projects Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob vehemently denied on Wednesday that he owned a construction firm that won 1 billion baht worth of projects from his ministry in the past two years. Saksayam, a main censure target on the first day of the no-confidence […]
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Thai Transport Minister approves constructing Koh Samui – Khanom Bridge connecting the island with the mainland of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province The Public Relations Department of Koh Samui is reporting that the Transport Minister, Saksayam Chidchop, has approved a project to construct the Koh Samui – Khanom Bridge connecting the island with the mainland of […]
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Leaks on under construction Nam Theun 1 Hydropower dam in Laos are normal, says Thai partner Reported leaks at the sides of the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower dam under construction in Laos were not a cause for concern and were normal when a dam began storing water, Electricity Generating Plc president Thepparat Theppitak said on […]
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