State Railway of Thailand opens bids for development of land along Bang Sue-Khlong Ton line The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is seeking bidders for the development of its 5.88-rai plot of land along the Bang Sue-Khlong Ton railway line in Bangkok, an SRT source said. The source added that interested parties have until April […]
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Property market slumps in Thailand’s South but picks up in Isaan, survey shows A recent survey by the Government Housing Bank’s Real-Estate Information Centre (REIC) shows that though fewer new property units are being released in the South, the property market in the Northeast is recovering fast. Property market slumps in South but picks up […]
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How Thailand’s Klong Dan wastewater treatment project gushed from pollution solution to corruption torrent to expensive lesson The controversial Klong Dan wastewater treatment project has made headlines at regular intervals over the past three decades. News reports initially described the plant as a solution to water pollution, then the “mother of all corruption cases”, and […]
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Five bridge projects take shape to strengthen links in Vietnam’s southern industrial hub Five bridge projects, some of them under construction and others awaiting approval, will strengthen links between localities in the southeastern region, which includes HCMC. Work began late last year on the Bach Dang 2 Bridge that will connect Binh Duong and Dong […]
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Biggest power plant in southern Vietnam, Tri An hydropower plant in Dong Nai Province to be expanded to 600 MW The 400-MW Tri An hydropower plant in Dong Nai Province is set to have its capacity expanded by 200MW at a cost of VND3.9 trillion ($170 million). Work on southern Vietnam’s biggest power plant will […]
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Consortium Led by Kubota Construction Wins Contract for the Project for Expansion of Water Supply System in Ta Khmau, Cambodia A consortium led by Kubota Construction Co., Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubota Corporation; Head Office: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan; President and Representative Director: Mutsuo Uchida; hereinafter “Kubota Construction”) has won the contract to undertake […]
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Construction of Cambodia’s Serei Sophorn-Poipet road section to begin soon The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and Japanese construction companies have signed an agreement on the fourth stage of National Road 5 Improvement Project linking Phnom Penh capital to Poipet city, at the border with Thailand. The signing ceremony took place on March […]
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Huge development project underway in Siphandone in southern Laos Khong district, an island situated in the Mekong River in Champassak Province in the south of Laos is part of the area known as Siphandone (Si Phan Don), meaning Four Thousand Islands, and has long been popular with visitors for its laid-back bucolic feel. Siphandone is […]
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Thailand’s Non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu plans to start operations of two new floating solar farms in Chachoengsao and Rayong Facilities will deploy digital technology Non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Plc plans to start operations of two new floating solar farms, featuring the largest installed capacity developed by a private company, in the middle of this year. […]
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Probe underway into yet another case of controversial ‘fancy’ lamp posts, this time in Thailand’s province of Sa Kaeo SEE ALSO: Thailand’s Department Of Special Investigation Hands Report On Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli District’s Kinnaree Street Lights Graft To National Anti-Corruption Commission Officials from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in Thailand’s eastern province of Sa […]
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