Thailand makes green push with floating hydro-solar power project UBON RATCHATHANI: A vast array of solar panels floats on the shimmering waters of a reservoir in northeast Thailand, symbolising the kingdom’s drive towards clean energy as it seeks carbon neutrality by 2050. The immense installation, covering 720,000 sq m of water surface, is a hybrid […]
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Three-year action plan for China – Thailand railway China wants to accelerate projects to connect the China-Laos line with Thailand. THE Yunnan Province in China has issued a three-year action plan which aims to accelerate the connection between the China-Laos railway with Thailand’s railway as well as start construction of the Taraleng – Thailand Nong […]
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Laos capital Vientiane begins second phase of flood protection project The government of Laos has begun construction of the second phase of a flood protection project in Vientiane Capital this month, reports Laotian Times on Monday. An opening ceremony for the second phase of the flood protection embankment along the Mekong River took place in […]
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Thailand’s Khon Kaen Set to Trial Light Rail Connecting Nong Khai and Bangkok Khon Kaen province has announced plans to trial a new light rail network to complement Thailand’s high-speed rail project, which will connect Nong Khai province and Bangkok, as well as the dual-track train network connecting Khon Kaen and Nakhon Ratchasima. Deputy Government […]
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Minor State Railway of Thailand official credited with granting of retrial in long-running Hopewell saga The Thai Prime Minister’s advisor Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, recently in charge of the three-decade-long Hopewell saga, which is a case between the Thai government on one side and Hopewell (Thailand) on the other, has attributed last Friday’s success in winning approval […]
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Work begins on Vietnam’s $306-mln Sa Pa airport Construction of an airport near Sa Pa town in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai began Thursday, the local people’s committee announced. The airport coming up in Bao Yen District, less than two hours from the tourist town Sa Pa, will cost around VND7 trillion (US$306.5 […]
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Vietnam’s proposed new property tax divides opinions A new property tax that authorities are considering to prevent land speculation has evoked a mixed response with developers opposing it, saying the market could be negatively impacted. After the Ministry of Finance earlier this month solicited opinions on the proposal, most analysts VnExpress spoke to supported the […]
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Pattaya’s long-debated and discussed light rail/monorail project has not been cancelled and is still in progress The Pattaya Mayor, Sonthaya Khunplume, spoke to the press this weekend about the long-debated and discussed light rail/monorail project, reassuring residents that the project had not been canceled and was still in progress. According to the Pattaya Mayor, multiple […]
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Thailand’s Non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu adds to green energy portfolio Non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Plc paid US$14.5 million for a stake in Solar Esco Joint Stock Co, a Vietnam-based rooftop solar panel provider, as it continues to expand its renewable energy business. BRE Singapore Pte, a wholly owned subsidiary of Banpu Next Co, signed an […]
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Laos plans more expressways to improve logistics The Lao government is upgrading the country’s road network and is planning to build more expressways to improve logistics and help fulfil the goal for Laos to become a land-linked country. Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport Lan Seng-Aphone gave a summary of the work undertaken in […]
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