Singapore’s DBS Bank urged not to fund Vietnam’s Vung Ang 2 coal plant 18 October 2019 A future coal-fired power station in central Vietnam may soon be funded by Singapore’s DBS Bank, according to environmental groups familiar with the matter. This is despite DBS announcing in April that it will stop financing new coal-fired power […]
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Laos conducts feasibility study on a Laos-Vietnam railway project Plans to begin work on Laos-Vietnam railway in 2021 The Lao Government has entrusted the Petroleum Trading Lao Public Company (PetroTrade) to conduct a feasibility study on a Laos-Vietnam railway project, the Vientiane Times reported. 17 October 2019 The Lao Government has entrusted the Petroleum Trading […]
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Water conflict risk rising on the Mekong river China’s newly consolidated ability to stop the river’s flow to SE Asia points to an emerging new regional flashpoint The Mekong River, a waterway that originates in China and snakes through five Southeast Asian countries, is emerging as a new security flashpoint, similar in dynamic to escalating […]
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State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to seek court injunction for Hopewell payment The Department of Land Transport’s director-general Jirut Wisanjit in his capacity as the president of the board of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said after the first board meeting on Wednesday (October 16) that the SRT board had received a report from […]
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Bangkok’s Green Line mass transit railway pumping up Bangkok land prices By THE NATION Land developers sold 23,425 condominium units during the third quarter along the northern stretch of Bangkok’s Green Line mass transit railway and another 19,931 along the southern segment. The northern portion extends from Mo Chit to the planned Khu Khot station […]
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Thailand’s largest renewable energy company Energy Absolute to issue 10 billion Thai Baht green bond 17 October 2019 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will invest 3 billion Thai baht ($98.7 million) in Energy Absolute’s maiden green bond issuance. The bond’s proceeds from will be used to help support the long-term financing of the company’s 260-megawatt […]
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High-Rises are on the horizon for Bangkok’s Chinatown 10 percent to 20 percent of the old buildings in Chinatown have already disappeared in recent years 15 October 2019 On the northern edge of Bangkok’s Chinatown is a fenced-in, six-acre lot filled with vacant two-story shops where the only sound is the yowling of abandoned cats. […]
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Thai property developer Ananda Development wants to invest in Myanmar 16 October 2019 Thai property developer Ananda Development Public Co Ltd wants to expand into Myanmar and is now looking for suitable partners in the country, its officials told Myanmar journalists in Bangkok on October 9. The company will focus on urban projects in Myanmar […]
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State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to file civil case against Hopewell over foreign company qualifications By THE NATION Transport Minister Saksyam Chidchob said on Tuesday (October 15) that board members of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will today consider filing a civil case against Hopewell (Thailand) Co Ltd after the committee examining the Hopewell […]
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Sale of Laos coal power to Cambodia sparks environmental concerns 15 October 2019 With plans for cross-border electricity grids growing in the region, Laos is banking on hydropower exports to earn revenue. But a recent deal to also sell coal power generated in Laos to Cambodia has sparked environmental concerns over this trade. Last month, […]
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