ADB to back 25-MW biomass plan in Thailand with USD 35m The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide the equivalent of up to THB 1.1 billion (USD 35.3m/EUR 28.6m) in debt to Gulf Chana Green Co Ltd for a 25-MW biomass power project in southern Thailand. Through the 18-year loan, the Thai developer has achieved […]
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Under-construction bridge collapses in Trat, injuring 15 people An under-construction bridge at Trat Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) collapsed on Thursday evening (March 15), injuring 15 Thai and Cambodian workers. The bridge links the One Tambon One Product (OTOP) exhibition centre and a convention hall which are in the compound of the Trat PAO in Muang […]
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IKEA unpacks plan for new store every year in Southeast Asia IKANO Private Ltd, which operates IKEA stores in Southeast Asia, yesterday announced an ambitious plan to open one store every year in the region over the next five to 10 years. The company yesterday officially opened its second IKEA store in Bang Yai district […]
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Golden Land speeds finish of CBD tower SET-listed Golden Land Property Development Plc (GOLD) will complete an office tower at Samyan Mitrtown with a lettable area of 48,000 square metres in October 2019, three months faster than scheduled. President Thanapol Sirithanachai said the completion of the tower ahead of schedule or in the fourth quarter […]
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Steelcon Completes Installation of 90m High Steel Chimney in Thailand Steelcon has completed the installation of a 90m high steel chimney at a glass manufacturing plant in Thailand. The double wall construction has an insulated stainless steel inner liner to carry the exhaust gases at temperatures up to 580oC with a design limit of 620oC. […]
Continue ReadingKorat-Khon Kaen rail route revamp to cost B900m extra The cabinet has endorsed the redesign of a part of a double-track railway route linking Nakhon Ratchasima with Khon Kaen, which will raise project costs by over 900 million baht. Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn said the redesign involves a short section near Ban Phai station […]
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Ten electric rail lines for Bangkok likely to be approved BANGKOK, 15th March 2018 (NNT) – The Cabinet is expected to approve all 10 planned electric train systems for Bangkok this year to improve traffic flow in and out of the capital. Minister of Transport, Akhom Termpittayapaisit has disclosed that the 16.4 kilometer Thailand Cultural […]
Continue ReadingJLL Tops Real Estate Investment Advisory Ranking for Seventh Year in Asia Pacific Real Capital Analytics reveals region’s top dealmaker in 2017 SINGAPORE, Mar 14, 2018 – (ACN Newswire) – JLL has been named number one real estate investment advisory firm in Asia Pacific for the seventh consecutive year by Real Capital Analytics (RCA), an […]
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Construction resumes at Phnom Penh’s Gold Tower 42 Construction of controversial building Gold Tower 42 has resumed, with developers assuring the government it will be finished by the end of 2019. Seng Lot, spokesman for the Ministry of Land Management, told Khmer Times that the building is again under construction after the developer was pressured […]
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Building for green growth in Thailand Thailand seems likely to emerge as a model of green building in Asia, a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other in the world. Last month, the country took a significant step by submitting two Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate […]
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