Minor Teams Up With Kajima For Phuket Ultra Villas Listed Thai-firm Minor International has finalized three new major projects in Phuket. First is the conglomeration of the current ultra luxury estate Avadina Hills with Minor becoming a 50% joint venture partner. A new project name will be Avadina Hills by Anantara and will consist of […]
Continue ReadingCat Bai Airport Vietnam poised for expansion The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has approved a project to construct a second terminal at Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong province. Local media reported the plan would help to meet growing passenger traffic at the airport, which is expected to reach 8 million a year […]
Continue ReadingREI clinches Electricite du Lao contract worth US$70 million Rohas-Euco Industries Bhd (REI), a subsidiary of Rohas Tecnic Bhd (RTB), has been awarded a contract to supply and construct transmission lines, substations and distribution lines in Laos. The contract by Electricite du Lao is valued at US$70 million (RM300 million). “Works will commence in the […]
Continue ReadingKNM bags RM159m EPCC job for ethanol plant expansion in Thailand KNM Group Bhd has bagged a RM159 million contract to undertake engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) works for the 300,000-litre per day Impress ethanol plant — expansion (IEL Phase 2) project in Chachaengsao Province, Thailand. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, KNM […]
Continue ReadingSolar Frontier’s CIS solar panels installed at Shell HQ buildings in Thailand Solar Frontier K.K., the world’s largest provider of CIS solar energy solutions, announced today the installation of its CIS thin-film solar panels at two buildings at the Shell head-quarters in Thailand. The project was constructed by Energy Pro Corporation Ltd., a Thai solar […]
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Dresser-Rand to supply three compressor trains for pipeline in Thailand The Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas, will supply three gas turbine-driven turbo compressor trains for the Wang Noi compressor station in Thailand. Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. is constructing the station. Owner of the station is Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company, PTT […]
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New look resort on Phi Phi Island Thailand’s Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort has completed a THB160 million (USD4.5 million) refurbishment that firmly places the bungalow, suite and villa resort on the luxury travel map. The resort’s new beachfront junior suites, sit on an 800-metre stretch of beach. The 14 suites offer guests 79 […]
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Danang International Airport has opened a new international terminal capable of handling 6 million passengers per year. Local media reported several airlines in Vietnam have begun operating flights to and from the new T2 terminal, effective Tuesday. The new facility includes 40 check-in counters, 42 immigration counters and 10 additional departure gates. The new venue […]
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Architectural Digest names Elephant Building one of the ugliest skyscrapers in the world Architectural Digest, the most respected magazine covering global architecture, included Bangkok’s iconic Elephant Building in its list of the 24 ugliest skyscrapers in the world last week, alongside Trump Tower. The article, written by the magazine’s associate editor Nick Mafi, described the […]
Continue ReadingJapan provides $200m loan to Cambodia for new port The Japanese government has approved a US$200 million loan to Cambodia to build a second deep-sea port in the southwestern coastal city of Sihanoukville, a Cambodian minister said on Saturday. The offer was confirmed when Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii met on […]
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