Indian Infrastructure company Kec International today said it has won contracts worth Rs 1,224 crore, including Rs 216 crore international orders. “Kec InternationalLtd (KEC)…, an RPG Group company has secured new orders of Rs 1,224 crore,” the company said in a statement. In transmission and distribution business it won Rs 589 crore domestic orders that […]
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COENS is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a contract by Posco Daewoo Corporation in Myanmar. The contract entails the provision of technical services for the Operation and Maintenance of the SHWE project offshore Myanmar. The contract is expected to last for the duration of three years. The detailed scope of services that […]
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Is this the inspiration for Thailand’s New Tallest Building?
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At 1,029 feet, the MahaNakhon is now the tallest building in Thailand. The 77-story tower beats the skyscraper that previously held the title, Baiyoke Tower II, by 33 feet. To celebrate its debut on August 29, the building lit up Bangkok’s skies with a fantastic light show. The skyscraper’s signature ribbon, which is made to […]
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Singapore-based renewables firm Sunseap Group has won a 10MW solar PV project in Cambodia, the Southeast Asian country’s first ever utility-scale solar plant tendered by the government. Sunseap has now signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with national utility Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC). Sunseap Cambodia, a majority-owned subsidiary of Sunseap Group, will be executing this […]
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Goodyear Thailand Pcl (GYT.BK) said on Tuesday it planned to invest $162 million to build a new radial aviation tire factory to expand production at Phathumthani, north of Bangkok, to meet growing demand in Asia Pacific. The expansion will help the tire maker capture growing demand for radial tyres as commercial airlines are rapidly converting […]
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Predominately Buddhist Thailand has opened its first halal hotel as hopes to attract more Muslim visitors and boost one of the few bright spots in its economy. Nearly 30 million foreign tourists came to Thailand last year but only about 658,000 were from the Middle East, according to industry data. The four-star Al Meroz hotel […]
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India and Myanmar on Monday signed four agreements following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Myanmar President Htin Kyaw here. “Moving Forward with Myanmar! PM an President witness the exchange of 4 agreements between the two sides,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. The first agreement pertains to construction of 69 […]
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Nuclear energy is back on the agenda in Thailand as demand soars for electricity, but the government must quell safety concerns When Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding announced it was partnering the Chinese in a nuclear power project, it offered a rare opportunity for Thai technicians to get first-hand experience of the construction of a nuclear […]
Continue ReadingNGOs up in arms over South power plants, development projects IN the eyes of many non-governmental organisations (NGOs), new coal-fired power plants and infrastructure development will give the Southern Region a new face, but sadly an ugly one. The NGOs believe that as soon as the new power plant begins operations, large-scale industrialisation will follow […]
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