Solid economic growth and strong foreign investor demand are helping to drive Cambodia’s condo boom, but some worry it could lead to a glut Cambodia’s real estate market is heating up, especially in its capital Phnom Penh, with foreign developers from China, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea looking to expand their footprint in the fast-growing city. […]
Continue ReadingChula Sukmanop, director general of the Department of Airports and director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, said businesspersons and government officials in four provinces, namely Beung Kan, Mukdahan, Pang Nga and Kanchanaburi, have suggested that an airport be built in their respective provinces. The Department of Airports will conduct a feasibility study on […]
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Danish utility Dong Energy said on Wednesday it plans to test a mobile version of its REnescience waste-to-biogas technology in Malaysia and other Asian countries. Under a newly-signed agreement, the company is first shipping a mobile REnescience plant to Malaysia to test whether there is an export market for it there. The tests will be […]
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Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH:VWS) will test the technical feasibility of a multi-rotor turbine in partnership with the Technical University of Denmark, the wind turbine maker said today. A multi-rotor concept demonstrator comprising four refurbished V29-225 kW nacelles mounted on a support structure is being installed at the Risoe test site near Roskilde, Denmark. It […]
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Thailand will remain a notable solar outperformer in Southeast Asia over the next 10 years, BMI Research has projected. The country’s solar capacity will total 3.7 gigawatts by 2025, largely because of the government’s support programme, as Chinese solar companies look for opportunities in Thailand, said BMI. However, the lack of additional procurement plans from […]
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A memorandum of cooperation in the field of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes has been signed by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the ministry of energy and mines of Laos. The memorandum was signed in Moscow yesterday by Rosatom deputy director general Kirill Komarov and Laos’ deputy energy minister Sinava Souphanouvong. The signing was […]
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Local subsidiary of German maker of trains and turbines to bid for mass transport, power plant projects Siemens Thailand chief executive Markus Lorenzini says Siemens AG’s plan to cut costs by €1 billion by 2020 would have minimal impact on the operation of Siemens Thailand since the company is still performing well. Siemens Ltd Thailand, […]
Continue ReadingElectric trains that ran in Japan for decades are being offered to Myanmar as part of efforts to upgrade the state-run railway network. Although the technology is relatively old, it is new to Myanmar, which explained the presence in Japan of 10 employees of Myanmar Railways to learn how to strip an electric train engine […]
Continue ReadingThe Bang Yai – Tao Poon Purple Rail Line is set for public trial in May, servicing free rides prior to the official opening date in August with an expected daily service capacity of 120,000 passengers, according to the government spokesman. Government spokesman Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd has revealed that the Mass Rapid Transit Authority […]
Continue ReadingThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is set to propose the construction of a new airport in Phang Nga province to relieve passenger congestion in Phuket airport, says TAT governor. TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn has revealed that the TAT will be proposing the construction of Phang Nga airport to the National Policy Committee for Tourism, […]
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