CONSTRUCTION firms have been hired to build the three major flood-prevention projects implemented by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and each project will take about four years, Adisak Kantee, BMA deputy permanent secretary, said. A Bt2.4-billion project to build ferro-concrete dams and sluice gates at Klong Lat Phrao, Klong Bang Bua, Klong Thanon, Klong Song […]
Continue ReadingTransport planners are looking into a new rail route linking Trang with Satun and Phuket provinces as part of efforts to boost tourism to the South. The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning will speed up a feasibility study of the proposed route, said director Pheerapol Thawornsupacharoen. The rail line would pass through […]
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Construction of the first phase of the Thai-Chinese railway project which was earlier projected to commence on October 23 will be further delayed due to overestimation of the project cost by the Chinese side. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpitthayapaisit said that the Chinese side had overestimated the construction cost of the first phase of the project […]
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The Sino-Thai railway project with routes from the Northeast to Bangkok and the East will be delayed for about nine months because of questions about construction costs and unfinished surveys. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith conceded that hurdles remained after a meeting on the project with Chinese authorities at a Bangkok hotel on Friday. “It cannot […]
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The fifth annual construction expo drew over a thousand visitors on its first day. KT Photo: Fabien Mouret PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Developers, engineering firms and realtors from around the world converged on Diamond Island yesterday for the opening day of the Cambodia Construction Industrial Expo. The industry trade show, held at Koh Pich […]
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Thai Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, right, shakes hands with Myanmar Construction Minister U Kyaw Lwin in the signing ceremony in Naypyidaw on Thursday. (Transport Ministry photo) Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith signed an official agreement on Thursday for the construction of a second Thai-Myanmar bridge across the Moei River from Mae Sot district of Tak province. […]
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The construction of the tunnel for the Blue Line extension is almost 60% complete. The government has ordered tenders be called to select the operator. (Photo by Pattarachai Preechapanich) The transport minister has ordered the Mass Rapid Transit Authority to take bids for the operator of its Blue Line extension from Bang Sue to Hua […]
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Activists protest outside the Energy Ministry against a state power development plan which includes a proposal to build more coal-fired power plants. They have criticised the plan over a lack of public participation. (Photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd) The government’s Power Development Plan 2015 (PDP 2015) stands to affect people unfairly, critics say. A group of […]
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Bangkok: Over 7,500 delegates and attendees from over 70 countries participated recently in the Power-Gen Asia Expo, the premier power industry event for the ASEAN region, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. The expo is the industry’s premier conference and exhibition dedicated to the power generation, renewable and alternative energy and transmission and distribution industries. […]
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Construction on the 260-MW Don Sahong hydroelectric project in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is expected to begin before the end of 2015. According to an announcement from the National Assembly (parliament of Lao PDR), the facility is being built at the Mekong River near Khone Falls in Champasak Province. Earlier this month, The Phnom […]
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