VIENTIANE, 15 October 2015: Laos’ Department of Civil Aviation and Japan’s contractor Hazama Ando Corporation signed an agreement to expand Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport earlier this week. Vientiane Times reported the Vientiane International Airport Terminal Expansion Project involves expansion of the international passenger terminal building and construction of a new domestic terminal building. Other features include […]
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Port Takola yacht marina and boatyard in Thailand, is set to resume construction at the end of the rainy season in November. The first phase of berths are scheduled to open during May 2016. Dr Suriya na Nagara, a retired surgeon admiral of the Royal Thai Navy, is the owner of the project. Admiral Suriya […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Green Earth Power (GEP) has selected Black & Veatch to provide design and consultancy services for the first solar plant in Myanmar. The new solar plant will be built on a 300ha site in Minbu of the Magway region, and construction is expected to start in early 2016. Building the 220MW facility will require […]
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The project, when completed, will first link the Kolkata port to the port of Sittwe in Myanmar across the Bay of Bengal, a distance of 539 km. The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the revised cost estimate for a multi-modal transit transport project passing through Myanmar that will provide an alternate access route to India’s northeastern […]
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Aeon (Thailand), the local operator of MaxValu supermarkets and Tanjai minimarts, has resumed its investment with a big retail project after suspending its expansion since 1997. The company will today have the soft opening of Aeon Sriracha shopping centre in Chon Buri’s Si Racha district to serve growing demand from Japanese expats working nearby. The move is […]
Continue ReadingBlack & Veatch was recently appointed by Green Earth Power (Thailand) to provide design and consultancy services for a solar power project in Myanmar, the first after the company opened an office in the country. The contract marked the return of the US firm to the country. It has a history of working in Myanmar […]
Continue ReadingPace Development Corpora-tion is planning to launch two new residential projects worth Bt4 billion in Bangkok, chief executive officer Sorapoj Techakraisri said. Investment in projects in Niseko, a famous mountain resort town on Hokkaido in Japan, is also under consideration, he said in a press release yesterday. He said the company had agreed to purchase […]
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The Union government has ignored local’s wishes and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Thoyo Thai Company allowing them to construct a coal fired power plant near Anndin Village in Mon State. Government Ignores Locals Views on Anndin Power PlantThe Anndin Youth Group and Mon Multimedia Institute (M3i) made the announcement at a […]
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Phuket Electrical Marine to help beat blackouts with solar backup systems “At the time, the [Koh Rang] island didn’t have mains power, they were running on their own generators. There was a boat house, where we installed a 10 kilowatt system to run all the fridges, lights, and ceiling fans. “We did the same […]
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Bangkok will have three more skywalks with length of 245-1,700 metres to facilitate commuters travelling on rail, road, and water transport systems. This was revealed yesterday by Mr Thaweesak Lertpraphan, director of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Traffic and Transportation Department. He said construction contracts for the three skywalks are now under review before signing with […]
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