Laos to Welcome Tallest Hotel–Condominium Landmark by 2028 KPL Laos is set to reach new heights—literally. Construction is underway on the Lao Center Project, the tallest hotel and condominium development in the country. Rising 46 storeys in Phapho Village, Sisattanak District, Vientiane, the mixed-use complex is expected to be completed and open to the public […]
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Bangkok’s City Hall prepares to consider future of skytrain Study to set out all the options as existing concession will expire in 2029 Bangkok city officials are preparing to consider the future of the skytrain system, as the expiry of the existing 30-year concession is just four years away. The Traffic and Transportation Department expects […]
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Thailand’s High-Speed Rail Project Faces Fresh Delays After Political Shift Thailand’s three-airport high-speed rail project has hit yet another delay following the House dissolution, which pushed the government into caretaker status and blocked further action on key contractual amendments. The ambitious project, designed to link Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi, and U-Tapao airports, has stalled as the […]
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Thailand’s Transport Ministry maps out 160-billion-baht buyback of four rail lines under 30-year O&M model Transport Ministry plans a 160-billion-baht buyback of four PPP rail lines to create single ownership under MRTA, cap fares and enable a seamless common ticket The government is preparing a 160-billion-baht plan to buy back concessions on four major electric […]
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Accelerated construction on the 25B and 25C axes connecting to Vietnam’s Long Thanh Airport In mid-December, construction on routes 25B and 25C connecting to Long Thanh Airport was proceeding rapidly, with many items accelerating towards completion; some sections will be completed this year, while the remaining sections are expected to reach completion in 2026. One […]
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Mitsubishi Power Receives Contract to Upgrade Existing Boiler Equipment at the O Mon 1 Thermal Power Plant in Vietnam — Playing a Central Role in the Oil-to-Natural Gas Fuel Conversion Project — 2025-11-05 ・ Leveraging Mitsubishi Power’s technical capabilities as the OEM of the existing boiler to carry out the fuel conversion ・ In addition […]
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Thai Cabinet to decide on revision of 3-airport high-speed rail contract, says Phiphat Transport Ministry will ask the Cabinet to decide whether to amend the high-speed rail linking three airports contract, warning that changes could expose the state to lawsuits from losing bidders over altered project conditions. Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn […]
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The greening of power – how Thailand’s Government Complex has transformed into a climate-resilient, human-centric public space ‘It is full of concrete. Dry and barren.” That was his first impression of Government Complex on Chaeng Watthana Road when Nalikatibhag Sangsnit took the helm at Dhanarak Asset Development (DAD). Supervised by the Treasury Department, DAD, a […]
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Vietnam Approves $7.8 Billion to construct Gia Binh International Airport in Bac Ninh Province Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved a VND196 trillion ($7.8 billion) project to construct Gia Binh International Airport in Bac Ninh Province. Set to become a world-class aviation hub, the new airport will cater to 30 million passengers by 2030 and expand […]
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Fierce resistance to the idea of turning Kasetsart tunnel–Ngamwongwan Road–Phong Phet Bridge into part of a double deck expressway Mass transit preferred: Bangkok is too small to expand roads and expressways. Yet it has more room to expand mass transit systems The fierce resistance against the idea of turning the Kasetsart tunnel–Ngamwongwan Road–Phong Phet Bridge […]
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