Construction kicked off Thursday in the Indonesian capital for a long-awaited urban railway aimed at staving off crippling traffic gridlock. Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo presided over a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the first phase of the 15.7 kilometre mass rapid transit line from the southern Jakarta neighbourhood of Lebak Bulus to downtown […]
Continue ReadingAgainst a background of strong demand for energy, Bangpa-In Cogeneration has just signed a contract with GDF SUEZ subsidiary company Tractebel Engineering to build a new cogeneration plant. Securing this contract reflects the commitment of the Group to developing its presence in Southeast Asia. The high level of demand for energy in Thailand is pushing […]
Continue ReadingFirms from Thailand and China are studying the feasibility of wind power in Myanmar, where 70 per cent of the population has no access to electricity, media reports said Sunday. Gunkul Engineering Public Company Ltd of Thailand and China Three Gorges Company agreed to study wind power generation in separate parts of the country, Aung […]
Continue ReadingFirms from Thailand and China are studying the feasibility of wind power in Myanmar, where 70 per cent of the population has no access to electricity, media reports said Sunday. Gunkul Engineering Public Company Ltd of Thailand and China Three Gorges Company agreed to study wind power generation in separate parts of the country, Aung […]
Continue ReadingTo reach a speed of 480 meters per minute, the country’s fastest Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today it has secured an order to deliver a total of 38 elevators and escalators to MAHANAKHON, a commercial complex under construction in Bangkok, Thailand. The 314-meter high building will be the country’s tallest, with 77 floors above […]
Continue ReadingTo reach a speed of 480 meters per minute, the country’s fastest Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today it has secured an order to deliver a total of 38 elevators and escalators to MAHANAKHON, a commercial complex under construction in Bangkok, Thailand. The 314-meter high building will be the country’s tallest, with 77 floors above […]
Continue ReadingThailand has expressed support for Malaysia’s plan to build a wall and perimeter fencing along the banks of the Kolok River, which separates Malaysia’s Kelantan state from Thailand’s Narathiwat province. Thai-Malaysian Regional Border Committee secretary Adisak Prachakittikul said Thailand did not see any problem with Malaysia’s plan because the construction would not encroach on Thai […]
Continue ReadingThailand might lose competitiveness to Malaysia in terms of the cost of electricity if it fails to increase the proportion of coal-fired power plants, according to an official with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand.Tatree Riewcharoen, director of Egat’s corporate communications division, said Malaysia had four power plants using clean coal technology. They are the […]
Continue ReadingC9 Hotelworks Bill Barnett will be a featured speaker at next week’s Thailand Real Estate Investment and Property Law Forum 2013. The forum will be held in Bangkok on September 19th and 20th. Highlights will be a feature on the upcoming AEC initiative as it applies to the real estate sector and discussions on mounting […]
Continue ReadingC9 Hotelworks Bill Barnett will be a featured speaker at next week’s Thailand Real Estate Investment and Property Law Forum 2013. The forum will be held in Bangkok on September 19th and 20th. Highlights will be a feature on the upcoming AEC initiative as it applies to the real estate sector and discussions on mounting […]
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