The controversial Xayaburi hydro-electric dam project in northern Laos may have already begun, despite countries, including Cambodia, requesting further studies to assess possible negative effects on Lower Mekong communities. According to a statement released on its website late on Tuesday, Thai development firm Ch.Karnchang said it was due to begin building the dam on March […]
Continue ReadingHigh fees, monopoly concerns prompt study The Transport Ministry is mulling a plan to build a new state-run airport on Koh Samui as an alternative to the existing privately-run facility amid complaints of high airport fees. The move is also intended to end the monopoly on the airport service on the island. Transport Minister Jarupong […]
Continue ReadingPlans move ahead for Laos’s controversial hydropower project on the Mekong. In a controversial move, a Thai company has signed a nearly $2 billion dollar contract for the construction of a dam on the Mekong River in Laos even though governments in the region have not cleared the project. Ch. Karnchang informed the Thai stock […]
Continue ReadingPlans move ahead for Laos’s controversial hydropower project on the Mekong. In a controversial move, a Thai company has signed a nearly $2 billion dollar contract for the construction of a dam on the Mekong River in Laos even though governments in the region have not cleared the project. Ch. Karnchang informed the Thai stock […]
Continue ReadingThailand is about to get its first major overseas property exhibition when the “Thai & Overseas Property & Lifestyle 2012” event takes place from November 9 to 11 2012 at the Bangkok Convention Centre. The new three-day exhibition has already booked in developer exhibitors from Thailand and international agencies from France, England, Spain and Turkey. Organised by […]
Continue ReadingThe Cabinet has approved a budget of THB 13 bil for the long-suspended Mae Wong dam project in Nakhon Sawan in a latest bid to deal with natural disaster. According to Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi, the dam is intended to solve flood and drought problems. Mae Wong dam is part of the Sakaekrang […]
Continue ReadingWind Energy Holding Co (WEH), Thailand’s first private wind turbines operator, is proceeding with plans to invest 40 billion baht in seven wind turbines farms over the next four years. Board chairman Noppon Suppipat said the company is now developing the first three projects _ Huay Bong 2 and 3 in Nakhon Ratchasima and Watabak […]
Continue ReadingCanadian firm SNC-Lavalin Inc, through its regional unit in Thailand, will be providing the engineering ser¬vices of the 200-megawatt coal-fired plant to be set on stream by 2015 in Iloilo by A. Brown Company’s power subsidiary. In a press statement, Palm Con¬cepcion Power Corporation (PCPC) indicated that it already signed an agreement with the foreign firm […]
Continue ReadingRepresentatives of a Hong Kong-based investment company met Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha today (April 5) to express their interest in putting money into the light rail project in Phuket. Heading the delegation was the Chairman of JS Rock Capital Ltd, Charles JS Wang, who said he was also interested in the Patong tunnel, as he […]
Continue ReadingThe world’s first Cartoon Network Water Park will be built on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand and is expected to attract around 800,000 local and foreign tourists per year. Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest media companies, Time Warner, has announced its plan to construct the large-scale water […]
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