Category: Laos

China’s pan-Asian railway sputters to a halt in Thailand Bangkok’s indifference to Beijing’s plan creates gap in Belt and Road network BANGKOK — China’s plan to build a pan-Asian railway through the Indochina region is sputtering as construction of a connection to Thailand has stalled due to deteriorating ties and both countries’ diverging priorities. Part […]

State Railway of Thailand (SRT) ordered to build a second bridge from Nong Khai province to Laos, to connect to the new China-Laos railway The cabinet has ordered the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to quickly design and build a second bridge from Nong Khai province to Laos, to connect to the new China-Laos railway. […]

China had to clear US bombs from Vietnam War for half a year before constructing China-Laos Railway On 3rd December 2021, the China-Laos railway opened to traffic, connecting Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan province with Lao capital Vientiane. The railway is a landmark project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. In addition to the extreme […]

Laos to open new international airport in northern Bokeo province in March 2022 Construction of a new international airport in northern Laos’ Bokeo province is nearing completion and the airport is scheduled to be opened for use by March 2022. Lao National Radio on Wednesday quoting Deputy Governor of Bokeo province Khamphaya Phompanya reported that […]

Thai government sets up panel to progress Thai-Laos railway project The government has set up a working panel proposed by the Transport Ministry to better coordinate with transport authorities in Laos on plans to build a railway linking the two neighbours. This is part of a high-speed railway project linking Thailand’s rail system with the […]

Construction of Laos’ tallest building at Latsavong Plaza to resume Construction of Latsavong Plaza, which houses a five-star shopping mall and a hotel and is said to be the tallest building in Laos, is to resume after the contractor ran into financial difficulties in 2016 and work came to a halt. Director General of the […]

Lao Xe Pian Xe Namnoy dam collapse survivors still wait for new homes amid construction delays Too few carpenters and masons are employed on the project, and many are not being paid. Some of the 700 permanent homes being built for flood survivors in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, in Laos are shown in a photo […]

Lack of data stalls Lao’s newest run-of-river Sanakham Dam on the Mekong river Thailand concerned over impact of Lao hydropower project READ ALSO: Nail In Coffin For Sanakham Dam On The Mekong River In Laos? Thailand has yet to start a stage of Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreements (PNPCA) for Lao’s newest run-of-river […]

Asian Development Bank to loan 22-billion-baht to develop the Monsoon Wind project in Laos Will be the electricity-generating facility with the largest capacity in Southeast Asia BCPG Plc, the renewable energy arm of mostly state-owned Bangchak Corporation Plc, has selected Asian Development Bank (ADB) to arrange a new 22-billion-baht loan to develop the Monsoon Wind […]

Thailand’s CKPower leads hydroelectric & clean energy CKPower reinforces its leadership in hydroelectric power plants and clean energy with world-class ISO certification Two companies under CK Power Public Company Limited (CKPower), stock symbol “CKP”, namely Xayaburi Power Company Limited (XPCL), the operator of the Xayaburi Hydroelectric Power Plant, and Nam Ngum 2 Power Company Limited […]