Laos News
Thai transport minister says China-Thailand railway agreement likely be signed in October 2020 The “Contract 2.3” for the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed railway between Thailand and China is likely to be signed in October, said Thai Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Monday. Saksayam made the announcement after attending a virtual meeting of the 28th Thai-Chinese Joint […]
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Construction of two power projects, solar and hydro-power plants, well under way in Cambodia’s Pursat province Two power projects, solar and hydro-power plants, are well under way for the construction in Pursat province – a western part of the country sharing its border with Thailand. Victor Jona, director-general of energy and spokesperson at the Ministry […]
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China-Laos railway drilling finished the Friendship Tunnel from northern Laos to the border line with China China Railway No. 2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) told Xinhua that it has drilled through the Friendship Tunnel from northern Laos to the border line with China on Wednesday. After 37 months of hard work, the China-Laos Railway Friendship Tunnel, […]
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B.Grimm’s solar project in Cambodia’s in Serie Saophoan is 20 percent complete Thailand-based Energy Company B.Grimm Power said its solar project in Cambodia is 20 percent complete after the firm took over the project from a local power company late last year. B.Grimm completed the acquisition of local company Ray Power Supply Co Ltd last […]
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Solar rooftops to propel Prime Road Power to 30% revenue growth target from new renewable energy projects in 2020 Prime Road Power Plc, a local renewable energy developer and operator, expects its revenue in 2020 will grow by 30% compared to last year thanks to an engineering procurement and construction project in development. Prime is […]
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Laos plans to build sixth Mekong dam, the Sanakham hydropower plant Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Monday. The Sanakham hydropower plant, with an estimated cost of US$2.073 billion, will be developed […]
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Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts to Open Two Resorts in Vietnam Centara Hotels & Resorts is further expanding its presence in Vietnam, with the signing of hotel management agreements for two new resorts being developed by Novaland Group, a Vietnamese property and real estate developer. The HMAs cover Centara’s appointment to manage a total of […]
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United Nations (UN) experts call for firms behind Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam collapse to pay as 7,000 survivors await compensation Almost two years after a dam in Laos collapsed, displacing thousands, the people affected struggle to secure compensation while living in deteriorating relocation centers. A group of UN experts is now calling for the […]
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Construction of the Laos-China Railway resumed in full capacity following the return of Chinese workers According to a report in Xinhua, Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd said on Saturday that construction had resumed at all its work sites along the Laos-China Railway. General Manager of China Railway Group Limited, Huang Hong, said that construction in the […]
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Coronavirus Delays Construction on 90 percent complete Lao-China Railway The nearly-finished railway project that would connect landlocked Laos with China is facing construction delays due to manpower shortages resulting from the coronavirus crisis, according to local government officials. Laos, which reported its first two confirmed cases of the deadly virus only late last month, had […]
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