Laos News
Huayxai airport expansion in Bokeo province Laos is over 50 percent complete The work on the Huayxai airport expansion project in Bokeo province, opposite Chiang Khong in Chiangtai Province of Thailand, is now over half complete, with the project scheduled to be completed this year. Director of Public Works and Transport Department of Bokeo province, […]
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New Dam Planned in Same District as 2018 Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy Dam Disaster A new dam is readied to increase in southern Laos, in the district where 2 years ago a significant dam collapse created a flooding that was defined as the nation’s worst in years. On July 23, 2018, water put over a […]
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Vietnam reduces capacity of coal-fired thermal power plants from 2020 until 2030 Vietnam will reduce the total capacity of coal-fired thermal power plants from 2020 until 2030, according to the National Steering Committee for Electricity Development. The reduction is mainly due to some thermal power projects delaying their development, while some localities have not agreed […]
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Laos implementing new measures and standards for dam safety in bid to boost overseas electricity sales The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines is implementing new measures and standards for dam safety in a bid to boost electricity sales to Laos’ foreign trading partners. The energy market is key for Laos as the country exports […]
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Thailand Launches full rail system revamp to expand Bangkok’s rail transit system $1.3B hub station will anchor $21B upgrade The government of Thailand has committed to spending more than $21 billion to expand Bangkok’s rail transit system, anchored by a $1.3-billion hub station scheduled to open as early as next year. Intended to address the […]
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Construction of Vietnam’s My Thuy Seaport kicked off The construction of My Thuy International Seaport in the central province of Quang Tri has been kicked off on February 27, 2020. The project costs VND14, 234 billion (US$613 million), including VND2, 143 coming from the My Thuy International Port Joint Venture Company and VND12, 091 billion […]
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Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts to open new hotels in Cha Am and Krabi’s Ao Nang Thailand’s leading hotel operator reveals plans to add almost 2,000 new rooms across multiple markets in 2020, as it moves towards its target of becoming a top 100 global hotel group As the world enters a new decade, Centara […]
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Thailand’s CK Power’s net profit rises 28% from operations of five new solar plants and electricity import deal from Laos CK Power (CKP), the power generation arm of Thai construction firm Ch. Karnchang, reported an increase in net profit of 28% last year, thanks to the operations of five new solar plants and a deal […]
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Thailand’s Charoen Energy and Water Asia Company Plans to Build Phoug noi dam on Mekong River south of Pakse in Laos A Thai hydropower company has plans to build what would be Laos’ sixth large-scale Mekong river dam, the latest cog in Laos’ ambitious plan to become the “battery of Southeast Asia.” FACT-SHEET OF […]
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Laos’ Luang Namtha to Become New Regional Transport Hub with investment in a dry port Laos’s northern province of Luang Namtha is poised to become a regional transport hub with investment in a dry port, leveraging its strategic location. The province is expected to serve as a prime site for an international trade center for […]
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