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Japanese construction group IHI Corp to rebuild bridges in Myanmar along the East-West Economic Corridor from Vietnam via Thailand and Laos

February 13, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Japanese construction group IHI Corp to rebuild bridges in Myanmar along the East-West Economic Corridor from Vietnam via Thailand and Laos Japanese heavy equipment and infrastructure company IHI Corp. will rebuild two bridges in Myanmar to upgrade the country’s transportation infrastructure along the East-West Economic Corridor stretching to Vietnam via Thailand and Laos, according to […]

New oil pipeline in northern Thailand may worsen flooding

February 13, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

New oil pipeline in northern Thailand may worsen flooding A pipeline stretching from central to north-east Thailand promises to “promote Thailand as an energy hub in the region” and “increase energy security”, according to the Ministry of Energy. Construction began in mid-2019, despite local communities objecting that the largely Chinese-financed project could worsen flooding and […]

Myanmar ranked highest among the world’s 20 fastest-growing travel destinations in 2019

February 11, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Myanmar ranked highest among the world’s 20 fastest-growing travel destinations in 2019 By THE NATION Myanmar ranked highest among the world’s 20 fastest-growing travel destinations last year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Myanmar Tourism Marketing, part of the Myanmar Tourism Federation, said the country enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 40.2 per cent […]

Construction of 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang hydropower dam project slated to begin later in 2020

February 11, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Construction of 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang hydropower dam project slated to begin later in 2020 On a wide bank of the Mekong River, yellow markers and visits by surveyors show preparations underway to build Laos’ third and largest dam on Southeast Asia’s most vital waterway. About an hour downstream, in the laid-back tourist centre of […]

Laos supplies 195MW power from Don Sahong Dam to Cambodia’s national grid

February 10, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Laos supplies 195MW power from Don Sahong Dam to Cambodia’s national grid Nearly 200 megawatts of electricity from Don Sahong Dam in Laos has been linked to Cambodia’s national grid after the dam finished tests on four electricity generators. The power linking was made between interim transmitters in Laos and transmitters in Cambodia’s Stung Treng […]

Thai Cabinet decides “to stop the project” on China-led plan to dredge Mekong river

February 7, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Thai Cabinet decides “to stop the project” on China-led plan to dredge Mekong river 5 February 2020, 05:23PM Beijing has long wanted to blast 97 kilometres (60 miles) of rocks and dredge the riverbed in northern Thailand to open up a passage for massive cargo ships. The vision is to create a river trade link […]

Thai industrial estate developer Amata Corp invests $1bn to build industrial complex in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city

February 5, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Thai industrial estate developer Amata Corp invests $1bn to build industrial complex in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city Amata aims to woo foreign manufacturers with modern industrial zone in Yangon NAYPYITAW — Thai industrial estate developer Amata Corp. plans to build an industrial complex with an investment of $1 billion in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. The […]

Shama expands Bangkok presence with two additional locations in Phrom Phong and Yen Akat

January 30, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Shama expands Bangkok presence with two additional locations in Phrom Phong and Yen Akat The serviced apartments brand will be present in four prime Bangkok neighbourhoods by late 2020 Bangkok – Already a fast expanding Asia-Pacific serviced apartments brand with two properties in two prime locations in Bangkok, Shama Serviced Apartments by ONYX Hospitality Group […]

Myanmar construction ministry inks a deal with Thai firm Amata to build a US$1 billion “smart city” in northeastern Yangon

January 30, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Myanmar construction ministry inks a deal with Thai firm Amata to build a US$1 billion “smart city” in northeastern Yangon The JV agreement – signed last Friday – would pave way to more than 30,000 new jobs and US$60 million in direct tax, the two sides said. The ministry’s Department of Urban and Housing Development […]

Freightplus Thailand rebrands to become FPT Global

January 16, 2020August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Freightplus Thailand rebrands to become FPT Global Creation of new renewables division and the opening of new Vietnam office in HCMC To all our valued clients, associates and project partners, we are excited to announce that we have rebranded the company effective of January 2020. The directors and management teams made the decision to rebrand […]

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