Laos News
Thailand’s Minor International group to open Avani Kota Kinabalu hotel by 2022 Minor International PLC’s Avani Hotels & Resorts Group headquartered in Bangkok seeks to open its Avani Kota Kinabalu in Luyang, latest by end of 2022. This will add some 378 rooms to make up beyond 4,000 new hotel rooms expected by then, in […]
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No big transboundary impact on Thailand from planned Laos’ Luang Prabang hydro-electric power plant Thais fear impact of Lao dams but fail to realise they are to meet their power demands The hydro-electric power plant planned in Luang Prabang will not have any big transboundary impact on Thailand, said the head of Laos’ Department of […]
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Laos’ Luang Prabang Dam Could Begin Construction in 2020, Ahead of Schedule A hydropower project that was to be the last of five planned large-scale Mekong river dams in Laos may begin construction ahead of schedule, according to the Lao government. The Luang Prabang dam may become the third completed large Mekong dam in Laos […]
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Nam Ou River hydropower project in Laos starts 2nd phase operation A ceremony to start the first power generation unit of Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project’s second phase was held on Thursday, in Luang Prabang, some 220 km north of Lao capital Vientiane. Lao Minister of Energy and Mines and President of the Laos-China […]
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Thailand’s Lebua Hotels and Resorts eyes Cambodia investment Cambodia is among several countries in Southeast Asia where Lebua Hotels and Resorts is planning to expand its operations. Travel industry news site Skift reported this week that the Thailand-headquartered luxury hotel and restaurant operator is planning for a public listing either in Bangkok or Singapore in […]
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Thai government approves financial aid to 5th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge Linking Thailand’s northeastern province of Bueng Kan with Lao’s central province of Bolikhamsai. The Thai government on Tuesday approved financial assistance to Laos for the construction of the fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge linking Thailand’s northeastern province of Bueng Kan with Lao’s central province of Bolikhamsai. […]
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Postponing signing Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed railway contract for another six months will not result in further delays Thailand-China rail talks ‘already concluded’ 24 December 2019 The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) insists that postponing the signing of “Contract 2.3” for the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed railway for another six months will not result in further delays, […]
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Thailand plans to loan 8.5-billion-baht next year to Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to build four new transnational roads Myanmar, a 138-kilometre road, link Dawei special economic zone with tambon Namphu Ron in Kanchanaburi Cambodia, a 131-km road, from Thailand to Cambodia (Anlong Veng district and Siem Reap province). Laos, section of the bridge on the […]
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Northern Thailand’s Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp’s Eye in the Sky Jungle Bubbles 17 December 2019 Imagine glamping in the middle of Northern Thailand’s jungle, watching elephants from your deck at dusk and stargazing through a transparent glass roof at night. This unique, immersive experience is now a reality thanks to the “jungle bubbles” unveiled […]
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The Singapore-Kunming railway network will include three main routes from Kunming, China, to Bangkok, Thailand Location: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Republic of China, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam Length: 6,617.5km Estimated Investment: $15bn SKRL will have a length of 6,617.5km. Credit: Classical geographer. Singapore-Kunming rail link (SKRL) is a pan-Asian high-speed railway network under development. Credit: […]
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