Laos News
Thailand’s Hi-speed rail project set for more talks Thai, Chinese leaders hope for breakthrough at crunch meeting 04 November 2019 Although the 35th Asean Summit will end on Monday, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang will meet Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in a bilateral talk on Tuesday in yet another attempt to clear hurdles standing in […]
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Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts reveals global expansion plans Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced a strategic five-year development plan that will see its global portfolio grow to over 130 hotels in more than 50 countries by the end of 2022. According to the Centara’s official statement, the company will see a number of […]
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Laos’ controversial Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong river begins operations 30 October 2019 The Xayaburi dam, the first of five planned large Mekong river mainstream dams in Laos, officially began operations Tuesday, setting in motion the first major cog in the country’s ambitious but controversial plan to become the “battery of Southeast Asia.” The dam, […]
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GE eyes expansion in Myanmar energy, healthcare sectors 30 October 2019 GE, the high-tech energy, health and aviation equipment provider, has plans to expand its reach in the Myanmar energy and healthcare sectors. “Myanmar has huge potential in terms of revenue and orders for GE. Myanmar needs healthcare and a lot of electricity. There are […]
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Thai PTT to open first petrol filling station site in Myanmar in 2020 Having set up around 300 PTT stations in Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines, PTT is focusing now on Myanmar’s market. 23 October 2019 PTT Oil and Retail Business, the retail arm of Thai energy giant PTT Group, intends to form a joint […]
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Indonesian firm to build railway linking Laos’ Thakhaek with Vietnam’s Vung Ang seaport The Indonesia Railway Development Consortium (IRDC) is planning to build a railroad at a cost of 28 trillion Rp (1.98 billion USD) connecting Laos with Vietnam. 22 October 2019 The Indonesia Railway Development Consortium (IRDC) is planning to build a railroad at […]
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B.Grimm Power confident 2019 revenue will grow by 15-20% 19 October 2019 SET-listed B.Grimm Power is confident 2019 revenue will grow by 15-20% after commencing operations at two solar farms totalling 677 megawatts in Vietnam. Nopadej Karnasuta, the chief financial officer, said the two units of Dau Tieng 1 and Dau Tieng 2 have combined […]
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Laos conducts feasibility study on a Laos-Vietnam railway project Plans to begin work on Laos-Vietnam railway in 2021 The Lao Government has entrusted the Petroleum Trading Lao Public Company (PetroTrade) to conduct a feasibility study on a Laos-Vietnam railway project, the Vientiane Times reported. 17 October 2019 The Lao Government has entrusted the Petroleum Trading […]
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Water conflict risk rising on the Mekong river China’s newly consolidated ability to stop the river’s flow to SE Asia points to an emerging new regional flashpoint The Mekong River, a waterway that originates in China and snakes through five Southeast Asian countries, is emerging as a new security flashpoint, similar in dynamic to escalating […]
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Sale of Laos coal power to Cambodia sparks environmental concerns 15 October 2019 With plans for cross-border electricity grids growing in the region, Laos is banking on hydropower exports to earn revenue. But a recent deal to also sell coal power generated in Laos to Cambodia has sparked environmental concerns over this trade. Last month, […]
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