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The Energy Ministry’s plan for 2015 paves the way for full energy reform, says Energy Minister Narongchai Akrasanee. In 2015, the petrol prices and diesel will be at the same level as part of the Energy Ministry’s energy reform. THANARAK KHUNTON Early in the year, the ministry plans to adjust the price of diesel and […]
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CK Power Plc, the electricity arm of Ch. Karnchang Plc, Thailand’s second-biggest construction firm, is looking at further expansion into renewable energy over the next few years. The company is preparing to conduct a feasibility study of renewable projects and is in talks with solar power licence holders, said managing director Supamas Trivisvavet. Supamas: Revising […]
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Myanmar migrant workers check and fold fishing nets after they unload the catch at the fishing port on Si Rae island, off Phuket, southern Thailand, June 13, 2009. Photo: Barbara Walton/EPA Thailand’s cabinet has issued a ministerial regulation to reduce the migrant permit fee to only 500 Thai baht, down from the current rate of […]
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The long wait for new rail system investments ended on Friday after Thailand and China signed an agreement to build new tracks to fulfill Thailand’s ambition to improve its hapless train system. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (right) smiles in talks with visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang while they witnessed the signing ceremony on the train […]
Continue ReadingLike other construction companies, Strega Plc, a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractor, is keen on business prospects in neighbouring countries where the potential for infrastructure projects exists. “We plan to tap opportunities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam as a priority in 2015,” chief executive Trin Pimhatavoot said. The company is preparing to list on […]
Continue ReadingTHE Chinese government has agreed a soft loan for the construction of standard-gauge double-track lines in Thailand, which currently has a metre-gauge rail network. The agreement was signed at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Beijing by the Chinese premier Mr Li Keqiang and Thailand’s prime minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha. Thailand will repay […]
Continue ReadingThailand fully supported the construction of a new bridge to link the country with central Laos, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (left) talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung as they walk toward Mr Dung’s Cabinet Office in Hanoi on Thursday. Gen Prayut was in Hanoi after visiting […]
Continue ReadingWhy should Thailand be the one to act on the controversial Xayaburi hydropower dam on the Mekong River? Although the project is located in Laos, responsibility for this disaster-in-progress rests squarely with Thailand — and only Thailand can halt construction, by suspending the power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Xayaburi dam by our energy giant […]
Continue ReadingHitachi, a Japan-based multinational conglomerate, is relying on Thailand as its regional hub for the development of logistics and supply-chain networks for the Greater Mekong Subregion, said president and chief operating officer Toshiaki Higashihara. Under the strategy, Hitachi will use its logistics operation in Thailand for cross-border transport of parts and components produced by […]
Continue ReadingThe government is likely to reach an agreement with Tokyo to jointly construct one of Thailand’s two proposed dual-track electric train routes, according to a highly placed source. The Government House source said Wednesday he expected the agreement to be signed during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s official visit to Japan that will come after he […]
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