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THE NATION The Sino-Thai bullet-train project should advance the interests of both countries, observers say. A Transport Ministry source notes that the attempt of Thailand to make the project happen soon could bring unwelcome consequences to the country. No evaluation has been conducted yet on all the economic impacts of the project on the country. […]
Continue ReadingThe Nation The Thai-China joint committee has agreed on the framework of the Thai-Sino high-speed train project, in which Thailand will hold 51 per cent and China will hold 49 per cent. The framework agreed by the joint committee of the two countries is expected to come up for approval from the Transport Ministry and […]
Continue ReadingWhen Zeus warned Pandora never to open the box given to her, the temptation proved too strong and Pandora forever unleashed into the world misery, suffering and sorrow. Today, much like this mythical Greek tragedy, the decision-makers of the Mekong sub-region face a similar temptation in the form of a cascade of hydropower dams proposed […]
Continue ReadingChina South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CSR) is aiming to become the world’s top high-speed train manufacturer in the next five years, a top executive said on Monday. CSR, the word’s third-largest high-speed train producer, behind Bombardier and Alstom, will focus on the domestic market and tap more overseas opportunities, including those in […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Post reported that Thailand energy conglomerate PTT Plc is diversifying into large scale power projects, with plans to acquire stakes in two hydropower plants in a neighboring country. Mr Tevin Vongvanich CFO of PTT Plc said that “PTT is now talking with two hydropower plant licence holders in Laos. The company wants to […]
Continue ReadingCampbell Kane, the luxury hotel developers of The Yamu, have secured backing by an investment team comprised of Singapore tycoon Ong Beng Seng’s Hotel Properties Limited and Thailand’s KS Group. Singapore‘s Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels acted as an advisor for the transaction. While construction of the Hotel was suspended due to the global financial crises, […]
Continue ReadingCampbell Kane, the luxury hotel developers of The Yamu, have secured backing by an investment team comprised of Singapore tycoon Ong Beng Seng’s Hotel Properties Limited and Thailand’s KS Group. Singapore‘s Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels acted as an advisor for the transaction. While construction of the Hotel was suspended due to the global financial crises, […]
Continue ReadingHere we give you the biggest renewable energy projects that came online in 2010 in the all the renewable energy industries. Renewable energy development continued at a good pace this year, with record-breaking projects announced almost as often as once per week. The editors of the renewable energy world network put our heads together to […]
Continue ReadingHere we give you the biggest renewable energy projects that came online in 2010 in the all the renewable energy industries. Renewable energy development continued at a good pace this year, with record-breaking projects announced almost as often as once per week. The editors of the renewable energy world network put our heads together to […]
Continue ReadingLaos to increase forest coverage in 5-year plan The Nation (Thailand) Laos plans to increase its forest coverage from less than 41 per cent now to 65 per cent by 2015, state media reports said. Increased woodland is important to safeguard the country’s water resources, essential to drive the hydropower plants that earn the country […]
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