Myanmar News
Development of the Korea-Myanmar Industrial Complex (KMIC) project to begin in December 2020 Construction of the Korea-Myanmar Industrial Complex (KMIC) will commence in December despite the COVID-19 pandemic, said Mr Kim Gun Woo, general manager of Korea Land and Housing Corporation’s representative office in Myanmar. The project is estimated to generate US$4.7 billion worth of […]
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Pattaya’s fishing, construction and manufacturing businesses hit by migrant-labor crunch Pressure is building on the government to reopen the borders to help ease the country’s economic woes. Eastern fishing, construction and manufacturing businesses are pressing Thailand’s disease-control authority to accelerate the re-entry of migrant workers to ease a worsening labor shortage. While the Center for […]
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Construction of Myanmar’s Dala Bridge – the Myanmar – Korea Friendship Bridge – running 24 hours to meet deadline Construction of the Dala Bridge is now being carried out around the clock to be complete within the targeted timeframe, said project manager Mr Jong Bo Choi. The bridge, also known as the Myanmar – Korea […]
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Thailand Construction News adds Cambodia News, Laos News, Myanmar News and Vietnam News Sections Construction and Engineering News for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Welcome to the new sections, where we will present news from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Thailand Construction News website has always carried Construction and Engineering News for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar […]
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Renewable push falls short of dethroning gas in Thailand – LNG imports projected to more than double in capacity Gas is expected to remain a key power source in Thailand, with its share in the power mix tipped to decline from 65% in 2019 to only 60% by 2029, amidst challenges impeding the speedy buildup […]
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Centara further expands international portfolio with three new hotels in Myanmar Total number of properties in Myanmar increases to nine with agreements for hotels in Mandalay and Hpa-An Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, signs Hotel Management Agreements (HMAs) with three new hotels in Myanmar. The HMAs cover management of three hotels […]
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Thailand to cut down power generation reserve from 40% to 15% The State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to reduce the power generation capacity reserve to 15 percent from 40 percent of total capacity, in a move to curb high power costs. Decommissioning some power plants early, selling electricity to neighbouring countries […]
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Myanmar firms to develop new commercial port in Ayeyarwady Ever Flow River Public Co (EFR), which is listed on the Yangon Stock Exchange, and Ayeyar Hinthar Holdings (AHH) will cooperate to develop the Ayeyarwaddy International Industry Port (AIIP), EFR announced on August 12. EFR subsidiary Unison Choice Services will cooperate with AHH to establish A […]
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What’s New in Myanmar’s Project Bank The Myanmar government has added to the country’s “project bank” of officially endorsed infrastructure plans nearly six dozen new major investment projects worth billions of dollars, including the construction of research and laboratory facilities, expressways and bridges, power supply projects and inland ports across the country. Launched in February, […]
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Power industry contracts in Asia-Pacific for July 2020 down 13% Asia-Pacific power industry contracts activity in July 2020 saw 71 contracts announced, marking a drop of 13% over the last 12-month average of 82, according to GlobalData’s power database. Power contracts activity in Asia-Pacific by volume – July 2019 to July 2020 Jul-19 81 Aug-19 […]
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