Myanmar News
Lighthouse Club Myanmar (Yangon) Branch – Monthly Networking Event – January 2017 Venue: “Parami Pizza” 56 Sayer San road Date: Tuesday, 24 January 2017 Time: 7pm – 9 pm. Sponsor: Sin Pauk. Entry: Beer 10 USD / 14,000 Kyat Wine 16 USD / 22,000 Kyat and light snacks will be served Lighthouse Club CONTACT: John […]
Continue Reading
Marubeni set to win order for Thai gas plant with Siemens Japanese company also aims for LNG projects in Thailand Japan’s Marubeni and Germany’s Siemens are expected to receive an order worth an estimated 60 billion yen ($512 million) for a cutting-edge, gas-fired power plant in Thailand. The roughly 1.2 million kilowatt plant is to […]
Continue Reading
Construction of new Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge to be fully completed in September 2017 The construction of a new Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge is now 92 percent completed and expected to be fully finished in September. The director of the Fourth Highway Office (Tak) said the construction of the new Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge in Tak province to […]
Continue ReadingYangon tall buildings get all clear Yangon Region has permitted construction of almost all of the 200 tall buildings which were suspended earlier this year with only six buildings left waiting for permission, according to construction sources. The construction of nearly 200 buildings with more than 12 floors, which were allowed by the previous government, […]
Continue Reading
Egco kicks off latest wind farm – Chaiyaphum plant to supply national grid SET-listed Electricity Generating Plc (Egco) said its latest 80-megawatt wind farm in Chaiyaphum province has started commercial operation, helping to generate more revenue for the company as well as support renewable energy. President and chief executive Chanin Chaonirattisai said the power plant […]
Continue Reading
Bangkok’s largest hotel reopens as Asia’s first Marriott Marquis Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park launches following multi-million-dollar revamp Marriott has opened the largest hotel in its Thai portfolio and its first Marquis-branded hotel in the Asia Pacific region. The new Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, which was previously known as the Imperial Queen’s Park, has […]
Continue Reading
Introducing Concrete Canvas to the Thai & Laos Markets Concrete Canvas (CC) is part of a revolutionary new class of construction materials called Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats (GCCM’s). It is a flexible, concrete impregnated fabric that hardens on hydration to form a thin, durable, water proof and fire resistant concrete layer. Essentially, it’s concrete on […]
Continue Reading
Lighthouse Club Myanmar (Yangon) Branch – Monthly Networking Event – November 2016 Venue: The Brunch Society, Sule Plaza Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Time: 7pm – 9 pm. Sponsor: LIXIL Entry: 10 USD or 12,000 Kyat (4 x beer) 16 USD or 19,000 Kyat (4 x wine) and light snacks will be served SPONSOR: LIXIL […]
Continue Reading
DHIPAYA INSURANCE, Thailand’s second-largest general insurance firm, plans to start operating in Cambodia next year. It will adjust its strategy to fit that market, as selling insurance in Cambodia is more challenging than in Laos, where the company began doing business last year. Managing director Somporn Suebthawilkul said the company was applying for an insurance […]
Continue ReadingA subsidiary of Thailand’s Hemaraj Land and Development Pcl and Vietnamese construction firm Cienco 4 have teamed up to build a $1 billion industrial zone in Vietnam, the first country in Southeast Asia the Thai firm has expanded into. The venture, Hemaraj-Cienco 4 Co, signed a deal on Wednesday with the provincial government of Nghe […]
Continue Reading