Myanmar News
10 September 2014 Myanmar Civil Aviation Department confirmed, Tuesday, that five local airports in Myanmar have the green light to approach private companies to take over the management. The Directorate of Civil Aviation head, Kyaw Soe, told local news channels that the agency has approved private management of Bagan-NyaungU, Heho, Tachilek, Thandwe and Kyaukphyu airports. […]
Continue Reading06 September 2014 Local and foreign companies are being sought to bid for construction projects in a special economic zone (SEZ) in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, officials said on Saturday. The Kyaukphyu SEZ will include a 16-metre deep port with a container-handling capacity of 8,000 20-foot equivalent units. “Tenders will be opened on Sept […]
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SEOUL, South Korea, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — POSCO Engineering & Construction (CEO: Tae-Hyun Hwang) announced on July 9 that it held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a hydroelectric power plant in the Phonhong District, 90 kilometers north of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. POSCO E&C Begins Construction of Nam Lik1 Hydroelectric Power Plant in […]
Continue ReadingTOYO-THAI CORPORATION, an integrated engineering procurement and construction contractor, is in talks to invest US$2.7 billion (Bt88 billion) in a 1,280-megawatt coal-fuelled power plant in Myanmar. The company expects to finalise the deal in the third quarter, said vice president and chief operating officer Surattana Trinratana.Yesterday saw a signing ceremony for a project loan worth […]
Continue ReadingEmerson Process Management opened a new 2,450-square-meter engineering and services center in Rayong, Thailand, to provide enhanced local support of its growing customer base in Indo-China. “The new facility is a strategic investment to support Emerson’s five-year plan for the region,” commented Sabee Mitra, president of Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific. “The plan is focused […]
Continue ReadingAmata B Grimm Power, one the largest small power producers (SPPs) in the country, has inaugurated two co-generation combined-cycle plants, Amata B Grimm Power (Rayong) 1 and 2. With a total investment value of Bt10 billion, the power plants have a combined generating capacity of 246 megawatts, of which 180MW is supplied to the Electricity […]
Continue ReadingChina is planning a large-scale engineering project that will see the construction of a railway from its south-west Yunnan Province to Singapore. The project will see the rail line travel through rural Laos, much of Thailand and Malaysia. The government in Laos has reportedly welcomed the deal with its neighbours with open arms, however there […]
Continue ReadingThe exclusive manufacturer and distributor of RC Cola in the Philippines will put up plants in Thailand and Myanmar and construction may start this year, as it seeks to expand its presence in Southeast Asia, the Philippine Star newspaper reported. The group of Filipino businessman Alfredo Yao has infused its 99.99 percent stake in RC […]
Continue ReadingGunkul Engineering plans to invest more than Bt12 billion over the next two years to develop wind-power plants in Thailand and gas-powered plants in Myanmar. This is part of the company’s strategy to transform itself from an importer and provider of electrical equipment into a power producer in Asean. It aims to be producing at […]
Continue ReadingHRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand and Bounnhang Vorachit, vice president of the Lao PDR, will preside over the opening ceremony in Thailand’s northernmost province of Chiang Rai. The bridge which links Chiang Kong on the Thai border with Huay Xai in Laos is part of the economic development under the North-South Economic Corridor, […]
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