Archetype Group Wins Contract for Project/Construction Management Services on Bangkok’s Iconic Mahanakhon Tower

Archetype Group, a leading multi-disciplinary construction consultancy in Asia, announced today their appointment as Project and Construction Manager for the new prestigious and iconic MahaNakhon Tower in Bangkok.   The MahaNakhon Tower is a striking mixed-use development in the heart of Bangkok’s central business district. It features a unique design that introduces a three-dimensional ribbon of […]

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Myanmar, S. Korean firms launch gas-fired power plant

The Myanmar electric power authorities and five South Korean companies have launched a 500- megawatt (mw) gas-fired combined cycle power plant project in Yangon’s Thakayta township, official media reported Sunday. The five S. Korean companies are Busan Korea Biotechnology Co, Korea Western Power Co, Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co, Hana Daetoo Securities Co and Hexa […]

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Bangkok Car park rules under scrutiny

Condominium developers are urging the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to speed up amending car park requirements for projects along the mass transit systems. Thamrong Panyasakulwong, president of the Thai Condominium Association (TCA), said this would benefit condominium buyers, as easing municipal requirements for car parks would increase the saleable area of condos while reducing their […]

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Revised PDP requires B800bn to build power infrastructure

The revised Power Development Plan (PDP) spanning 2013-30 requires a total budget of 800 billion baht for power plants and transmission lines, said the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat). The PDP, which was revised a month ago, aims to add 55,000 megawatts of new capacity by 2030, said Pongdith Potchana, Egat’s deputy governor for […]

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Japan, Thailand race to rescue of Myanmar's struggling Dawei

After months of negotiations and failed promises, a proposed multi-billion dollar Myanmar port and special economic zone that could transform Southeast Asian trade appears back on track. Thai banks aim to keep the project afloat with short-term loans until an expected Japanese loan of up to $3.2 billion can be secured, officials and sources famliar […]

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Japan, Thailand race to rescue of Myanmar’s struggling Dawei

After months of negotiations and failed promises, a proposed multi-billion dollar Myanmar port and special economic zone that could transform Southeast Asian trade appears back on track. Thai banks aim to keep the project afloat with short-term loans until an expected Japanese loan of up to $3.2 billion can be secured, officials and sources famliar […]

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Firms to map Bangkok quake

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has hired Panya Consultants and Phisut Technology to map out the earthquake-risk zones of the city, Deputy Governor Wallop Suwandee announced yesterday. Although Bangkok isn’t on a fault line, soft soil makes the high-rise structures vulnerable to faraway quakes, Wallop said, citing a recent Myanmar quake that caused high-rises in the […]

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Thai Govt to submit coordination blueprint for Myanmar's Dawei port

Sihasak Phuangketkaew, permanent secretary for foreign affairs, said he submitted a concept paper to Myanmar last week under the Thailand-Myanmar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two neighbours on the Dawei project. The MoU was signed by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Myanmar President Thein Sein in Thailand last month, Mr Sihasak said. […]

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Thai Govt to submit coordination blueprint for Myanmar’s Dawei port

Sihasak Phuangketkaew, permanent secretary for foreign affairs, said he submitted a concept paper to Myanmar last week under the Thailand-Myanmar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two neighbours on the Dawei project. The MoU was signed by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Myanmar President Thein Sein in Thailand last month, Mr Sihasak said. […]

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Gunkul Engineering to invest in renewable energy projects

Thailand-based Gunkul Engineering said it is increasing investment in renewable-energy plants and is expecting sales to more than double in the next three years. The power and engineering company will spend over TBH10bn ($318m) in 2013 on building and acquiring wind and solar power plants. Gunkul managing director, Sopacha Dhumrongpiyawut, told Bloomberg that the firm intends to […]

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