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China 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 ReadingLaos has broken ground on an ambitious high-speed railway project linking the country’s western border with Thailand to Vietnam and is likely to begin full construction this month, according to sources. Giant Consolidated, a Malaysian company that will construct and operate the 220-kilometer (140-mile) railway, held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the laying of the […]
Continue ReadingKey trends and regulatory changes in the industry: – The Thai government updated its green energy agenda in March 2012 with the ambitious ‘Alternative Energy Development Plan’ (2012-2021). The plan states that 25% of total energy consumption would derive from alternative energy sources, and set targets of 2GW of solar capacity, 1.2GW of wind capacity […]
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, […]
Continue ReadingTHAILAND RANKS near the bottom in an English proficiency survey, showing the persistence of one of the key competitive weaknesses of the Thai economy. Out of 60 countries and territories where English is not their mother tongue, Thailand manages only 55th place – outdoing only Panama, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, according to the […]
Continue ReadingTHE ASIAN market is growing rapidly and the region is important for Hitachi’s operations, its president Hiroaki Nakanishi said recently. The Japanese company has also increased its business activities in many Asian countries that need to expand their infrastructure base. “Thailand is the top investment destination of Hitachi in the Asean region. The country is […]
Continue ReadingTHE ASIAN market is growing rapidly and the region is important for Hitachi’s operations, its president Hiroaki Nakanishi said recently. The Japanese company has also increased its business activities in many Asian countries that need to expand their infrastructure base. “Thailand is the top investment destination of Hitachi in the Asean region. The country is […]
Continue ReadingThe gala dinner and awards ceremony, which took place in front of more than 400 from the region’s real estate and property industry, also saw Sansiri pick up the Best Developer Thailand award. Raimon Land’s 185 Rajadamri collected the Best Condo Thailand prize. Koh Samui’s all-pool villa estate Samujana was also a big winner. The […]
Continue ReadingGetting to Koh Phangan will be a lot easier once the home of the world-renowned full-moon party is directly connected by air for the first time. Construction of the first airport on Thailand’s fifth-largest island is gearing up, with entrepreneur Somphong Sooksanguan setting his sights on opening the facility by this time next year. After […]
Continue ReadingTHE Burmese city of Dawei lies 350 kilometres (220 miles) west of the Thai capital, Bangkok. The two are separated by a stretch of mountainous jungle and have never been connected. But over the past five years, Thailand’s biggest construction company, ItalianThai, has cut a swathe through the jungle which, once paved, will cost roughly […]
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