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Looking for partners for 1,000MW project SET-listed Gunkul Engineering Plc broadened its focus from domestic engineering contractor to invest in a Burmese wind farm worth 60 billion baht generating 1,000 megawatts. It is seeking partners interested in capturing the vast infrastructure demand in Burma to join its wind farm project. Chief executive Gunkul Dhumrongpiyawut said […]
Continue ReadingVietnam has begun construction of a second terminal to ease overcrowding at the only airport in the nation’s capital, the government said. Officials held a ceremony at the Noi Bai airport on Sunday to break ground on the four-storey facility which is being funded by more than 75 billion yen ($961 million) in Japanese aid, […]
Continue ReadingUndeterred by the recent |flood disaster, the Erawan Group is sticking with its five-year business plan to develop 14 hotels with a total of 2,800 rooms and seek to acquire properties, as well as prepare for expansion abroad as the Asean Economic Community (AEC) nears implementation in 2015. The group has just reviewed its 2011-15 […]
Continue ReadingConstruction began on a US$3.7 billion lignite power plant that is to become Laos’ largest electricity generator upon startup in 2016. The Hongsa Power Co – a 40-40-20 joint venture among Thailand’s Banpu Power Ltd, Ratchburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc and Lao Holding State Enterprise – broke ground on the project last week, the Vientiane […]
Continue ReadingConstruction began on a US$3.7 billion lignite power plant that is to become Laos’ largest electricity generator upon startup in 2016. The Hongsa Power Co – a 40-40-20 joint venture among Thailand’s Banpu Power Ltd, Ratchburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc and Lao Holding State Enterprise – broke ground on the project last week, the Vientiane […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the inauguration of the third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, connecting the northeastern Thai province of Nakhon Phanom with Khammuan province in the central Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. The opening ceremony took place on Nov 11 at 11.11am at the Thai-Lao border, co-chaired by Bounnhang Vorachith, vice president of the […]
Continue ReadingCurrently, First Solar has a production plant in Ohio and also has production lines in Germany, Malaysia and France. First Solar Inc. has put the construction of its solar panel factory in Vietnam on hold indefinitely as part of changes in corporate strategy by its new interim chief executive to focus more on looking for […]
Continue ReadingNational rail operator KTM Bhd (KTMB) is mulling over plans to set up KTM Thailand in a bid to expand its cargo and passenger business in the land of smiles. “We had discussion early this year (with the Thai authorities), and we hope it could be set up by next year with the focus on […]
Continue ReadingA hotel design consultant currently working on the interior design for the Regent Phuket, which opens here early next year, says that many hotels, particularly in Phuket and Bangkok, need to rethink their aesthetics in order to remain competitive. Competition is now fierce as many thousands of new rooms are coming on the market, not […]
Continue ReadingChina’s growing presence—with infrastructure building, laborers and casinos— worries tiny Laos A two-lane asphalt road between Nan, Thailand, and Oudomxay, Laos, designed to boost regional trade and tourism, opened in mid-September with characteristic fanfare. Four Lao hill tribe models coyly held up banners, welcoming a Thai delegation to their village bordering Thailand’s northern province of […]
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