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Source: Reuters Cambodia has reopened a stretch of railway destroyed during the country’s war and officials described it as a step towards boosting regional trade through rail links with neighbours. The Asian Development Bank is contributing $84 million to a $141 million project to repair 650 km (400 miles) of railway linking Cambodia‘s capital, Phnom […]
Continue ReadingFoster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by Japan‘s Marubeni Corp for the design and supply of two pulverized coal steam generators for the Nghi Son 1 Project for Vietnam Electricity (EVN). The project is located in the central province of Thanh Hoa in Vietnam. […]
Continue ReadingAscott has been recognised as the best serviced residence brand, company and operator by leading travel publications in Asia Pacific and Europe CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has been recognised as the best serviced residence brand, company and operator by leading travel publications in Asia Pacific and Europe. Ascott was […]
Continue ReadingOnyx turns focus to serviced apartments Segment viewed as industry growth driver Onyx Hospitality Group, formerly known as Amari Hotels and Resorts, is focusing on serviced apartments as part of its plan to expand its service line and become Asia‘s leading hospitality provider by 2018. The group yesterday launched its first serviced apartment worth 800 […]
Continue ReadingFour-car trains to ease congestion SET-listed BTS Group, the operator of the Bangkok SkyTrain, has signed a 50-million (2-billion-baht) deal with Siemens of Germany to supply one car to each of its 35 three-car trains. Chief operating officer Surapong Laoha-Uny said the deliveries of the new carriages were scheduled over the next 30 months to […]
Continue ReadingA state news agency says construction will start this month on a railway from southern China to Laos, further connecting the country with its Southeast Asian neighbours. The official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday that the 530-kilometre railway will connect Xishuangbanna city in the southern province of Yunnan to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Work […]
Continue ReadingFast emerging Hawaiian based hotel management company Outrigger are re-organizing their Phuket Asia regional office to manage their Australia and South Pacific properties. Two hotels in Australia and one in Fiji are already operating along with a development pipeline.
Continue ReadingAn environmentalist yesterday blamed Suvarnabhumi Airport for the flooding in many areas in Bangkok. Speaking at a seminar on “Bangkok: The Underwater City”, Stop Global Warming Association president Srisuwan Janya said he and affected people would sue Suvarnabhumi Airport executives in a bid to get the government to take responsibility for the damage it had […]
Continue ReadingEnvironmental and conservation networks in six countries have vowed to fight a big dam planned across the Mekong River at Sayabouri in Laos. “We have been gathering signatures of people who are against this dam,” Thailand’s Chiang Khong Conservation Group leader Niwat Roykaew said at an international meeting in Mexico. “We will fight to the […]
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Cambodia’s first luxury private island resort has released its last remaining over-water villas to potential buyers looking to secure a rare piece of paradise. Song Saa Private Island will be the first resort to be built in Cambodia’s pristine Koh Rong Archipelago, and sets a new standard for responsible high-end accommodation in this emerging tourism […]
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