Chinese electric car giant BYD plans to build a factory in Thailand Chinese electric car and battery giant BYD is planning to open its first wholly invested passenger car factory outside China — in Thailand. BYD signed a contract Thursday to buy land and build a factory for new energy passenger cars in an industrial […]
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GE Gas Power technology powers updates to 1.4 GW power plant at EGAT’s Bang Pakong Power Plant in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand GE Gas Power and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), the country’s main electricity producer, announced the start of commercial operation of EGAT’s Bang Pakong Power Plant Block 1 and 2 in Bang Pakong, […]
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, One of Thailand’s most haunted places where 99 monks performed an exorcism Suvarnabhumi Airport (pronounced “Suwanapoom”) in Bangkok, in an area that used to be called Nong Nguhao or Cobra Swamp, is built right on top of an ancient cemetery and there have been many ghostly sightings that have reportedly caused accidents […]
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Ananda sees Thai property market starting to pick-up, announces launch of 6 new projects worth 21 billion Baht Thailand’s property market has started to see recovery and many of the developers are starting to plan major project launches as economy starts to see recovery. As part of the move Thailand’s real estate developers such as […]
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Fingers point to Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction again as Phuket airport springs leak Former Democrat MP Watchara Phetthong on Monday demanded that the anti-graft agency and auditor-general look into why the roof of Phuket’s airport had sprung a leak on Friday. Fingers point to Sino-Thai again as Phuket airport springs leak “The roof at the […]
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Bangkok’s Orange, Yellow and Pink MRT lines very close to completion The construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)’s Orange, Yellow and Pink lines is more than 90 per cent ready, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Sunday. He said the Yellow Line from Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district to Samut Prakan’s Samrong district is 94.56 […]
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Bangladesh finally decides to connect to Trans-Asian railway with 129 km rail track near Myanmar border via Cox’s Bazaar Bangladesh has finally taken the decision to get connected to the Trans-Asian railway, one of the most comprehensive networks of rail lines that connect Europe with Asia. The 129 km rail track will span from Dohazari […]
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Cambodia wants an underground metro in Phnom Penh The government of Cambodia says it wants an underground metro instead of a Bangkok-style elevated railway for a future mass transit system in Phnom Penh. “Now the need for the subway is clear, and is a real possibility – not the sky train, as reported,” Prime Minister […]
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Laos-China rail a boon for Thais Special report: Cross-border tourism flows increase, and fresh goods exports find new markets The Thanaleng Dry Port and Vientiane Logistics Park (VLP), Laos’ first-ever integrated logistics park, on the outskirts of Vientiane. The Laos-China high-speed railway is expected to fulfil Laos’ ambition of becoming a major regional land link […]
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Full steam ahead for Thailand’s high-speed trains High-speed train projects are an important element in Thailand’s ambition to become an Indochina logistics hub with the development of the country’s rail transport system being a key priority in the government’s 20-year development strategic plan (2018–2037). In recent years, several new rail transport development projects have been […]
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