Thailand’s longest railway tunnel being constructed in Saraburi, at 5.2 kms long SEE ALSO: State Railway Of Thailand Marks Country’s Longest Tunnel Breakthrough In Saraburi’s Muak Lek District Daily News reported on a post from the Thai railway department’s public relations team. They were effusive in praising plans for a 5.2 kilometer long tunnel that […]
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China-Laos railway begins with limited service on on Friday 03 December 2021 Southeast Asia’s first high-speed link to stop at Chinese border for now The China-Laos high-speed railway kicked off operations on Friday, and although the first passenger run will be made through Laos on Saturday, it remains unknown when cross-border service between the countries […]
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Vietnam leads the pack in Southeast Asia as wind power projects surge Vietnam is leading the pack in Southeast Asia for wind power installations with 3.98GW installed as of October, up from 103MW in 2020. The country now ranks among the global top ten markets for installed wind power capacity, even though its offshore sector […]
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Thai immigration launches new online 90 day reporting system Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has announced the launch of a new online 90 day reporting system. The new system, which went live on 02 December 2021, is available under the Online Services section of the Immigration Bureau’s website, and by selecting TM47, which is the official name […]
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Banpu Power bags 50-megawatt solar farm in Ha Tinh province in Vietnam Banpu Power Plc (BPP), the power generation arm of non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Plc, has acquired Ha Tinh Solar Power Joint Stock Co in a deal worth US$23.9 million — around 788 million baht — marking the first time Banpu has acquired a […]
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Laos opens Chinese-built railway line; Passenger services expected to begin on Saturday 04 December 2021 The 414-kilometre route took five years to construct A sleek red, blue and white bullet train departed a new Vientiane station on Friday signalling the opening of Laos’ US$6 billion Chinese-built railway — a project tangled in debt and high […]
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Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation hands report on Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district’s kinnaree street lights graft to National Anti-Corruption Commission The Department of Special Investigation has forwarded its investigation report on alleged corruption in awarding contracts worth 975 million baht for the installation of solar powered street lights in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district […]
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Laos touted as hidden gem for land developers Laos is fast emerging as a land of opportunity for land developers, ahead of a highly anticipated launch of a new high-speed train connecting the Southeast Asian country with China this week. The Thatluang Lake Special Economic Zone, the only economic zone in the capital city of […]
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Bangkok rated 4th best by expats in Southeast Asia Thai capital living moves up in global survey Bangkok was rated behind Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City as the best place for expatriates to live in Southeast Asia in a global survey released on Wednesday. Expat City Ranking 2021 by InterNations showed the […]
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Calls to speed up Thailand’s rail link to Laos-China line The government is being advised to speed up the development of a rail network linking Thailand’s rail system with the Laos-China Railway, which connects Kunming in China’s Yunnan province with Vientiane — the capital of Laos. Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social […]
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