SP Group in tie-up to develop rooftop solar projects across Vietnam Utility group SP Group (Singapore Power Group) is partnering CJ OliveNetworks Vina Co (CJ ONS) to develop up to 50 megawatt-peak (MWp) worth of rooftop solar projects in Vietnam in the next two years. CJ ONS is a subsidiary of South Korea’s CJ OliveNetworks […]
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IKEA to open another store in Bangkok’s Phrom Phong area Last week, IKEA, the famous Swedish furniture company, announced is set to open another store in Bangkok’s Phrom Phong in the Emsphere, Emporium and Emquatier shopping district. The IKEA complex is still under construction and there is no announcement on the planned opening date. This […]
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Baht40m sought for Nan airport expansion study in northern Thailand The Department of Airports (DoA) is seeking a budget of 40 million baht to finance an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study on the expansion of Nan’s airport which is predicted to handle more passengers in the future. The DoA is planning to request from the […]
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State Railway of Thailand opens bids for development of land along Bang Sue-Khlong Ton line The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is seeking bidders for the development of its 5.88-rai plot of land along the Bang Sue-Khlong Ton railway line in Bangkok, an SRT source said. The source added that interested parties have until April […]
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Property market slumps in Thailand’s South but picks up in Isaan, survey shows A recent survey by the Government Housing Bank’s Real-Estate Information Centre (REIC) shows that though fewer new property units are being released in the South, the property market in the Northeast is recovering fast. Property market slumps in South but picks up […]
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How Thailand’s Klong Dan wastewater treatment project gushed from pollution solution to corruption torrent to expensive lesson The controversial Klong Dan wastewater treatment project has made headlines at regular intervals over the past three decades. News reports initially described the plant as a solution to water pollution, then the “mother of all corruption cases”, and […]
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Two people per hour are dying on Thailand’s roads Encouraging Thais to wear face masks has been easy – getting them to wear helmets is quite another matter https://news.thaipbs.or.th/content/313982Thai PBS had a report about the appalling state of the Thai Roads. And they did the math with the help of a safety expert about the […]
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Five bridge projects take shape to strengthen links in Vietnam’s southern industrial hub Five bridge projects, some of them under construction and others awaiting approval, will strengthen links between localities in the southeastern region, which includes HCMC. Work began late last year on the Bach Dang 2 Bridge that will connect Binh Duong and Dong […]
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Biggest power plant in southern Vietnam, Tri An hydropower plant in Dong Nai Province to be expanded to 600 MW The 400-MW Tri An hydropower plant in Dong Nai Province is set to have its capacity expanded by 200MW at a cost of VND3.9 trillion ($170 million). Work on southern Vietnam’s biggest power plant will […]
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Consortium Led by Kubota Construction Wins Contract for the Project for Expansion of Water Supply System in Ta Khmau, Cambodia A consortium led by Kubota Construction Co., Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubota Corporation; Head Office: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan; President and Representative Director: Mutsuo Uchida; hereinafter “Kubota Construction”) has won the contract to undertake […]
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