thyssenkrupp Uhde Thailand wins oleochemicals contract Esterification plant with thyssenkrupp Uhde’s proprietary Jet Reactor thyssenkrupp Uhde Thailand has been awarded a contract by a leading oleo and specialty chemicals producer in Asia for engineering services and proprietary equipment supply for an Esterification Plant. The plant will employ thyssenkrupp Uhde’s proprietary Jet Reactor technology and is […]
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729 km (453 miles) expansion to the eastern part of Vietnam’s North-South Expressway approved The National Assembly approved Tuesday a 729 km (453 miles) expansion to the eastern part of Vietnam’s North-South Expressway. The extension received 93.99 percent votes from 474 legislators, allowing the government to spend VND146.990 trillion (almost $6.5 billion) of the state […]
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HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway extension completed, ready for Tet Lunar New Year rush The Trung Luong – My Thuan Expressway is set to open to traffic on Jan. 22, just in time for the Lunar New Year, or Tet. Nguyen Tan Dong, CEO of BOT Trung Luong – My Thuan JSC, the expressway builder, said Monday […]
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Thai citizenship seekers must now pass a Thai language test The cabinet on Tuesday (11.01.2022) approved new ministerial regulations requiring Thai citizenship seekers to pass a Thai language test, with fees for citizenship applications going up by twofold, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said. Ms Rachada said that the Interior Ministry had proposed amendments to […]
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ICC Thailand Arbitration Webinar on “Introducing the ICC expedited arbitration solution” on 18 January 2022 – Register within TODAY A webinar on the ICC Expedited Arbitration Procedures that has been arranged by ICC Thailand in conjunction with the ICC Secretariat in Hong Kong. This should be a very interesting webinar and you are encouraged to […]
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Seventy-Five Percent of Color Blind People Experience Challenges at Work, EnChroma Study Finds – Survey Illustrates Workplace Frustrations of Color Vision Deficiency on the Job; EnChroma Outlines Accommodation Steps for Employers – SEE ALSO: Introducing The World’s Only Colour-Blind Safety Glasses In the largest known study of its kind, EnChroma – creators of glasses for […]
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A new bill proposes to abolish retentions altogether in construction contracts in England and Wales Another private member’s bill aimed at reforming payment practice in construction has more ambitious aims than its predecessors, write Olivia Jenkins and Rachel Storey The Construction (Retentions Abolition) Bill 2021-22 (the retentions abolition bill) is the latest in a string […]
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China had to clear US bombs from Vietnam War for half a year before constructing China-Laos Railway On 3rd December 2021, the China-Laos railway opened to traffic, connecting Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan province with Lao capital Vientiane. The railway is a landmark project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. In addition to the extreme […]
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Thai property developer Sansiri eyes Baht150bn projects Residential launches will start this year SET-listed developer Sansiri Plc will spend 20 billion baht to launch new residential projects worth a combined 150 billion baht, with a presales target of 120 billion baht during 2022-24. President and chief executive Srettha Thavisin said one-third, or about 50 billion […]
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Thai government pushes ahead with international tourist tax, 300 baht per visitor begins in April 2022 The Thai government is pushing ahead with a controversial proposal to collect a 300 baht tourism fee from all international visitors arriving in Thailand, a government official said Wednesday. The contentious proposal to go ahead with the scheme was […]
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