Yangon Mayor promises speedy review of high-rise projects Yangon Mayor U Maung Maung Soe said the government did not suspend any additional construction projects involving high-rise buildings on March 6. He made the comments in the regional legislature. MP U Hla Thein from Tamwe township asked if the government has plans to greenlight the construction […]
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MEM offers development support to 290 MW of Asian wind, solar schemes Thai project management and engineering firm Modern Energy Management Co Ltd (MEM) said today it will be providing development support for wind and solar projects in Southeast Asia totalling 290 MW. More specifically, the company will serve as a technical and commercial advisor […]
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Court revokes arbitration order of Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant B6bn Klong Dan water plant damage erased The Central Administrative Court on Tuesday revoked the arbitration order demanding the Pollution Control Department pay 6 billion baht in compensation to the builder of the Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant. The court rejected Vichitphan Construction Co and […]
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B.Grimm Power to splash B40bn on 5-year plan Firm aims to ramp up capacity to 2,518MW SET-listed B.Grimm Power Plc, the power generation arm of B.Grimm Group, has allocated 40 billion baht for a five-year plan for the expansion of its power-generating capacity. President Preeyanart Soontornwata said the company aims to increase its power-generating capacity […]
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Central Group sets B200bn growth plan Central Group, the country’s biggest retail conglomerate, aims to spend a combined 200 billion baht over the next five years in expanding its retail, hotel, property and e-business both at home and abroad, with an aim of doubling sales to 800 billion baht. Tos Chirathivat, the group’s chief executive, […]
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Chiang Mai International Airport plans to invest over 15 billion baht to increase its capacity Squadron Leader Monthanik Rakngam, the General Manager of Chiang Mai International Airport and team made an announcement on February 28th on a new project to increase the airport’s capacity due to the dramatic increase of the passengers over the past […]
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Phnom Penh airport train to start on 10 April 2018 The new rail line between Phnom Penh International Airport and the railway station on Monivong Boulevard is scheduled to open on April 10, according to government and Royal Railways officials. Hoeurn Somnieng, deputy director of the cabinet at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, […]
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Building bridges between Laos and Thailand for better lives Laos overcomes its land-locked geography with overland cross-border infrastructure, boosting interconnectivity between countries in Southeast Asia. Waking up in one country and shopping in another may sound like the life of a high-flying chief executive, but not for Vannasinh Phrasavath, who does it every time she […]
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Experts contradict Thailand govt on coastal erosion EXPERTS SAY coastal erosion in Thailand is getting worse, not better, as had been earlier announced by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. Chulalongkorn University’s Department of Geology lecturer Thanawat Jarupongsakul said yesterday at a press conference that coastal erosion in Thailand had not improved, despite a […]
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Scrap Thailand’s coal energy plans Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column The government has made an error with its decision to once again kick the issue of coal-fired power plants down the political road. Siri Jirapongphan, the Minister of Energy, has defused the immediate problem of high-profile protests. But getting the anti-coal demonstrators to leave the […]
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