Daewoo E&C eyeing $2.5 billion Vietnam LNG project in the central Thanh Hoa Province Five consortiums compete to win mega-sized contract South Korea’s first-tier contractor Daewoo Engineering & Construction (E&C) and the country’s energy firm SK E&S are eyeing a mega-sized power plant contract in Vietnam. Vietnamese media outlets reported on Aug. 19 that the […]
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CR3 Welcomes Gavin Ames THAILAND, 1 August 2024 – CR3 Group (“CR3”), a leading provider of energy engineering solutions serving world-class customers in energy production, chemical processing, power and other asset-intensive industries, today announces the appointment of Gavin Ames as its new General Manager for Thailand, effective 1 August 2024. With over two decades of […]
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport partially closes international departure passport control area, Zone 3, 4th Floor For the time being, all passengers can use remaining available counters for departure. To improve its flexibility and speed for passport control services, Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is installing new Automatic Channel systems and equipment, during 9 – 23 August 2024 and, […]
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CBA Expo 2024 and Concrete Expo Asia 2024 at Bangkok’s Bitec highlight latest in construction The latest advancements in mining machinery, tools and equipment, building materials and building technology from local and international exhibitors will be presented during the CBA Expo 2024 and Concrete Expo Asia 2024, which will take place at Bitec Hall 100, […]
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Expropriation for Bangkok’s new Orange Line to begin in Din Daeng district The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is ready to expropriate land across seven communities in the Prachasongkhroh area of Bangkok’s Din Daeng district to enable construction of the western route of the Orange Line electric railway system, it says. However, following […]
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Japan’s Marubeni aims for offshore wind power investments in Vietnam Japanese giant Marubeni plans to invest more in Vietnam, including renewable energy, solar energy, and offshore wind power, said Yoshiaki Yokota, managing executive officer and CEO for Energy & Infrastructure Solution Group at Marubeni. The executive made the statement at a Tuesday meeting with Vietnamese […]
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Ever wondered which Thai province has the most Wats? The top ten provinces with the highest number of registered temples, according to the National Office of Buddhism‘s data, are: 1. Nakhon Ratchasima: 2,179 2. Ubon Ratchathani: 1,848 3. Roi Et: 1,647 4. Khon Kaen: 1,545 5. Udon Thani: 1,532 6. Chiang Mai: 1,459 7. Sisaket: […]
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Europe’s 10 ‘most spoken’ languages as English misses out on top 3 – full list The European language with most native speakers – and the European language with most total speakers – are very different More than 200 languages are spoken in Europe Europe’s top ten most commonly spoken languages according to their number of […]
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Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima leg of Thai-Chinese high-speed railway 36% behind schedule Delays on three contracted phases cast doubt on whether the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima leg can open on time The first phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway running from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima province is currently 71.36% complete, but around 36.39% behind its scheduled opening in 2028, […]
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Rayong governor assesses delayed U-Tapao Airport progress Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, along with Vice Minister for the Office of the Prime Minister Nahathai Tiwphaingam and Rayong Governor Traipob Wongtrairat, visited the delayed U-Tapao Airport and Eastern Aviation City development project sites yesterday to assess ongoing progress. Tharit Issarayangyun, Deputy Secretary-General of the Eastern Economic […]
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