AFTER A LONG DELAY, the Sino-Thai high-speed railroad scheme looks set to shift into gear by year-end with Thailand funding all of the civil engineering work. The Cabinet yesterday gave the nod to a framework of cooperation between the Thai and Chinese governments to develop high-speed railways from Map Ta Phut to Nong Khai and […]
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Cambodia intends to make sweeping changes to its immigration regulations that will allow foreigners to stay for up to three years on a single visa in an effort to boost long-stay tourism. Khmer Times quoted Tourism Minister Thong Khon saying the three-year multiple-entry visa is part of a government strategy to encourage foreigners to stay […]
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MahaNakhon, the 77-story skyscraper that is the newest holder of the title of ‘Thailand’s tallest building,’ hosts a light show next week to celebrate its completion. MahaNakhon, a mixed-use tower in Chong Nonsi, rises 314 meters into Bangkok’s sky. It has 77 floors and exceeds Baiyok II Tower, the formerly tallest building, by 10 meters. […]
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Developer Bo San had already sold all the units in his 12-story high-rise in Yangon when he was forced to halt construction. Three months later he faces the task of having to remove two floors to comply with new height regulations, at a cost of about US$8 million. Since May, the regional government of Aung […]
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Ministry of Electricity and Energy has received six tender applications for the construction of a 300-megawatt power plant, according to Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise. The applications came from: a consortium of Maxpower Myanmar Pte Ltd, LNG Link Pte Ltd, Consultant International Company Pte Ltd, SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation, a joint venture between Indonesia, Singapore […]
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PEA ENCOM International, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in charge of renewable-energy and energy-saving business, is considering setting up its own manufacturing facilities for LED lighting products and solar panels at a total cost of between Bt300 million and Bt500 million, for the domestic market and export to neighbouring markets. […]
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Thai Oil PCL has let a contract to Amec Foster Wheeler PLC to provide services for a project that will expand crude oil processing capacity and improve fuel production at the 275,000-b/sd Sriracha refinery, near Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi, Thailand. Amec Foster Wheeler will deliver front-end engineering and design on Thai Oil’s proposed Clean […]
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Thailand’s listed property developer Pace Development Corporation Pcl plans to sell its assets worth more than 13 billion baht ($375.7 million) into a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the next few years, according to a report in Bangkok Post. The assets to be sold will include Sky Observation Deck worth 8 billion baht, Bangkok […]
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McConnell Dowell is pleased to announce the award of another gas pipeline EPC project in Thailand. PTT Public Company Limited, Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company has awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors Thai Ltd the contract for design, procurement, construction and commissioning of a 48 km, 28-inch diameter gas pipeline linking the Provincial Gas Transmission Pipeline […]
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It was announced today (Aug 18) that no formal date has yet been set for the opening of the new passenger terminal at Phuket International Airport, however, it was said that the opening will definitely go ahead some time in September. The announcement was made by Director of Phuket International Airport Mrs Monrudee Gettuphan at […]
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