Kra Canal is dead says Thai Ambassador to Kuala Lumpur The Thailand Ambassador to Kuala Lumpur Damrong Kraikruan said in no uncertain terms: The Kra Canal is gone. “It is not a viable project,” he said a group of journalist from Malaysian news agencies at his residence in Kuala Lumpur. When asked where is the […]
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Max Bogl sets up in south-east Asia to supply Korat 1&2 Wind farms Max Bogl is to set up a mobile factory in Thailand to build hybrid towers for the 207MW Korat 1&2 wind farms. The German manufacturer has begun shipping 10 containers a day from it’s base in Sengenthal, Bavaria, to the village of […]
Continue ReadingPattaya-Map Ta Phut motorway nearly half finished Construction of an extension in the motorway from Pattaya to Map Ta Phut is 46 per cent completed, Department of Highways director general Thanin Somboon said this week. He said an additional Bt2 billion is needed for operations and maintenance on the 32-kilometre eastern route, for which terms […]
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Siemens touts biomass for Thai climate change goals GERMAN ENGINEERING giant Siemens will help Thailand attain its renewable energy goals in turning biomass to fuels to comply with the reduction of carbon emissions under the Paris Accord, said Willi Meixner, CEO of its Power and Gas Division. “Thailand is set to generate massive amounts of […]
Continue ReadingGot a minute? Eight interesting facts about time and work Before the Industrial Revolution, the working week for most people in Britain was dictated by nature’s cycles and the demands of the task at hand. But, as Professor Emma Griffin discovers in Clocking On, the rise of factories turned time into a commodity. Since then, […]
Continue ReadingTwelve management jargon gems we all love to hate Why does our boss insist we “go forward” to lands of “deliverables,” stopping off on the “journey” to “drill down” into “best practice”? Management euphemisms have flooded the working landscape. With the new series of W1A on our screens and Thinking Allowed exploring the phrases we […]
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Siemens consortium wins Bangkok Blue Line extension contract BANGKOK Expressway and Metro together with C H Karnchang have awarded a contract to a consortium of Siemens and ST Electronics, Thailand, to supply trains and equip and maintain two extensions of the Blue Line. Under the contract, Siemens will supply a fleet of 35 three-car trains, […]
Continue ReadingCambodia’s Sihanouk airport upgrade on track Renovations to Sihanoukville international airport which will allow it to handle bigger planes will be finished by the end of the year (around May 2018) as planned, the country’s aviation body said. About 60 (36% – as of end August 2017) percent of construction was complete, said Sin Chansereyvutha, […]
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Bangkok to get 459-metre city observation tower Observation Tower to be new city landmark on the Chao Phraya River Thailand’s capital is to get its first city observation. A 459-metre-high tower will rank 6th among the world’s tallest towers as well as be the tallest observation tower in Southeast Asia. The tower is being jointly […]
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China-Myanmar gas power plant to be completed on schedule in 2018 A gas-fired power plant in south-eastern Victoria, Australia. At least two similar plants are currently being built in Myanmar. Photo: EPA A combined-cycle gas power plant in Thaketa Township will begin operations as scheduled in the first quarter of 2018, according to a statement […]
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