Quelling the earthquake tremors of 28 March 2025 in Thailand While the March 28 earthquake shook many buildings in Bangkok, most of the damage was to non-structural parts. The earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 sent tremors through many high-rise buildings in Bangkok, shaking not just the structures but also buyer confidence, if only […]
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Construction of O Mon 4 Thermal Power Plant in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho begins The O Mon 4 Thermal Power Plant will bring Petrovietnam’s total installed capacity to over 9,3000 MW, accounting for around 10% of the country’s total power capacity. Once completed, the plan will provide clean and stable power to […]
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Thailand’s high-speed rail project linking three airports project (Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao) to finalise contract in July 2025 after five-year delay The high-speed rail linking three airports project (Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao) is expected to finalise the contract in July, ending a five-year delay since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic severely impacted numerous infrastructure investment projects in the […]
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High hopes for fifth Thai-Lao bridge linking Bueng Kan and Bolikhamxay with December 2025 opening scheduled The fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, connecting Bueng Kan province in northeastern Thailand with Bolikhamxay province in Laos, is scheduled to open by the end of this year. The project could expand cross-border trade between the two countries by at […]
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Old doubts rise on Bangkok’s collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building The collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building has come under renewed scrutiny following a recent news report detailing longstanding irregularities in the construction project, which began in 2009. According to the Isra News Agency, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) last year found grounds to […]
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Seventy officials named in Bangkok tower 7.7-magnitude earthquake collapse scandal DSI says information on bidding collusion forwarded to anti-graft agency About 70 state officials have been implicated in bidding collusion linked to the doomed State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said on Wednesday. The suspects include former and […]
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VinSpeed proposes 61.35 billion USD investment for Vietnam’s North–South high-speed railway project VinSpeed commits to mobilising 20% of the total capital, equivalent to 12.27 billion USD. For the remaining 80%, excluding costs related to compensation, relocation support, and resettlement for land clearance, the company proposed borrowing from the state budget, through zero-interest loans, repayable over […]
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Hanoi-Beijing direct train service resumes starting 27 May 2025 May 27, 2025 Vietnam and China have resumed international rail services between Hanoi and Beijing, with direct trains scheduled to run twice a week starting May 27, according to the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR). The move follows the arrival of the first group of passengers into […]
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State Railway of Thailand changes Ayutthaya high-speed rail station design The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has revised the design of the Ayutthaya high-speed rail station following recommendations from international heritage experts, who emphasised the need to strike a balance between development and preserving the World Heritage site. SRT governor Veeris Ammarapala revealed that the […]
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Thai Rail Allocates THB 12 Billion for Land Grab on High-Speed China Line State Railway of Thailand earmarks billions for compulsory purchase on second phase of ambitious rail link 16 May 2025 The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has given the green light to a 12 billion baht budget for the compulsory purchase of land […]
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