First HCMC metro line to open in July 2024 Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line is expected to open in July next year, according to a revision of the project’s plans, which have already been delayed three years. The updated plan for HCMC’s Metro Line No. 1 was mentioned in a report sent to […]
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Cambodia’s Prime Minister pushes for skytrain in Phnom Penh to meet the growing populace Prime Minister Hun Manet said that the government has conducted studies on skytrain and subway train projects to be operated in Phnom Penh in addition to increasing road connectivity countrywide to meet the growing population in Cambodia. Addressing an interactive session […]
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Thailand’s State Railway seeks 50 billion baht for Khon Kaen to Nong Khai double-track railway and expansion of Red Line electric train routes Thailand’s State Railway (SRT) is planning to request Cabinet approval for a funding amount exceeding 50 billion baht. This hefty sum is aimed at financing the construction of a double-track railway stretch […]
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The shadowy Chinese firms that own chunks of Cambodia By Lulu Luo & Jonathan Head The highway runs through the forest like a black ribbon, down to the sea and to what must be one of the world’s largest tourism projects. Fifteen years after it began, there is still not much to see of the […]
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Video of new shuttle train (Automated People Mover) journey at Suvarnabhumi Airport’s new SAT-1 Terminal Video of the full journey in the new shuttle train (Automated People Mover) at Suvarnabhumi Airport. It goes between Main Terminal Building Station and SAT-1 Station. There are six two-car units running on four parallel tracks. Each APM can transport […]
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Thailand’s Land bridge megaproject to connect the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand still on the burner Bangkok Post Special report: Transport minister denies halting one-trillion-baht ‘connectivity’ project in the south Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has denied putting the brakes on the southern land bridge megaproject worth an estimated 1 trillion baht, though he […]
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‘Listen to the people’ – Thai PM’s push for water mega-projects triggers flood of concern Concerned Thais and environmentalists have expressed alarm at Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s support for a 2.2-trillion-baht water management project on the Mekong, Chi and Mun rivers. “I hope the prime minister will not rush to give the project a green […]
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Land bridge megaproject in southern Thailand is reassessed Environmental impact studied for zombie scheme in effort to hike trade The government is conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a land bridge megaproject in southern Thailand as it contemplates a massive new boost for the Thai economy in the future, says the Industry Ministry. The […]
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GULF and CDTO Sign MOU with EGAT for Pak Beng Hydroelectric Power Plant Project Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) for the development of the Pak Beng Hydroelectric Power Plant Project. The project, with a capacity […]
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AFRY gets job on 30-MW expansion of Thai floating solar site Swedish energy and infrastructure consultancy AFRY (STO:AFRY) has secured an engineering service contract for the planned expansion of an existing 60-MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) site in eastern Thailand. The new owner’s engineering service assignment was awarded by National Power Supply Public Co Ltd […]
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