An online survey conducted by HSBC Bank has ranked Singapore as the top overall destination for expatriates, with South-east Asian countries also faring strongly – for those without children, that is. The results, released on Monday, canvassed more than 3,500 expats in 31 countries. Factoring in three criteria – economics, experience and raising children abroad […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s worst flooding in 69 years will likely see a makeover in housing designs to incorporate integrated flood protection systems regardless of the higher cost as people become more alert to the possibility of a repeat of the disaster. Property Perfect Plc is the first developer to come up with just such a design, with […]
Continue ReadingTHE government last week admitted that Yangon’s infrastructure was outdated and not up to the challenge of housing its six to seven million residents, let alone the 10 million forecast to live there in coming years. The frank assessment was delivered by the Minister of Industry, U Soe Thein, at a meeting with the press […]
Continue ReadingTHE government last week admitted that Yangon’s infrastructure was outdated and not up to the challenge of housing its six to seven million residents, let alone the 10 million forecast to live there in coming years. The frank assessment was delivered by the Minister of Industry, U Soe Thein, at a meeting with the press […]
Continue ReadingAllen & Overy (A&O) and Baker & McKenzie have advised on the financing for the first large independent power producer project in Thailand to close since the global financial crash. According to A&O, the $1.18bn (£760m) project financing for the 1,600MW, combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power plant in the Nong Saeng district (around 100km north of […]
Continue ReadingThai Solar Energy Co., Ltd. has opened a 5 MW solar thermal plant in Thailand – the first such facility in Southeast Asia. Thai Solar invested 900 million baht in the facility, which heralded another milestone by being the first such facility in the world to use Direct Steam Generation (DSG) commercially. In a written […]
Continue ReadingThe government plans to open bids for an independent power producer programme, possibly in the coming year. Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said the new round would give a particular focus to coal-fired power plants because the country is too dependent on natural gas, which accounts for more than 70% of power generation. The appropriate number […]
Continue ReadingIndustry players believe that the introduction of the ‘Malaysian Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement’ by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) will improve project delivery. Quantity surveyor MCM Value Sdn Bhd’s (MCM Value) president Mohd Mazlan Che Mat said the document – set at almost to the international standard – would guide the construction […]
Continue ReadingIndustry players believe that the introduction of the ‘Malaysian Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement’ by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) will improve project delivery. Quantity surveyor MCM Value Sdn Bhd’s (MCM Value) president Mohd Mazlan Che Mat said the document – set at almost to the international standard – would guide the construction […]
Continue ReadingVietnam has begun construction of a second terminal to ease overcrowding at the only airport in the nation’s capital, the government said. Officials held a ceremony at the Noi Bai airport on Sunday to break ground on the four-storey facility which is being funded by more than 75 billion yen ($961 million) in Japanese aid, […]
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