Myanmar and Thailand accelerate plans to link, electrify Dawei SEZ 07 October 2019 Myanmar and Thailand will speed up development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and deep sea port at Dawei in Tanintharyi Region, officials said during the 9th Myanmar – Thailand Joint Coordinating Committee meeting last week. Basic infrastructure such as roads connecting […]
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Armed with fresh evidence, Transport Ministry likely to approach Criminal Court in Hopewell case By The Nation Transport Minister Saksyam Chidchob said on Tuesday (Sep. 24) that the committee on the Hopewell case chaired by Pisak Jitwiriyawasin, deputy permanent secretary at the ministry, has found eight new pieces of evidence of corruption in the project […]
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Thailand’s New-planned Nakhon Pathom airport under scrutiny Nakhon Pathom locals fear ambitious project will destroy people’s lives 22 September 2019 Along with significant growth in the tourism industry over the past five years has been growth in air traffic which has exceeded the capacity of current infrastructure. Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang gateways are serving 35 […]
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State Railway of Thailand forcing vendors off Bangkok’s MRT Red Line land Sets up blockades at entrance to 35-rai site 20 September 2019 State railway officials set a barricade at the entrance to 35-rai of land the agency owns in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district on Friday, in the latest attempt to force out vendors illegally using […]
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Myanmar’s Pounamu Design and Construction is building a sustainable bamboo practice 19 September 2019 As a bamboo design and construction company, Pounamu’s business relies on the supply of bamboo. So in 2017, the company thought: How can we make the business more sustainable? The answer lies in training communities on sustainable bamboo forestry, treatment, and […]
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Myanmar’s 280-megawatt Yeywa hydropower project to finish build in 2022 20 September 2019 Myanmar is planning to finish the construction of 280-megawatt Upper Yeywa hydropower project in 2022 and it will produce 1.409 billion kilowatts hours of electricity annually, according to Ministry of Electricity and Energy. Hydropower Implementation Department is developing Upper Yeywa hydropower project […]
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BTS Group Holdings to spend more than 10 billion baht on mixed-use project Bang Na-Trat Road near Thana City 19 September 2019 BTS Group Holdings is spending more than 10 billion baht to develop a mixed-use project on 200 rai along Bang Na-Trat Road near Thana City to capitalise on light rail transit (LRT) expected […]
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U City invests USD162 million in “VERSO International School”, largest international school in Bangkok, Thailand VERSO International School engages IDEO to create blueprint and offers a personalized educational experience designed with students’ interests and passions at its core, and boasts Thailand’s first and only Olympic-sized indoor swimming pool with climate control 19 September 2019 U […]
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Vietnam to start construction of Thi Vai LNG terminal in October 2019 State-run PetroVietnam Gas and its partners plan to start construction of one of the country’s first LNG terminals at Thi Vai in southern Vietnam in late October, an official with parent company PetroVietnam said Thursday. The Thi Vai LNG terminal is one of […]
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AIAC-BC-CIARB Joint Seminar on ‘How to Develop A Career in International Arbitration’ in Kuala Lumpur Refer to the attached event flyer for the coming event organized by AIAC-BC-CIArb Malaysia Joint Seminar on ‘How to Develop A Career in International Arbitration’. The event will take place in Kuala Lumpur on Friday 4 October 2019 and is […]
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