Investors pump billions into Vietnam’s offshore wind power plants Foreign and local investors have poured billions of dollars into developing offshore wind farms. Thang Long Wind, a $11.9-billion, 3.4 GW offshore plant, is being built in the central province of Binh Thuan. Installation of floats will be completed in July to gather oceanographic data related […]
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Mitsubishi to invest in 600-MW wind project in southern Laos’ provinces of Sekong and Attapeu The Wind farm will be the first in Laos and the largest in South East Asia Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp will invest in a 600-MW onshore wind farm project in Laos that will supply electricity to Vietnam. The company said today […]
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New rules to support Covid health insurance for Thailand’s long-stay expats The Cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle new rules to support health insurance for long-stay foreigners under the Non-Immigrant “O-A” visa. The old rules required purchasing Thai health insurance through the website Longstay.tgia.org, which has suffered operating problems. The new rules offer a lifeline […]
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Bangkok Post joins with Fazwaz to power property listings platform Buying a dream home can be a trying exercise for any novice, given the lack of pricing transparency, complicated settlement procedures and a quickly evolving Thai property market. Property technology firm FazWaz aims to change all this by reducing friction for buyers through the use […]
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Phuket property sector will take time to recover say local property experts PHUKET: Phuket’s property sector is not likely to benefit until later this year from the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ July 1 reopening of the island to receiving vaccinated international arrivals, but the move will open the door to the island’s real estate market to recover […]
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Lao government approves Vientiane-Pakse expressway route selection The Lao government has recently approved the route selection for Vientiane-Pakse Expressway Project recommended by a Chinese engineering company. Zhang Xiaowei, head of the international engineering department of Henan Provincial Communications Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd. (HNRBI), which suggested the route plan, told Xinhua on Friday that […]
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Hundreds of Families Forced to Move for Hongsa Coal Plant Expansion in Laos Villagers demand more in compensation, worry about life in a relocation village. Authorities in northwestern Laos are forcing hundreds of families to relocate to make way for the expansion of a lignite power plant, setting the stage for a dispute over compensation […]
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Crackdown on workers moving between construction camp sites in Bangkok to preventy spreading Covid-19 Soldiers, police and thessakij inspectors will combine forces to keep an eye on construction camp sites in Bangkok after some workers were relocated despite orders for them to stay put, says the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). Soldiers, police and […]
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Auckland ranked most liveable city as Coronavirus pandemic shifts list Auckland in New Zealand has been named the world’s most liveable city, in an annual ranking that has been shifted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey ranked 140 cities on factors including stability, infrastructure, education and access to healthcare. But the […]
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Thai developer WHA Corp bets on Phuket reopening for return of investors WHA Corp, Thailand’s largest industrial estate operator, expects land sales to rebound in the second half as it plans to use the limited reopening of the resort island of Phuket next month to bring in prospective foreign investors. The company is in talks […]
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