Airports of Thailand to clarify public doubts on Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Passenger Terminal 2 project Passenger Terminal 2 project now known as Suvarnabhumi Airport’s ‘Concourse A Annex project’ By THE NATION 09 October 2019 Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, President of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) said on Tuesday (October 8 ) that AOT had reported the […]
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Thailand’s energy ministry sets March 2020 target to resolve $2 billion dispute with U.S. Chevron Corp Thailand’s energy ministry said on Tuesday it had set a March target to resolve a $2 billion dispute with U.S. oil and gas major Chevron Corp and would make the “utmost effort” to reach a deal after the company […]
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Laos’ 1,285-megawatt Xayaburi hydroelectric power plant to commence full operation this month 09 October 2019 SET-listed CK Power Plc (CKP) expects to commence full operation of the 1,285-megawatt Xayaburi hydroelectric power plant this month as planned. This project began distributing power from the first generator unit to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) in […]
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Transport Ministry seeks to revise Bangkok’s Bt122-bn MRT Orange line project By The Nation Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anuthin Charnvirakul said the Transport Ministry has proposed a revision of the Bt122-billion Orange mass transit line project – running from Thailand Cultural Centre to Bang Khun Non in Thonburi, west of Bangkok. It […]
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Thailand and Myanmar Agree to Push Ahead With Myanmar’s Dawei Special Economic Zone 04 October 2019 Myanmar and Thailand have published their nine-point agreement to push through the implementation of the long-delayed US$8-billion (12.23-trillion-kyat) Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, which is set to be Southeast Asia’s largest industrial complex. After […]
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Proud Real Estate’s Proudputh Liptapanlop, Proud to go her own way in the real estate world Forgoing the political path of her famous father, Proudputh Liptapanlop made her moves in the other family business. 05 October 2019 Proudputh Liptapanlop, daughter of heavyweight politician Suwat, has never thought about following in the political footsteps of her […]
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Thai firm Helios Energy to build 40MW solar plant in Uzbekistan 04 October 2019 The government of Uzbekistan and Thailand’s Helios Energy Co. have signed an agreement for the construction of a utility-scale solar photovoltaic plant in Namangan, Uzbekistan. The agreement with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Innovative Development sees Helios Energy Co. procuring, building and overseeing […]
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Myanmar and Thailand sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge 2 (Myawaddy-Mae Sot) 04 October 2019 Myanmar and Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on October 2nd aiming for management, maintenance and utilization of Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge 2, according to the Ministry of Construction. Construction Minister Han Zaw said that the […]
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Thailand gives CP Group October 15 deadline to sign $7 billion high-speed train project 4 October 2019 Thailand has given the agro-industrial conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) until 15 October 2019 to sign an investment agreement for the 225 billion baht ($7.36 billion) high-speed train project, a senior official said. Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul […]
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Thailand’s Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) lines up community waste power projects Government to issue licences for 400MW 03 October 2019 The government plans to issue operating licences for community waste power projects for a combined 400 megawatts of new power capacity during 2019-20. Wattanapong Kurovat, director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office […]
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