Aurecon completes Vietnam’s 420MW Dau Tieng 1 and 2 solar projects in less than a year 26 August 2019 Project aligns with the Vietnamese government’s goal of producing 5,000MW of solar energy by June 2019 Aurecon has announced the completion of the 420MW Dau Tieng 1 and 2 solar power projects. The firm was appointed […]
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Thailand Aims to Be Southeast Asia’s Power-Trading Middleman 26 August 2019 The plan seeks to balance regional power oversupply, shortage Infrastructure development funding in some countries a barrier Thailand is jump starting a decades-old plan to create a Southeast Asia electricity super-grid, and wants to be the power-trading hub at the center of it. The […]
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Amata Corporation to develop a smart city in Yangon 24 August 2019 The long-awaited dream of turning Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial hub, into a smart city may soon be realised with the support of Amata Corporation Pcl, Thailand’s largest industrial estate developer. VikromKromadit, chairman of Amata Corporation Pcl, said at a signing ceremony on Thursday (August […]
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Central Village shopping complex near Suvarnabhumi airport faces inquiry – scheduled to open next Saturday 24 August 2019 Deputy Interior Minister Songsak Thongsri will gather information to clarify doubts over a claim that the construction of a 5-billion-baht international outlet called Central Village may not comply with town planning laws. The shopping complex, located near […]
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Airports of Thailand challenges Central Village project again Central Pattana calls for fairness, says B5bn shopping centre at Suvarnabhumi broke no rules 23 August 2019 Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) has renewed a long-standing dispute with Central Pattana Plc (CPN) over its new luxury shopping complex by demanding a halt to construction just days before […]
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Thai Court turns down bid for retrial of Hopewell case The Central Administrative Court today (August 23) dismissed a request by the Transport Ministry for a retrial of the controversial case involving Hopewell (Thailand) Co Ltd. The Supreme Administrative Court had ruled on March 21 that the ministry and the State Railway of Thailand must […]
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PTT plans Isan gas pipeline – Extension to improve LNG infrastructure 23 August 2019 National oil and gas firm PTT Plc plans to develop a gas pipeline in the Northeast, expecting to add capacity to the group’s existing gas pipeline. The pipeline extension aims to improve infrastructure to help Thailand become a hub for liquefied […]
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Airports of Thailand’s upgrade plan now includes Buriram airport 21 August 2019 Airports of Thailand has changed its regional airport takeover and development plan to include the transport minister’s home province, Buriram. The expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport will also be accelerated. AoT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said on Wednesday that the agency would take over and […]
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Nine-minutes late costs Charoen Pokphand consortium chance of Bt290-billion project The court heard a testimony from the five petitioners that they had missed the 3-pm deadline for the formal submission by a mere nine minutes due to traffic congestion. The Central Administrative Court today ruled against a construction consortium representing Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) through […]
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State Railway Thailand unveils lowest signalling gear bids for 1st phase double-track rail upgrade project 21 August 2019 Investors from China, Canada and South Korea have submitted the lowest bids for contracts to supply signalling and communications equipment for the first phase of the double-track rail upgrade project, worth 11.4 billion baht, according to the […]
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