Phuket tram project needs Baht 2bn extra 31 May 2019 Phuket plans a tram project but more funding is needed The 34.8-billion-baht project to construct a tram system in Phuket now requires another 2 billion baht in funding, following some changes to the original construction drawing, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) said […]
Continue ReadingWorley awarded Thaioil services contract Thai Oil Public Co. Ltd has awarded a services contract for its oil refinery in Thailand to Worley. Under the contract, Worley will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services. Thailoil is one of the largest refiners in Thailand and operates a complex refinery using efficient processing technologies to produce […]
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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration appeals for trees for green Bangkok project The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is seeking public donations of trees for its project to turn the capital green by next year. Chatree Watanakhachorn, director of the BMA’s Environment Department, said the project is part of the prime minister’s policy to have government agencies in the […]
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New bridge plan threatens Bangkok’s famous Sampheng market BMA is planning to build four new bridges across the Chao Phraya River 31 May 2019 VENDORS IN Bangkok’s wholesale Sampheng market have joined forces to oppose plans to construct a bridge near their area. “We will officially submit a letter of protest to the Bangkok Metro-politan […]
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Sub-standard construction blamed for 2018 Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam disaster 30 May 2019 THE XE PIAN-XE Namnoy dam disaster in southern Laos last July was caused by improper construction, an independent investigation has concluded. The deputy chief of the Laos National Investigation Committee, Singped Bunsawantipan, revealed on Tuesday that investigation showed that the dam […]
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport’s third runway closer to reality 29 May 2019 The contracts for the construction of Suvarnabhumi Airport’s third runway are ready to be signed. But it isn’t likely to happen until later this year according to Airports of Thailand (AoT). The AoT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn says the new 21.7 billion baht third runway, […]
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U City Plc to develop Bangkok’s riverside Old Customs House as luxury hotel 30 May 2019 SET-listed real estate investment firm U City Plc, a subsidiary of BTS Group Holdings Plc, will spend 3 billion baht to develop a luxury hotel on the Treasury Department’s riverside plot in Bang Rak where the Old Customs House […]
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Thai officials reject coal use at NPS’s long-delayed Prachin Buri power plant The plant has been ordered to run on natural gas to generate electricity. Thailand’s National Power Supply Co. (NPS), the power generation arm of Double A Power Co, has been ordered by officials to shift from coal to natural gas to generate electricity […]
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Vietnam expects to operate 88 solar power plants by June 2019 The additional 61 solar power plants are expected to generate a total capacity of 2GW. Vietnam is forecasted to operate as many as 88 solar power plants by June 2019 as Vietnam Electricity (EVN) looks to speed up the completion of its 61 solar […]
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Laos Dam Collapse Due to Use of Soil – Water Experts conclude 28 May 2019 Poor construction methods, with soil used in place of concrete, caused a fatal hydropower dam collapse last year in Laos, a panel of water experts has concluded, prompting a rejection of its findings by the South Korean firm that built […]
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