Thailand’s plush new parliament building floods after downpour House Speaker Chuan Leekpai admits the new 12-billion-baht parliament complex still has flaws after it flooded during heavy rain early on Tuesday. Mr Chuan said the contractor had deployed more than 4,000 workers to apply the finishing touches to the building before its end-of-year deadline. Work was […]
Continue Reading
AFRY further strengthens its presence in Vietnam by establishing AFRY Vietnam Limited AFRY (ÅF Pöyry) is a Swedish engineering, consulting and design company within the fields of energy, industry, infrastructure and information technology. It was formed in 1895 and is one of the biggest Scandinavian consulting giants with headcount close to 17,500 consultants all over […]
Continue Reading
Renewables in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand and the Potential for Wind Power By Tilleke & Gibbins With interest in renewable and sustainable energy sources rapidly increasingly worldwide, the nations of the Mekong region are beginning to incorporate innovative power generation options into their electrical grids and, more significantly, into their growth plans for […]
Continue Reading
Construction at 25 percent of the four main lines of Bangkok Metro system’s entire 550-kilometre long network Remaining eight projects, with an entire length of 160 kilometers, are ready to be constructed The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning has stressed that its goal is to extend public transport coverage as part of […]
Continue Reading
Thailand toying with Kra canal idea again but wants to build 100km land passageway instead SEE ALSO: Thailand Plans To Build Two Deep Seaports On Either Side Of The Country’s Southern Coasts, And Link Them Via Highway And Rail Thailand is toying with its on-again, off-again half-hearted plan to dig a canal across its narrowest […]
Continue Reading
Bangkok’s BTS Gold Line likely ready for service October 2020 The 1.72-km monorail linking Krung Thon Buri skytrain station to Klong San district office is likely to start running next month. Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on his official Facebook page that the project was 95% complete, with the construction work done and the line […]
Continue Reading
Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) trams to commence construction in 2022 for 2025 opening Nakhon Ratchasima (also known as Korat or Khorat) should have electric trams by 2025, said Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) deputy governor Theeraphan Tachasirinugune today, during the second market sounding for the city’s Green Line route. The study of the system, […]
Continue Reading
Vietnam’s construction market forecast to lure more investors – more than half of construction roles are awarded to foreign contractors According to analysts from the UK-based financial data and research group, more than half of construction roles are awarded to foreign contractors, reflecting the openness of Vietnam’s construction market. Foreign participation is mainly represented by […]
Continue Reading
Chan May LNG to build power project in Vietnam’s Thua Thien Hue province US-Vietnamese joint venture (JV) Chan May LNG has reportedly planned to invest nearly $6bn in a power project in Vietnam. Chan May LNG CEO John Rockhold said his company will build the LNG project in Thua Thien Hue province. Plans include a […]
Continue Reading
Peninsula Hotel Bangkok dispute has ended with a settlement The joint venture ownership struggle between Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels and their Thai co-owner over the luxury Peninsula Hotel Bangkok has ended with a settlement. In a release from Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, HSH will take over 100% equity in the hospitality asset. The […]
Continue Reading