Laos News
Thai Cabinet decides “to stop the project” on China-led plan to dredge Mekong river 5 February 2020, 05:23PM Beijing has long wanted to blast 97 kilometres (60 miles) of rocks and dredge the riverbed in northern Thailand to open up a passage for massive cargo ships. The vision is to create a river trade link […]
Continue Reading
Thai industrial estate developer Amata Corp invests $1bn to build industrial complex in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city Amata aims to woo foreign manufacturers with modern industrial zone in Yangon NAYPYITAW — Thai industrial estate developer Amata Corp. plans to build an industrial complex with an investment of $1 billion in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. The […]
Continue Reading
Shama expands Bangkok presence with two additional locations in Phrom Phong and Yen Akat The serviced apartments brand will be present in four prime Bangkok neighbourhoods by late 2020 Bangkok – Already a fast expanding Asia-Pacific serviced apartments brand with two properties in two prime locations in Bangkok, Shama Serviced Apartments by ONYX Hospitality Group […]
Continue Reading
Myanmar construction ministry inks a deal with Thai firm Amata to build a US$1 billion “smart city” in northeastern Yangon The JV agreement – signed last Friday – would pave way to more than 30,000 new jobs and US$60 million in direct tax, the two sides said. The ministry’s Department of Urban and Housing Development […]
Continue Reading
Freightplus Thailand rebrands to become FPT Global Creation of new renewables division and the opening of new Vietnam office in HCMC To all our valued clients, associates and project partners, we are excited to announce that we have rebranded the company effective of January 2020. The directors and management teams made the decision to rebrand […]
Continue Reading
Vietnam’s EVN and Laos’ Phongsubthavy Group sign power purchase agreements for two hydropower projects The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Phongsubthavy Group of Laos on January 4, 2020 signed power purchase agreements (PPA) for the 69MW Nam San 3A and 45MW Nam San 3B hydropower plant projects in Hà Nội. The signing ceremony took place […]
Continue Reading
Thailand’s Minor International group to open Avani Kota Kinabalu hotel by 2022 Minor International PLC’s Avani Hotels & Resorts Group headquartered in Bangkok seeks to open its Avani Kota Kinabalu in Luyang, latest by end of 2022. This will add some 378 rooms to make up beyond 4,000 new hotel rooms expected by then, in […]
Continue Reading
No big transboundary impact on Thailand from planned Laos’ Luang Prabang hydro-electric power plant Thais fear impact of Lao dams but fail to realise they are to meet their power demands The hydro-electric power plant planned in Luang Prabang will not have any big transboundary impact on Thailand, said the head of Laos’ Department of […]
Continue Reading
Laos’ Luang Prabang Dam Could Begin Construction in 2020, Ahead of Schedule A hydropower project that was to be the last of five planned large-scale Mekong river dams in Laos may begin construction ahead of schedule, according to the Lao government. The Luang Prabang dam may become the third completed large Mekong dam in Laos […]
Continue Reading
Nam Ou River hydropower project in Laos starts 2nd phase operation A ceremony to start the first power generation unit of Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project’s second phase was held on Thursday, in Luang Prabang, some 220 km north of Lao capital Vientiane. Lao Minister of Energy and Mines and President of the Laos-China […]
Continue Reading