Laos News
VIENTIANE, 15 October 2015: Laos’ Department of Civil Aviation and Japan’s contractor Hazama Ando Corporation signed an agreement to expand Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport earlier this week. Vientiane Times reported the Vientiane International Airport Terminal Expansion Project involves expansion of the international passenger terminal building and construction of a new domestic terminal building. Other features include […]
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International Chapter, Thailand Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Event Introduction to the FIDIC Form of Contract [one_fifth]Date :[/one_fifth][one_half_last]Tuesday 27th October 2015[/one_half_last] [one_fifth]Time : [/one_fifth][one_half_last] 6.30pm – 8.30 pm. [Registration starts at 6.00 pm.][/one_half_last] [one_fifth]Venue :[/one_fifth][one_half_last]Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Hotel 250 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok (Asoke BTS / Sukhumvit MRT)[/one_half_last] [one_fifth]Fee :[/one_fifth][one_half_last]THB 500 per person for AIQS members, THB 650 for non-members THB […]
Continue ReadingA scene from the construction site./Vientiane Times After beginning in 2012, the construction of the US$3.5 billion Xayaboury dam is now about 50 per cent complete, according to a report by Vientiane Times. When it becomes operational in 2019, about 95 percent of the 1,285-megawatt electricity produced will be sold to Thailand. The project’s shareholders […]
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Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (R) shake hands with Somsavat Lengsavad, Lao Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs, in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. Xinhua/Sovannara Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad agreed yesterday to take a closer look at the potential impact of the contentious Don Sahong Dam project just […]
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Laos will need to build four new international airports as the existing four at Wattay, Luang Prabang, Savan and Pakse will be unable to accommodate growing air transport in the coming decades, a minister told the Cabinet. Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong told the recent meeting between the government cabinet, Vientiane […]
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Laos hopes a railway between Vietnam and Thailand and another connecting Thailand and China will help drive socio-economic development in the impoverished country. Lao government officials have expressed concern about the interest rate on a U.S. $500 million loan from China to build a multibillion-dollar, high-speed railway through the Southeast Asian nation, and have asked […]
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The map shows the high-speed railway between Kunming and Singapore. [Photo: asiantimes.com] A transnational railway linking China and Singapore is set to be constructed. The construction of the segment in Laos will start in November. The Laos section, over 400 kilometers long, will take 5 years to complete and cost around 7 billion U.S. dollars. […]
Continue ReadingLast week, Myanmar officials wore big smiles at the official launch of the Thilawa Special Economic Zone. They were jubilant that, at last, the nation has its first international-standard SEZ, equipped with all the infrastructure a major business needs – electricity, water supply and port facilities. The project is a joint endeavour, and much of […]
Continue ReadingDESPITE the sluggish economic growth in Thailand, General Electric says it continues to be upbeat about its business prospects in the Kingdom. Kovit Kantapasara, president and chief executive of GE Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, said the company expected its sales in Thailand and Myanmar to expand by 40-50 per cent this year compared with 2014. […]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — With tourism contributing 9% to the country’s GDP and welcoming its 18 millionth international visitor as of August 2015, Thailand is undeniably one of the most coveted destinations in the world, considered a universal market with no high or low seasons. So when deciding to meet continuing demand […]
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