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Laos is seeking clarification on the deal between Thailand and China to construct a double-track rail route, Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong says. Nong Khai train station is the connecting point for the Thai-Lao rail project which has been operated since March 2012. (Bangkok Post file photo) Speaking after returning from Laos yesterday, ACM Prajin […]
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Aims to win 25% of government contracts A new company formed from the merger of two subsidiaries of Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK), Thailand second-largest construction firm, has the potential to win several government infrastructure contracts in coming years. Employees of BECL, a subsidiary of Ch. Karnchang, work with rebar at the Si Rat-Outer Ring Road […]
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Construction has begun of the second Thai-Myanmar bridge across the Moei River, linking Mae Sot district in northern Tak province and Myawaddy town in Myanmar. Highway Department workers enter the site at the beginning of the second Thai-Myanmar bridge in Mae Sot district in Tak province to start construction on Wednesday. (Photo by Assawin Pinitwong) Mae Sot […]
Continue ReadingYann Guezennec, left, and Jean-Christophe Moreaux introduce the new Belmond corporate identity last week, when they announced that the group plans to expand its business in Thailand and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Belmond, the global high-end hotel operator and adventure-travel company, is expanding its business in Southeast Asia, showing confidence in the Myanmar and Thai […]
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Thailand’s Ministry of Transport says it will propose discussions with the Lao government on financing the fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge. The fifth bridge will link the northeast province of Bung Kan with Pak Sane town in Bolikhamxai province of Laos. The ministry permanent secretary, Voradej Harnprasert, said Thailand has already completed the design work for the fifth […]
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The Energy Ministry’s plan for 2015 paves the way for full energy reform, says Energy Minister Narongchai Akrasanee. In 2015, the petrol prices and diesel will be at the same level as part of the Energy Ministry’s energy reform. THANARAK KHUNTON Early in the year, the ministry plans to adjust the price of diesel and […]
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CK Power Plc, the electricity arm of Ch. Karnchang Plc, Thailand’s second-biggest construction firm, is looking at further expansion into renewable energy over the next few years. The company is preparing to conduct a feasibility study of renewable projects and is in talks with solar power licence holders, said managing director Supamas Trivisvavet. Supamas: Revising […]
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Myanmar migrant workers check and fold fishing nets after they unload the catch at the fishing port on Si Rae island, off Phuket, southern Thailand, June 13, 2009. Photo: Barbara Walton/EPA Thailand’s cabinet has issued a ministerial regulation to reduce the migrant permit fee to only 500 Thai baht, down from the current rate of […]
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The long wait for new rail system investments ended on Friday after Thailand and China signed an agreement to build new tracks to fulfill Thailand’s ambition to improve its hapless train system. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (right) smiles in talks with visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang while they witnessed the signing ceremony on the train […]
Continue ReadingLike other construction companies, Strega Plc, a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractor, is keen on business prospects in neighbouring countries where the potential for infrastructure projects exists. “We plan to tap opportunities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam as a priority in 2015,” chief executive Trin Pimhatavoot said. The company is preparing to list on […]
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