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THE Chinese government has agreed a soft loan for the construction of standard-gauge double-track lines in Thailand, which currently has a metre-gauge rail network. The agreement was signed at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Beijing by the Chinese premier Mr Li Keqiang and Thailand’s prime minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha. Thailand will repay […]
Continue ReadingThailand fully supported the construction of a new bridge to link the country with central Laos, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (left) talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung as they walk toward Mr Dung’s Cabinet Office in Hanoi on Thursday. Gen Prayut was in Hanoi after visiting […]
Continue ReadingWhy should Thailand be the one to act on the controversial Xayaburi hydropower dam on the Mekong River? Although the project is located in Laos, responsibility for this disaster-in-progress rests squarely with Thailand — and only Thailand can halt construction, by suspending the power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Xayaburi dam by our energy giant […]
Continue ReadingHitachi, a Japan-based multinational conglomerate, is relying on Thailand as its regional hub for the development of logistics and supply-chain networks for the Greater Mekong Subregion, said president and chief operating officer Toshiaki Higashihara. Under the strategy, Hitachi will use its logistics operation in Thailand for cross-border transport of parts and components produced by […]
Continue ReadingThe government is likely to reach an agreement with Tokyo to jointly construct one of Thailand’s two proposed dual-track electric train routes, according to a highly placed source. The Government House source said Wednesday he expected the agreement to be signed during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s official visit to Japan that will come after he […]
Continue ReadingThe cabinet resolved on Wednesday to grant of 1.97 billion baht to fund construction of a 114km road in Laos to link Thailand’s Nan province and Luang Prabang province of Laos. The market near Ban Huay Kone border checkpoint in Nan province is set to grow as Thailand sponsors a new road to link Nan […]
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Media release – Enerpac SE Asia – June 2014 Enerpac SE Asia, headquartered in Singapore, operates through a strong regional network of branches and service centres covering Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. (Attn. industry media serving industries including as oil and gas, mining and energy, […]
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One of the chief financiers of hydroelectric dams planned on Burma’s Salween River is accused of investing in countries where there is “oppression and limited transparency” in order to achieve its objectives. Having been restricted in its activities at home, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) wants to use Burma and Laos as proxy […]
Continue Reading03 November 2014 Construction of the Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River in Laos is almost half finished, the developer behind it has said. Prasert Marittanaporn, senior vice president of the construction firm Ch. Karnchang, told the Bangkok Post late last week that the $3.8 billion hydropower project – which conservation groups fear will have […]
Continue ReadingThis story appears in the November 3, 2014 issue of Forbes Asia. Rail lines running north from Bangkok to Chiang Mai have become so decrepit that derailments occur regularly. But plans to upgrade are also sidetracked with high frequency. So Asian transportation experts, and railway buffs everywhere, were surprised by the Thai military government’s sudden […]
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