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Laos implementing new measures and standards for dam safety in bid to boost overseas electricity sales The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines is implementing new measures and standards for dam safety in a bid to boost electricity sales to Laos’ foreign trading partners. The energy market is key for Laos as the country exports […]
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Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts to open new hotels in Cha Am and Krabi’s Ao Nang Thailand’s leading hotel operator reveals plans to add almost 2,000 new rooms across multiple markets in 2020, as it moves towards its target of becoming a top 100 global hotel group As the world enters a new decade, Centara […]
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China keen to invest in Myanmar’s Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) A state-owned Chinese firm has expressed interest to invest in the planned Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi Region, U Myint San, vice chair of Dawei SEZ Management Committee, told The Myanmar Times. The Myanmar government has yet to respond to the Chinese, […]
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Laos’ Luang Namtha to Become New Regional Transport Hub with investment in a dry port Laos’s northern province of Luang Namtha is poised to become a regional transport hub with investment in a dry port, leveraging its strategic location. The province is expected to serve as a prime site for an international trade center for […]
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Global Power Synergy To Build Battery Plant In Thailand For 24M Semi-Solid technology The facility is expected to begin commercial operation before the end of 2020 GPSC has signed a contract with Thai Takasago Co., Ltd., Japanese Construction Company, to develop the first semi solid lithium ion battery plant in Thailand on 12-rai land plot […]
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Construction of Yangon Elevated expressway to start in August 2020 The MOC released a final request for proposal for the development of phase 1 under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) to ten prequalified bidders on February 4. The bid submission deadline is set on April 30. The MOC will select the winning bidder by May, […]
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Japanese construction group IHI Corp to rebuild bridges in Myanmar along the East-West Economic Corridor from Vietnam via Thailand and Laos Japanese heavy equipment and infrastructure company IHI Corp. will rebuild two bridges in Myanmar to upgrade the country’s transportation infrastructure along the East-West Economic Corridor stretching to Vietnam via Thailand and Laos, according to […]
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New oil pipeline in northern Thailand may worsen flooding A pipeline stretching from central to north-east Thailand promises to “promote Thailand as an energy hub in the region” and “increase energy security”, according to the Ministry of Energy. Construction began in mid-2019, despite local communities objecting that the largely Chinese-financed project could worsen flooding and […]
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VPower Group partners CNTIC to boost 900MW Generation Capacity in Myanmar Hong Kong listed VPower Group International Holdings Limited (VPower Group), a leading DPG station owner and operator in Asia, announced today (10 February) that the Group and China National Technical Import & Export Corporation (CNTIC) have set up a joint venture company with nominal […]
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Myanmar ranked highest among the world’s 20 fastest-growing travel destinations in 2019 By THE NATION Myanmar ranked highest among the world’s 20 fastest-growing travel destinations last year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Myanmar Tourism Marketing, part of the Myanmar Tourism Federation, said the country enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 40.2 per cent […]
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