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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 […]
Continue ReadingTokyo eager to invest in dual-track projects The government will present Japan with three options for investment in double-track railways during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s visit to Japan next month. The issue is among the main topics for discussion between Gen Prayut and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe when the premier travels there between Feb […]
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S. Korea minister asks why China won routes South Korea has said the Thai government is backing away from a promise to grant it rail project investment rights, instead signing a deal with China to invest in the infrastructure. A South Korean minister queried why Thailand granted the projects to China even though Prime Minister […]
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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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TAK, 22 Dec 2014, (NNT) – The Commerce Ministry will hasten the establishment of the special Mae Sod Border Economic Zone, in its bid to enhance trade and investment ties between Thailand and Myanmar in 2015. Deputy Commerce Minister Apiradee Tantraporn paid a visit to the border area of Mae Sod in Tak Province on […]
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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 […]
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RANGOON — The Mon State government has awarded a company a contract to develop a museum, a hotel, a restaurant and other tourist facilities at the site of the World War II-era Death Railway in Thanbyuzayat Township, southeastern Burma. State officials told The Irrawaddy that Tala Mon Company Ltd. had been granted the right to […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has confirmed Thailand will have to build more coal-fired power plants to meet its energy needs since future supplies of natural gas are uncertain and renewable energy is expensive. Wiwat Chancherngpanich, Egat’s assistant governor for power plant construction, said Thailand has no choice other than coal if it […]
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