Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts to Open Two Resorts in Vietnam Centara Hotels & Resorts is further expanding its presence in Vietnam, with the signing of hotel management agreements for two new resorts being developed by Novaland Group, a Vietnamese property and real estate developer. The HMAs cover Centara’s appointment to manage a total of […]
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Wind power plant set to operate in Vietnam’s Ninh Thuận Province Technical operation for 16 wind turbines began at a wind-power farm in the south-central province of Ninh Thuận on Saturday. The turbines will supply 179 million kilowatts per hour (kWh) of electricity per year from the second half of this year. A source from […]
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Myanmar’s 20.54MW Kyunchaung gas power plant project to be completed soon The 20.54MW gas power plant project in Kyunchaung is going to be finished soon. As the current running gas turbine has been used for many years, its capacity reduces to only 4MW, said U Myo Thiha, chief engineer of Kyunchaung power plant. The electricity […]
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Highway 7 Pattaya-Maptaphut extension opens toll-free from 22 May to 24 August 2020 Highways Department Director Sarawuth Songwila said the long-awaited expressway will open May 22. Fares will not be collected at the Pong, Pattaya and U-Tapao toll gates for three months while officials test systems and monitor traffic. The 32-kilometer highway extension is as […]
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Vestas wins new order for two wind energy projects in complex mountainous terrain in Vietnam’s Quang Tri province Vestas has secured another order in Vietnam for two wind power projects totalling 64 MW located in complex mountainous terrain in Quang Tri province. Leveraging its extensive siting and project planning capabilities, Vestas was able to help […]
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Ratch Group has closed finance deal for 92-megawatt gas-fired co-generation Nexif Energy Rayong power plant project SET-listed Ratch Group, Thailand’s largest capacity private power producer, has closed a deal to finance the 92-megawatt gas-fired co-generation Nexif Energy Rayong power plant project for an undisclosed sum. Debt funding for the project is provided by a consortium […]
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Anybody out there who can fix bamboo floors? I was contacted by somebody, in Bangkok i think, requiring assistance with “bamboo flooring for my condo. There was a leak in one of the water pipes and my condo was flooded. I need to change the floor for my entire condo as the floor boards are […]
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Bangkok’s Blue Line Metro (MRT) Extension opens for full passenger service Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), Bangkok Expressway, Metro Public Company (BEM) and CH Karnchang Public Company have implemented the full passenger revenue service for the Bangkok’s Blue Line Metro Extension. Supporting this project, Siemens Mobility carried out the integration of turnkey services […]
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Law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) assists Vietnam floating solar project financing Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) instructed lender Asian Development Bank (ADB), in financing the US$37 million installation of floating solar photovoltaic power generation panels. The 47.5MW facility is on the man-made reservoir that houses Da Mi hydro power plant, in Vietnam’s Binh […]
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United Nations (UN) experts call for firms behind Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam collapse to pay as 7,000 survivors await compensation Almost two years after a dam in Laos collapsed, displacing thousands, the people affected struggle to secure compensation while living in deteriorating relocation centers. A group of UN experts is now calling for the […]
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