Thai Cabinet okays Bt3.6 billion to speed up underground power line project along Bangkok’s MRT lines By THE NATION The Cabinet on Wednesday (November 6) approved Bt3.6 billion in funding to help the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) speed up the moving of power lines underground in areas along MRT lines, according to deputy government spokeswoman […]
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Enteprize Energy develops Vietnam’s 3,400MW offshore wind park in Thang Long Its development banks on the European firm’s experience in the UK and Taiwan. UK-based wind developer Enterprize Energy revealed plans to develop a 3,400MW offshore wind park in Thang Long, offshore the south central province of Binh Thuan in Vietnam. The development of the […]
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Blue Circle to sign deal for 10 wind turbines 80MW capacity in Cambodia’s Kampot province 07 November 2019 The government and French-owned The Blue Circle (Cambodia) Co Ltd will soon sign an agreement to build a wind farm in Kampot province – the first of its kind in the Kingdom. The agreement comes as the […]
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Glass manufacturer Guardian Industries chooses Thailand as Asia-Pacific HQ By The Nation Guardian Industries, a leading global glass manufacturer, has chosen Thailand as its headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region. The US company’s executives made the announcement at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum on the sidelines of the Asean Summit on Monday. “We have centralised our production […]
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Port Authority of Thailand’s labour union threatens protest against mega-city project on Bangkok’s Klong Toey port land The Port Authority of Thailand’s labour union has threatened protests if the management and Government press ahead with their ambitious plan to transform a large tract of the port’s land into a huge commercial city, complete with a […]
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Airports of Thailand earmarks Bt200 billion to fix capacity levels at six airports Airports are Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Hat Yai By THE NATION Airports of Thailand (AOT) president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn recently noted that the six airports under AOT administration are serving 141.87 million passengers annually while the accumulated capacity […]
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ISDN Holdings joins Consortium building 80-megawatt hydroelectric power plant in Cambodia The power generated from the plant will be sold at a fixed price to the Cambodia Electric Power Corporation. 04 November 2019 Singapore-listed industrial automation firm ISDN Holdings Limited (ISDN) has collaborated with Tokyo-listed eREX Co Ltd and Cambodian firm Asia Energy Power Co […]
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Malaysia’s TA Global buys ‘Four Points by Sheraton Bangkok’ hotel 05 November 2019 JLL, acting as the exclusive sales agent for Four Points by Sheraton Bangkok, confirmed on Monday that the Malaysian-public listed company, TA Global, purchased the hotel for THB 2.25 billion. JLL’s Hotels and Hospitality Group’s CEO for hotel investment sales Asia, Mike […]
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Fifteen Hundred Energy Experts to gather in Bangkok in November to Secure Thailand’s Energy Future 04 November 2019 On November 27-28, 1,500 renewable energy leaders from across Thailand will come together at The Future Energy Show Thailand 2019, a free-to-attend event to help Thailand achieve its renewable energy potential. With Thailand’s rapidly developing economy and […]
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Gulf-PTT inks Eastern Economic Corridor [EEC] development deal for Thailand’s Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate phase 3 project 01 October 2019 The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) signed an agreement with Gulf MTP LNG Terminal, a joint venture of Gulf Energy Development Public Co Ltd (Gulf) and PTT Tank Terminal, on Tuesday (Oct. 1) […]
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