AVANI Hotels & Resorts launches first hotel in Luang Prabang, northern Laos AVANI Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce the launch of its first hotel in the historic town of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Laos. The 53-room hotel is located on a narrow peninsula at the joining of the […]
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Tokyo Gas unit wins contract for Thai LNG terminal Tokyo Gas Co says its wholly-owned subsidiary Tokyo Gas Energy Solutions has won a project management consultancy contract from Thailand’s PTT LNG Co Ltd for the construction of the Nong Fab LNG terminal. Co says the terminal, which would have a capacity to accept 7.5 million […]
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Aecom wins major infrastructure contract on Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link Aecom has won a contract to work on the upcoming East Coast Rail Link (image courtesy of ECRL)”Such massive rail infrastructure will open up new opportunities for the people in the east coast states by facilitating the creation of new jobs, stimulating industries and […]
Continue ReadingNexif Energy Signs EPC Contract for 110 MW Gas-Fired Cogen Project in Thailand Nexif Energy (Nexif), a leading independent power producer in Asia and Australia, announced that it has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its 110 megawatt (MW) cogeneration project in Thailand’s Rayong Province. Nexif acquired the project in June 2017 […]
Continue ReadingVietnamese company resumes construction of northern Lao airport Construction of Nongkhang airport in Laos’ northern Huaphan province has been resumed after a one-year delay following financial difficulties of Vietnamese contractor, local daily Vientiane Times report on Saturday. The project was given the green light in June 2013 when the Lao government signed a contract with […]
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Phnom Penh city to airport trains to be ready by April 2018 The new railway line from the Phnom Penh train station to the airport will be launched before the Khmer New Year in April, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. In addition, passenger ships from Prek Phnov to Phnom Penh and […]
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Capella to open new riverside resort in Bangkok Plans have been revealed by Capella Hotel Group to open a riverside resort in Thailand’s capital. Capella is working with real estate developer Country Group Development on the project that will see Capella Bangkok opening in the final three months of 2018. The urban property, which will […]
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Delays expected in building of Nakorn Pathom to Cha-Am motorway 7 December 2017 – Thai media reported that the proposed motorway from Nakorn Pathom to Cha-Am is in danger of not being finished on time. The 109 kilometer road being built at a cost of 72 billion baht was slated to be finished by 2019 […]
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Testing the winds in Cambodia’s energy sector 4 December 2017 – Previous studies have concluded that wind energy has significant potential in Cambodia. Reuters A new study on wind energy and its potential to diversify Cambodia’s energy sector is now being conducted, with results expected for mid next year, according to a representative of the […]
Continue ReadingSuez and partners begin construction of waste-to-energy project in Thailand Chonburi Clean Energy (CCE), a joint venture company established by Suez, WHA Utilities and Power and Glow Energy (a subsidiary of Engie), has begun work on an industrial waste-to-energy (WtE) power plant at the Hemaraj Chonburi Industrial Estate in Chonburi, Thailand. With a designed operating […]
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