03 November 2014 Construction of the Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River in Laos is almost half finished, the developer behind it has said. Prasert Marittanaporn, senior vice president of the construction firm Ch. Karnchang, told the Bangkok Post late last week that the $3.8 billion hydropower project – which conservation groups fear will have […]
Continue ReadingThis story appears in the November 3, 2014 issue of Forbes Asia. Rail lines running north from Bangkok to Chiang Mai have become so decrepit that derailments occur regularly. But plans to upgrade are also sidetracked with high frequency. So Asian transportation experts, and railway buffs everywhere, were surprised by the Thai military government’s sudden […]
Continue ReadingGWE waste-to-energy technology nominated for global energy award Raptor anaerobic waste technology being used in Thailand waste-to-energy project. Global Water Engineering (GWE’s) Raptor anaerobic waste technology as applied in a starch processing waste-to-energy project in Thailand has been nominated as a finalist in the energy category of the prestigious 2014 IChemE global awards. Chok Chai […]
Continue ReadingSONGKHLA, 2 November 2014 – Over 3,000 people residing around the planned sites of the Thepha Coal Power Plant and its sea port in Songkhla participated in a public hearing forum held at the Subdistrict Administrative Organization office in Thepha District today. Organized by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), the forum was attended […]
Continue ReadingThree mass-transit lines will be tabled for cabinet approval this year so that bids can called early in 2015. The State Railway of Thailand has already sent the details of the three projects to the Transport Ministry, said transport permanent secretary Soithip Traisut on Saturday. Two of them are the Red Line extensions (Bang Sue-Hua […]
Continue Reading31 October 2014 The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) may start building new power plants on military bases to avoid confrontations with local communities and growing protest groups. Deputy governor Ratanachai Namwong said the army had already offered several sites including Thanarat Infantry Camp in Prachuap Khiri Khan province as choices, as it considers […]
Continue ReadingSATUN, 31 October 2014 The public and private sectors in the southern province of Satun have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to give full support to proposals for a bridge linking Satun with Perlis, a city in Malaysia. More than 20 agencies and organizations in the province joined the ceremony on Friday to show their […]
Continue ReadingElectromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a letter of intent worth USD 7.0 million from an oil company for 3D EM data acquisition in Thailand and Myanmar. “This is the first time we operate for this customer and also the first time we operate in Thailand and we are of course pleased to demonstrate the […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, 31 October 2014 The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has set plans to increase the electricity generating capacity for national energy security by establishing seven more coal power plants and 12 more alternative energy power plants by the year 2022. Deputy governor of the EGAT Rattanachai Namwong said the nation’s electricity demand had […]
Continue ReadingOctober 30, 2014 Singapore-based Park Hotel Group has announced it is opening properties in Indonesia and Thailand. One hotel will be a rebranded property in Bali, set to open in early 2015, while the other, in Thailand, is scheduled for the first half of next year. The Bali property will be located in the hilltop […]
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