The Regional Joint Public/Private Sector Consultative Committee has reported to the cabinet its resolution to support the planned THB190 billion deep-sea port and industrial estate project in Dawei, Myanmar. At the 4th mobile cabinet meeting in Kanchanaburi province chaired by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawattra, the joint committee has reported its agreement to support Italian-Thai Development […]
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In a plan to attract tourists and boost trade with Thailand, Burma plans to restore a 150-mile section of the “Death Railway,” infamous during World War II. The occupying Japanese army used prisoners of war and Asian labourers to constructed the railway. Tens of thousands prisoners were forced to work in inhuman conditions to build […]
Continue ReadingA Thai unit of Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Monday it planned to invest 2 billion baht ($64 million) to build an air conditioning unit plant at the Bangkadi industrial estate. The construction of the new plant would be completed in February 2013 and it planned to double capacity at the plant over the next […]
Continue ReadingThe cabinet yesterday approved 203 projects worth over 30 billion baht to support the development of a deep-sea port and an industrial estate in Dawei city of Myanmar. The government also approved short-term measures to curb the cost of living. Acting government spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard said the mobile cabinet meeting approved projects worth 33.11 billion […]
Continue ReadingA much needed train link between the city and Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is underway. Completion has been reported to be set for mid 2013 according to the Jakarta Post. Travel time is estimated to be 45 minutes. For now the service will utilize a commuter link but an express train is now under study […]
Continue ReadingDutch engineering firm Arcadis announced that its subsidiary Davis Langdon & Seah, the leading Asian cost and project management consultancy, will change its name to Langdon & Seah effective today. The name change reflects the departure from the Davis Langdon group of companies resulting in the recent merger with Arcadis. Founded in Singapore in 1934, […]
Continue ReadingItalian-Thai Development steps closer to win the Purple Line’s trackworks contract worth over Bt3 billion, on the confirmation from financier Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) that its competitor – Sino-Thai and ASV Joint Venture – is disqualified. The contract for the 23-km trackwork from Bang Yai to Bang Sue has been delayed for over a […]
Continue ReadingVattanac Capital will contain approximately 11,500 square meters of premium retail space in the Podium to accommodate luxury international brands. Vattanac Properties Ltd. has begun development for the 39-storey Vattanac Capital office tower in Phnom Penh, Cambodia due to the need for International standard Grade A office space. Some of the key features of the development are […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Kittiratt Na Ranong, says the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is conducting aerial photography of the central plains to establish the best sites for flood water retention by the end of the month. “JICA confirmed that aerial photography was nearing completion therefore the flood management zones should be […]
Continue ReadingCrown Holdings Inc. will construct a new beverage can plant in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, to accommodate growing demand. The new plant is designed to produce multiple can lines and will have an initial annual production capacity of 725 million, two-piece 33cl aluminum cans. The facility is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2013 and […]
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