Black & Veatch team picked for Bangkok power project A consortium of Black & Veatch, Sumitomo and ITD has won a contract to build new substations to improve the reliability of the power supply for industrial users in Bangkok, Thailand. The work is part of a series of electrical power system substation and transmission projects […]
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Marubeni set to win order for Thai gas plant with Siemens Japanese company also aims for LNG projects in Thailand Japan’s Marubeni and Germany’s Siemens are expected to receive an order worth an estimated 60 billion yen ($512 million) for a cutting-edge, gas-fired power plant in Thailand. The roughly 1.2 million kilowatt plant is to […]
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HCMC airport running out of space Tan Son Nhat International Airport will undergo an urgent expansion to increase annual handling capacity to 48 million passengers spread over four terminals that should be fully operational by 2021. Saigon Times media reported that Deputy Prime Minister, Trinh Dinh Dung, has urged relevant ministries, agencies, and Ho Chi […]
Continue ReadingEgat, consortium sign deal for substations THE ELECTRICITY Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is rolling out a series of projects for substations and transmission systems that it says will significantly improve the reliability of the electricity supply for industrial customers and increase the competitiveness of Thailand to attract investment. Egat has signed an engineering, procurement […]
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MRT board chooses BEM to operate Taopoon-Bang Sue extension The board of Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) has approved the use of a special method to hire Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company (BEM) to operate the one-kilometre long Taopoon-Bang Sue extension connecting Blue Line with the Purple Line from Taopoon to Bang Yai. MRT governor […]
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Construction of new Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge to be fully completed in September 2017 The construction of a new Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge is now 92 percent completed and expected to be fully finished in September. The director of the Fourth Highway Office (Tak) said the construction of the new Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge in Tak province to […]
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MontAzure Announces Main Contractor for Twinpalms Residences Phuket Acclaimed Thai specialist Sangfah Construction and Engineering has been engaged to build Phuket’s most appealing new beachside resort residences. Following the successful completion of the core foundation work on the Twinpalms Residences Montazure project by specialists SEAFCO Plc, the Executive Director of MontAzure, Mr.Setthaphol Boottho, has announced […]
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Construction starts on China – Laos railway LAOS: Ceremonies were held in the northern city of Luang Prabang on December 25 to mark the launch of construction of the 414·3 km rail link from the Chinese border to Vientiane. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith formally turned the first sod and struck a gong to mark the […]
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Section 44 invoked to speed up construction of Bangkok’s Taopoon-Bang Sue train connection Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has invoked Section 44 of the interim constitution to order the one-kilometre connection between the Purple and Blue lines from Bang Sue terminal to Taopoon terminal. The underground train terminal at Bang Sue (Blue Line) is not connected […]
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Best Western expands presence in Thailand Best Western Hotels & Resorts Asia has secured its first property in Krabi, a popular beach destination in South Thailand. Home to many of Thailand’s most iconic natural wonders, such as the famous cliffs of Railay Bay and “The Beach”, made famous by the Leonardo di Caprio movie, Krabi […]
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