Thailand may welcome more coal-fired power plants and even nuclear power in the next 20 years under the new Power Development Plan, according to the newly appointed director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office. Samerjai Suksumek said yesterday that more coal and nuclear plants were among the options in the PDP 2013 (2013-2033) to […]
Continue ReadingAs reported by Gulf Times on October 17, an agreement is set to be signed this month between Thailand’s labour ministry and officials from Qatar to send no less than 30,000 Thai workers to Qatar to fill labour shortages in Qatar’s busy infrastructure, transport and construction sector. The people are supposed to work in various […]
Continue ReadingThe first and largest specialty chemicals company in Thailand, Sika, is planning to enter Myanmar’s construction sector, sources say. The company applied to the Directorate of Investment and Companies Administration (DICA) to open a branch office in Myanmar and the DICA approved its proposal on October 4. Sika (Thailand) was founded in 1989 and is […]
Continue ReadingThe cabinet has approved the construction of a green line skytrain extended route, which is estimated to cost 26.5 billion baht. The Green Line, running from Mo Chit to Khu Khot, will be constructed as part of the northern expansion plan. Bangkok’s existing Green Line, also known as the Sukhumvit Line, is an elevated rail […]
Continue ReadingOPINION: SwedishIndian lawyer and diveinstructor Aruna Singh protests a coal power plant on the tourist island Koh Lanta. The Island of Koh Lanta and the Krabi province, in Thailand, are battling to save their beloved islands, their National Marine parks and their untouched coral reefs, from a Government Petrochemical Industrial Estate in the south of […]
Continue ReadingOPINION: SwedishIndian lawyer and diveinstructor Aruna Singh protests a coal power plant on the tourist island Koh Lanta. The Island of Koh Lanta and the Krabi province, in Thailand, are battling to save their beloved islands, their National Marine parks and their untouched coral reefs, from a Government Petrochemical Industrial Estate in the south of […]
Continue ReadingSK Engineering & Construction Co., one of South Korea’s leading builders, said Monday that it and its Thai partner have won a US$100 million order to expand a chemical plant in Thailand. SK E&C said it plans to complete the project in Thailand’s Map Ta Phut industrial complex by 2015 under a deal with PTT […]
Continue ReadingThailand and China will join hands in pursuing energy projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries to enhance energy security in the region, says Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal. Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU), Thailand’s Energy Ministry and China’s National Energy Administration will jointly study and develop fossil and renewable energy projects across the […]
Continue ReadingThai TPI Polene Public Co. Ltd. has placed an order with Germany’s Siemens for engineering and supply of the power distribution system and drives for a new clinker production line at its existing plant in Saraburi, Thailand. Siemens will supply the drive solutions as well as the switch-gear for the high, medium and low-voltage distribution […]
Continue ReadingConstruction kicked off Thursday in the Indonesian capital for a long-awaited urban railway aimed at staving off crippling traffic gridlock. Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo presided over a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the first phase of the 15.7 kilometre mass rapid transit line from the southern Jakarta neighbourhood of Lebak Bulus to downtown […]
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