Thai immigration prioritizes plan to allow permanent residents to return Now that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that all remaining Thais stranded abroad will be repatriated within weeks, attention is shifting towards the future for foreigners who want to come here. The assumption is that compulsory state quarantining for 14 days would need […]
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New road and bridge projects planned for Vietnam Vietnam is spending heavily on road and bridge projects in a bid to further develop its growing economy. A series of PPP road projects are being planned, while an important bridge link will be built in due course. The investor for the Thu Thiem 4 Bridge project […]
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Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand will accelerate certain property trends according to MAI-listed developer Proud Real Estate Plc Homebuyers are focusing on health, convenience and space as three generations live together The Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate certain property trends, with homebuyers becoming more attentive to health, well-being, convenience and space, according to MAI-listed developer Proud Real […]
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Cambodian construction site proceeds with eight Zoomlion T6013-8A tower cranes Construction work has already begun on the PH Eco Mall project which combines a shopping mall and private residences near the Mekong River and National Road 1 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Eight tower cranes produced by Zoomlion have been used in this large-scale project. The […]
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Mee Lin Gyaing Electric Power (consortium) issues tender for 1390MW LNG power plant in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady The Myanmar-Chinese developers of a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant for Ayeyarwady Region have issued a tender with a one-week deadline for companies to enter the prequalification stage. The proposed 1390MW LNG power plant is to be […]
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Thai transport minister says China-Thailand railway agreement likely be signed in October 2020 The “Contract 2.3” for the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed railway between Thailand and China is likely to be signed in October, said Thai Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Monday. Saksayam made the announcement after attending a virtual meeting of the 28th Thai-Chinese Joint […]
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$100M five-star hotel approved in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province The government has approved the construction of a $100 million five-star hotel in Preah Sihanouk province that officials say will be ready to welcome tourists once Covid-19 disappears. The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) issued a final certificate of registration to Yong Wang (Cambodia) […]
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New Yangon Development Company (NYDC) CEO says New Yangon City Project will move forward The CEO of the company slated to develop the controversial New Yangon City project on the west bank of the Yangon River says he is hopeful that the project will commence this year and that he believes there will be no […]
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Myanmar’s hasty call for solar tender draws criticism from investors The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) is being criticised by the business community over a recent tender for solar power, with key foreign investors pressing for more time to prepare bids and for tough conditions to be revised. The tender, issued by the ministry’s […]
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Phayao locals fear bio-power plant will ruin health, environment By THE NATION More than 50 people gathered at the Chiang Rang sub-district administration organisation (SAO) in Phayao province on Monday (May 23) to protest construction of a local bio-power plant they said could damage their health and the environment. Protester Saokaew Tiangsawat explained that a […]
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