Laos Villagers Resist 50-year Land Concession to Thailand’s Amata Corporation Proposed industrial zones would be developed on the site 01 October 2019 Residents of seven villages in Laos’ Luang Namtha province are resisting a 7,000-hectare land concession granted to a Thai company that would force them to relocate. The villagers are also concerned that the […]
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Property Perfect sees Thailand’s condo market as ‘worst in a decade’ By THE NATION The horizontal property market in Thailand will grow only 3-5 per cent this year and the condominium market is likely to end up 25 per cent in the hole – the most severe situation in 10 years, the executive director of […]
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Thailand’s Gulf Energy and PTT to build $1.33 billion LNG gas terminal and port project on east coast of Thailand Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Pcl and state-owned PTT Pcl will build a 40.9 billion baht ($1.3 billion) gas terminal and port on the country’s east coast, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) said on […]
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Construction of four-lane road from Yangon to Thilawa will complete in December 2019 01 October 2019 With the aim to be secure transportation access to the Thilawa Special Economic Zone from Yangon, the construction of four-lane road linking from Thanlyin Bridge to Thilawa will be completed in December, according to JICA Myanmar Office. The JICA […]
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Thai Bauer carries out specialist foundation engineering works for Bangkok’s MRT Orange line With space tight in urban environments, it is often necessary to have transport links underground, such as in Bangkok, Thailand, with the expansion of the Bangkok Metro (MRT). The existing metro lines, which are marked with the colours blue and purple, cover […]
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US sanctions against Russia stymie $1.3bn Vietnamese power plant 30 September 2019 US sanctions against Russia have prevented Power Machines, the Russian power engineering company building a $1.3bn power plant in southern Vietnam, from importing the equipment it needs to complete construction, Vietnamese media report. Around 20,000 tons of equipment including two General Electric turbines […]
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Developers flock to Bangkok’s Bangna as district taking on new role The Nation Property developers plan to invest Bt227 billion, from 2017 to 2026, in the eastern Bangkok district of Bangna in view of the area becoming a new business hub and a linkage between the capital city and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Several […]
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Bangkok’s Chinatown seeks to preserve its soul New transit links are a mixed blessing that could to alter the character of a historic district PETER JANSSEN, Contributing writer As the seething commercial heart of Bangkok’s mainstay Sino-Thai community, Chinatown has survived political upheavals and economic downturns over nearly two centuries. But the advent of the […]
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Thailand’s Central Administrative Court rules NPC Consortium’s bid for Laem Chabang port still acceptable By The Nation The Central Administrative Court on Friday (September 27) issued a ruling on the case between plaintiff NPC Consortium and the Selection Committee of Phase 3 Laem Chabang Port Development Project, the Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee and the […]
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Two of four contracts awarded for Rama III Expressway By THE NATION Directors of the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) on Friday (September 27) announced the winners of two of four contracts to build the Rama III Expressway, which will feature a two-kilometre cable-stayed bridge spanning the Chao Phraya River. A consortium called CTB, comprised […]
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