Pöyry awarded engineering services assignment for a biomass-fired power plant project in Thailand March 23, 2018 Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Public Company Ltd. (STECON) has awarded Pöyry with the engineering services assignment for Chana 20.6 MW net biomass power plant project in Chana District, Songkla, Thailand. The owner of the project is Chana Green Company […]
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Initial construction work for Thai Boon Roong Twin Commercial Centre begins Initial construction work of the Thai Boon Roong Twin Commercial Centre in Phnom Penh started yesterday, according to an official who helped design the project. Composed of 133-storey twin skyscrapers, the project will cover a five-hectare block of land opposite NagaWorld. It is a […]
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Design, location key to leasing Bangkok’s apartments The single-ownership, expatriate-standard apartment market in Bangkok is performing well despite competition from rental units in condominiums, according to CBRE Thailand, the leading property consultancy. This is despite the number of expatriates with work permits in Bangkok only growing slowly. Most expatriates only want to live in a […]
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Construction firms form joint venture of Zhongtian Overseas Engineering (Thailand) Construction company Rung Fah Serm Corporation (RFS) on Tuesday announced the opening of Zhongtian Overseas Engineering (Thailand), a joint venture between it and China’s Zhongtian Construction Group. The joint venture aims to provide services not only in Thailand but other countries in the Asean Economic […]
Continue ReadingJapan eyes Hantharwaddy airport construction project The government is in negotiations with Japan for financing the construction of Hanthawaddy International Airport in Bago Region, after the original negotiations with a Singapore-led consortium fell apart in January, Transport Minister U Thant Sin Maung said on Tuesday. “This project is not halted,” he said, noting that Japan […]
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Most of Thailand’s new Parliament compound to be delivered this year Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction, which has been working on the new Parliament project, gave an assurance on Tuesday that it would deliver most of the new compound to the House of Representatives Secretary-General’s Office this year, so that the compound could start to be […]
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Thaketa gas plant commences supplying power in Yangon More than 40,000 households will now receive electricity following the scheduled completion and opening of a combined-cycle gas power plant in Thaketa township, Yangon Region, over the weekend. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was signed in January 2016. The 106 megawatt plant was built and will be […]
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Vietnam’s Eurowindow plans to invest up to $120m in Myanmar factories Eurowindow, Vietnam’s leading supplier of doors and facades, plans to invest up to $120 million in setting up two factories in Myanmar to supplement both local and regional demand. Speaking on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of its Myanmar representative office, Eurowindow general […]
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Road closed after Lampang’s Mae Moh Mine landslide LAMPANG: A local road in Mae Moh district of this northern province has been closed after a landslide at a dump site of the Mae Moh Mine operated by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat). Prachuab Donkhammoon, Mae Moh Mine’s director for planning and administration, said […]
Continue ReadingFour more Bangkok rail projects to be approved this year BANGKOK, 19th March 2018 (NNT) – Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith is confident the remaining four rail construction projects will receive cabinet approval this year. According to the minister, six rail construction projects are currently underway, including 1) the SRT Dark Red Line from Thammasat University’s […]
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