Phuket light-rail price tag jumps B9bn The price tag for Phuket’s long-awaited light-rail system has jumped B9 billion now that the revised plans have included six underpasses, officials in Bangkok have confirmed. Sirigate Aphirat, a policy and planning officer at the Ministry of Transport’s Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP), confirmed this […]
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Twenty billion baht tram projects set to transform Pattaya Two tram lines are “coming for sure” and are set to transform Pattaya, said a watchdog group on Facebook. Pattaya Watchdog posted a map of the Red and Blue lines that will go in loops around the beach and roads behind respectively. Phase 1 is the […]
Continue Reading38 firms look at Hua Hin-Prachuap Khiri Khan double-track railway project SOME 38 companies have picked up the bidding package for the Hua Hin-Prachuap Khiri Khan double-track railway project, while the State Railway of Thailand has extended the preparation period from 30 days to 45 days to allow them to more time to make detailed […]
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Hanoi airport plans two new terminals Hanoi’s airport authorities have outlined a plan to add two new terminals at Noi Bai International Airport to deal with a boom in passenger traffic that is outpacing earlier forecasts. Local media reported the city plans to build terminals, T3 and T4, to ease pressure on the existing T1 […]
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Trang people want isthmus canal studied Trang citizens on Wednesday urged the government to conduct a feasibility study on a long-mooted canal linking the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea. The call came at a seminar held at Ban Laemsai Pier in Si Kao district’s Tambon Khao Mai Kaew, with about 50 local residents in […]
Continue ReadingB.Grimm Power opens co-generation power plant in Chon Buri B.Grimm Power Pcl, a leading private power producer, yesterday officially opened its latest co-generation power plant, B.Grimm Power WHA1 (BPWHA1), at Hemaraj Industrial Estate in Chon Buri province. The company expects the plant to strengthen its leading position in the Southeast Asian market. The move also […]
Continue ReadingMinor Teams Up With Kajima For Phuket Ultra Villas Listed Thai-firm Minor International has finalized three new major projects in Phuket. First is the conglomeration of the current ultra luxury estate Avadina Hills with Minor becoming a 50% joint venture partner. A new project name will be Avadina Hills by Anantara and will consist of […]
Continue ReadingCat Bai Airport Vietnam poised for expansion The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has approved a project to construct a second terminal at Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong province. Local media reported the plan would help to meet growing passenger traffic at the airport, which is expected to reach 8 million a year […]
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Lighthouse Club – Yangon Branch – 31 May 2017 – 7 pm Please note that we had a last-minute change of venue for this month’s Lighthouse Club Yangon branch networking event. This month it will be held at Gallery Bar, 2nd Floor Sule Shangri-La Hotel, 7 – 9 pm Wednesday, 31 May 2017. Thanks […]
Continue ReadingREI clinches Electricite du Lao contract worth US$70 million Rohas-Euco Industries Bhd (REI), a subsidiary of Rohas Tecnic Bhd (RTB), has been awarded a contract to supply and construct transmission lines, substations and distribution lines in Laos. The contract by Electricite du Lao is valued at US$70 million (RM300 million). “Works will commence in the […]
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