Initiated by China, the “One Belt, One Road” strategy will gradually reshape the Eurasian continent, but within this grand vision of a “New Silk Road”, it is the construction of the Kra Canal in the south of Thailand which could have the greatest impact. No official announcement has been made on the realization of this […]
Continue ReadingThe tripartite panel considering the fate of the coal-fired power plant proposed for Krabi must reach a conclusion before the project’s environment and health impact assessment is considered, says the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep). Raweewan Bhuridej, Onep’s acting secretary-general, yesterday confirmed the office will suspend considering the EHIA until […]
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The general view of Chao Phraya River. (Bangkok Post file photo) Not enough has been done to involve locals in the 14-billion-baht Chao Phraya promenade project, the so-called New Landmark of Thailand, academics said. Overseen by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Public Works Department, the proposed concrete riverbank structure stretches between the Rama VII and Pin […]
Continue ReadingNAM TOK, Thailand (AP) — Wielding a machete, Rod Beattie slashes at tangled undergrowth and soaring bamboo to expose vistas from one of World War II’s iconic sagas. Out of the jungle appear remnants of a railway that cost the lives of more than 100,000 Allied prisoners and Asians enslaved by Japan’s Imperial Army. As […]
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MANOR GROUP, a design and architecture enterprise based in Singapore, will open a hotel in Chiang Mai in October, aiming to cash in on the growth of tourism there and to pave the way for further investment in Thailand and neighbouring countries. John Lim, founder and chief executive officer, said the group had invested Bt300 […]
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Sihanoukville and its nearby Song Sae islands will be hours closer once a new highway to Phnom Penh opens in 2020. (Bangkok Post photo) Cambodia plans to build an expressway linking Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville, finally replacing the two-lane road that links the capital with the country’s most-popular beach resort. The Phnom Penh Post reported […]
Continue ReadingTHAI renewable company Impact Energy Asia (IEA) plans to build the largest wind farm in Asean – and generate 600 megawatts on 400,000 rai in southern Laos – under an agreement signed by the Lao government and the company on Friday. “Called Monsoon Wind Farm, the US$1.5 billion [Bt50 billion] farm will be located near […]
Continue ReadingASEAN Power Week, comprising Power-Gen Asia, Renewable Energy World Asia and the Power-Gen Asia Financial Forum, will be held from September 1-3 at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Centre under the theme “Investing in a Sustainable Tomorrow”. The host of the annual event, diversified business-to-business media company PennWell Corporation, anticipates more than 7,500 delegates and […]
Continue ReadingAug 7 Thailand’s leading construction firm Italian-Thai Development PCL said on Friday it was in talks with Myanmar authorities to build a $500 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Dawei industrial zone in southern Myanmar. The LNG plan is part of $1.7 billion deal to develop the first phase of the long-delayed Dawei […]
Continue ReadingMyanmar has signed a concession agreement with a consortium of private developers, including Italian-Thai Development (ITD) Public Company, for the Dawei special economic zone (SEZ) almost two years after ITD withdrew from the project citing financial difficulties. The new consortium includes ITD, Japanese-Thai joint venture Rojana Industrial Park Public Company and LNG Plus International Company, […]
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