Dutch company AkzoNobel is planning to spend over €30m to build a new manufacturing facility in Thailand in order to support regional growth of its Performance Coatings business. Being supported by the Thailand Board of Investment, the project includes construction of a 120,000m² site within the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate in Chonburi. The new […]
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The Thai government has approved Harbour A Development Project after a cabinet meeting. Photo: PA The Thai government has approved the Harbour A Development Project at the gateway port of Laem Chabang, the government website reported after a cabinet meeting. This allows the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) to construct an L-shaped harbour measuring 30 […]
Continue ReadingMemorandum of Understanding between Marubeni & Ministry of Electric Power of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Thursday, May 28, 2015 Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) has agreed with the Ministry of Electric Power of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (“MOEP”) to conduct a feasibility study for a gas-fired power generation project in Yangon […]
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A Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train at Kanazawa Station (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Japan will provide Shinkansen technology for a high-speed rail link between Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai under an agreement reached with Thailand on May 27. Total project costs are estimated in excess of 1 trillion yen ($8.1 billion). Several hurdles […]
Continue ReadingKRABI, 26 May 2015 – The EGAT Governor has addressed public concern, regarding the construction of the Krabi power plant, saying that the plant will utilize the cleanest coal technology available. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Governor Soonchai Kumnoonsate has said that the Krabi power plant is an important project for the national […]
Continue ReadingKing Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) on May 19 introduced an electric bus route that runs between the KMITL campus to the Ladkrabang Airport Link. The pilot program may one day see the prototype replace BMTA buses. The electric bus developed by KMITL is fully outfitted in […]
Continue ReadingTransport Ministry will propose a modified route in MRT orange line BANGKOK, 27 May 2015 (NNT) – Transport Minister ACM Prajin Janthong says his ministry will propose a modification to the MRT Orange Line subway to the meeting of the Commission for the Management of Land Traffic on June 10. The minister suggested the section […]
Continue ReadingMay 26 Thailand’s cabinet has approved a $12 billion railway project to be built with Japanese help, a deputy government spokesman said on Tuesday, one of several big-ticket plans the government hopes will stimulate Southeast Asia’s second largest economy. The Thai-Japan rail project is the latest initiative by the military government to help jump-start a […]
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A UK researcher at the University of Loughborough will set off to begin measuring air pollution across Thailand this week on his motorcycle. Christopher Crosby, research associate at Loughborough University’s School of Civil and Building Engineering, will ride 2,000km across Thailand from Thursday (May 28) for two weeks as part of a project to map […]
Continue ReadingPrajin orders airport expansion hurried up Thailand will plead with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for a one-month extension of the deadline from next month to July for it to solve its aviation safety problems. Deputy Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith will lead the negotiations with the ICAO for the deadline extension when he meets […]
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