Ratchaburi Villagers protest against construction of bio-mass power plant About 400 villagers gathered at a temple in Ban Pong district on Tuesday to reaffirm their opposition to the construction of a bio-mass power plant in their community. The rally followed reports a company had sought permission to build a power plant at moo 5 village […]
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ONYX Hospitality Launches Saffron Collection in Thailand’s Aranyaprathet and Bangkok, Vietnam’s Hanoi and Malaysia’s Penang in 2020 ONYX Hospitality Group is introducing Saffron Collection, a portfolio of individual boutique hotels and resorts to complement the ongoing regional expansion of Amari, OZO, and Shama. Conceptualised as a portfolio of hotels that creatively interprets compelling stories of […]
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Tata Projects completes 110-km stretch of 200-km Surathani-Phuket transmission line project in Thailand Transmission line will carry additional electricity to Phuket thereby improving lives of citizens Tata Projects and its consortium partner has completed an important 110-km stretch of the 200-km Surathani – Phuket transmission line project in Thailand. This 500kV transmission line is an […]
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Nearly 20,000 rooftop solar power projects installed in Vietnam Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has announced that nearly 20,000 rooftop solar power projects with a combined capacity of 541.66 MWp were installed nationwide in the past seven months. So far, more than 41,180 of such have been put into operation throughout the country with a total capacity […]
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Tram-buses to link King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang with Airport Rail Link’s Lat Krabang Station By The Nation Skytrain operator BTS Group Holdings will conduct a feasibility study with King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang on an electric tram-bus service to link its main campus with the transport network. Also signing the memorandum of […]
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OIA – 25 Years Of Being Green In 1995, Elmar Kleiner became an official member of the architectural association in Germany, and ran a successful joint architectural venture in the heart of Berlin. In 2006, he founded his multi-disciplinary architectural firm OIA as a Thai company limited, with goals to extend his passion for green […]
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Bangladesh-Myanmar railway construction project goes slow, delay to timetabled June 2022 completion The Bangladesh-Myanmar railway construction project faces multiple setbacks, including delay in relocation of utility lines, acquiring lands and COVID-19 situation. Delay in the accomplishment of the project, which is timetabled to be completed by June 2022, may raise the project cost significantly. If […]
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Plan to develop Bangkok’s train transport to reduce energy bill and greenhouse gas The six mass rapid-transit lines will be developed to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions, while a survey found 59 per cent of city commuters don’t use the electric train due to lack of good feeder service. Wilairat Sirisoponsilp, deputy director-general of […]
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Faster work urged on new goods transit terminal at Thai-Cambodian border near Aranyaprathet Cambodian Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol is urging companies to speed up the construction of a goods transit terminal at Cambodia’s Stung Bot border gate to facilitate cross-border trade with Thailand. Chanthol made the push while leading the Public […]
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New bridge being built to link islanders to Satun mainland in South Thailand By The Nation The Department of Rural Roads has started building a bridge over the Khlong Do canal in Satun’s Langu district in a bid to improve the lives of people living on a remote island. The project is scheduled to be […]
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