Infrastructure

Senior officials from ASEAN aviation are willing to work towards realising their aspiration to build a comprehensive partnership on the ASEAN Single Aviation Market, which would be a milestone for the ASEAN Economic Community. The officials also reaffirmed their commitment to driving their vision and dreams ...

Nok Air has solidified its intentions to extend its footprint into China with the planned debut of scheduled flights to Kunming and Guangzhou. China will drive the SET-listed budget airline’s accelerated international network expansion, expected to provide an impetus for future growth. While the airline ...

The industrial sector is bracing for floods over the next several weeks and is relying on major reservoirs and flood prevention measures to safeguard industrial parks. The Meteorological Department has warned that a low-pressure system will hit several regions of Thailand. “This weather pattern is ...

A final concession agreement will be signed by the end of this year with the Japanese-Singapore consortium which won a tender to construct the Hanthawaddy International Airport north of Yangon, according to a government minister. U Thant Sin Maung, Myanmar’s Minister for Transport and Communications, told lawmakers ...

HCMC is struggling with worsening flood issues despite huge spending on anti-flood projects over the years, said a recent conclusion signed by chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong on illegal land reclamation on the city’s drainage systems. A lot of streets in the city are submerged after heavy ...

The World Bank believes Thailand should be able to achieve long-term annual economic growth of 4-5 per cent if the government can successfully push through its “Thailand 4.0” model. The new economic model would help draw private investment, the Bank’s economist for Thailand, Kiatipong Ariyapruchya, ...

The Asian Development Bank has committed more than $1 billion in new loans to Cambodia over the next three years to help the country invest in infrastructure, education and other priorities, government officials announced on October 5. Finance Minister Aun Porn Moniroth announced the $1.09 ...

Japan and Laos have agreed on a joint plan to spur development in the landlocked Southeast Asian country during a meeting between their leaders. At their meeting held on the sidelines of the ASEAN summits here this week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Lao ...

The heaviest rainfall was recorded in Bang Sue district with record high 100 mm, turning 12 locations into small klongs of between 5-30 cm in depth such as areas in front of Pongpetch market, in front of th Constitutional Court and TOT Chaengwattana, Bang Khen ...

The Ministry of Justice on October 3 proposed eliminating a ban on business services offered online or via communication networks without getting prior permission. Reporting to the National Assembly Standing Committee, which kicked off its fourth meeting session in the morning of October 3, Justice Minister ...