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Nong Or development project to commence construction
The Nong Or project to develop a tourism site in Sikhottabong district, Vientiane will commence construction in the near future after a project design model was selected recently. The project is now awaiting approval from the Vientiane authorities after the developer, Kanghua Investment Co., Ltd, ...
Exat schedules Phuket, Bangkok expressways
The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) has set out a plan to develop two expressways in Bangkok and another in Phuket between this year and the next. The first project concerns the Rama III Road-Dao Khanong-Western Outer Ring Road Expressway, stretching 17km. Exat governor Narong ...
Chinese to transform coastal provinces
Top Chinese firms are keen to invest in the coastal provinces of Preah Sihanouk and Kampot and are eyeing to develop sectors that service the lucrative tourist industry, said the Tourism Ministry on Friday. According to a ministry statement the intention of the Chinese firms was ...
Vientiane residents irked over proposed road fund
A large number of Vientiane residents are concerned about a proposed road fund to which they would be required to contribute, the Vientiane People’s Council heard on Friday. Addressing other members of the Council, Mr Prachit Xayavong said We admit there are concerns about the ...
New dam on Mekong looms
Representatives from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam gathered in Vientiane on Thursday to launch a six-month consultation process on what would be the third mainstream hydropower dam in Laos’s Lower Mekong River. Laos first signalled its intention to move ahead with the proposed 912-megawatt Pak ...
Council gives green light to proposed Vientiane highway
The Vientiane People’s Council has approved a proposal for the construction of a 14-km highway submitted by city authorities in a bid to ease traffic congestion. The six-lane highway will be built parallel to Kaysone Phomvihane Road. The planned road will be 70 metres wide ...
Japan's Sumitomo adding rental factory space in Southeast Asia
Trading house Sumitomo Corp will expand its factory rental business in Southeast Asia serving small manufacturers from Japan, offering them the chance to launch overseas production without the hefty financial commitment of building their own plants. The factory space comes ready for use, equipped with electricity, ...
Kasy town to be relocated to make way for railway
The urban centre of Kasy district in Vientiane province will be relocated to an area near the Kasy road to allow for construction of the Laos-China railway. A plot of flat land located in the Kasy road area has been allocated, requiring the relocation of ...
BASF plant to produce construction chemicals in Myanmar
Germany’s BASF is building a plant in Myanmar to produce chemicals for the booming domestic construction industry, and to fill a need for more advanced materials. “As Myanmar’s construction industry grows more sophisticated in its scope, which includes high-rise buildings, roadways and bridges, the requirement ...
Stone, sand, water the key ingredients changing the Salween landscape
Tun Lin has a unique occupation: he is the security guard at Linno limestone karst cave on the bank of the Salween River in Myanmar’s southeast Karen (Kayin) State. He earns 80,000 Myanmar kyat (around $60) per month to guard the entrance to the cave, ...
