Infrastructure
Officials told to submit airport plan
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged the ministries of Transport and Defence to finalise a plan to expand Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City and report to the Government next week. The Airport Design and Construction Consultancy One Member Ltd Company ...
Govt blames increased wealth for traffic
Thais earning more money is one of the key factors resulting in Bangkok being rated among the world’s worst cities for traffic, says Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon. He said people who are more wealthy can afford to buy more cars. Gen Prawit, who chairs ...
New decision aims to enhance project implementation and costings
A new draft Prime Ministerial Decision plans to make all government investment project costs and technical specification estimations subject to Ministry of Public Works oversight. According to the draft decision, only the relevant authority within the Ministry of Public Works and Transport will be able ...
Mooted Yangon expansion plans revived
Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein said that the regional government will launch the Yangon New City project in Kyeemyindaing township, but firms involved in the Yangon Southwest New City were not informed about the new plan. A similar plan was initiated by the ...
US$1 billion in fresh investments pledged in Nghe An
Nghe An authorities presented eight investment certificates and signed 15 memorandums on investment with total capital pledges of US$1 billion at a meeting with investors in the north-central province on February 19. This annual event was held by Nghe An in coordination with the Bank ...
Mekong Delta stores water to prevent saline intrusion in dry season
The volume of freshwater on canals in the Mekong Delta has decreased quickly, while saline intrusion has begun in many areas. Kien Giang has 200 kilometers of coastline. The sea is only several kilometers from production areas and the province’s central areas such as Rach Gia ...
Sihanoukville dredging eyed
Ministry of Environment officials on February 22 said an inspection team will be deployed to investigate the recently halted sand-dredging operation for the development of the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port’s new multipurpose terminal, which has affected local families. Danh Serey, director of the ministry’s environmental impact assessment ...
PM stresses land as focus for transport development
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has stressed for land to be the main focus of transportation development in the country, calling for careful decisions on every water and air transportation project. Mr Thongloun put this direction in his address at the annual meeting of the Public ...
City airport granted expansion land
The Ministry of National Defence on February 21 handed over 21 hectares of land to the Ministry of Transport to expand the overloaded Tân Sơn Nhất airport, the largest airport in HCM City. The signing ceremony was attended by Senior Lieutenant General Trần Đơn, deputy minister of ...
Telecom committee turns down TOT’s plan for 4G partnership
TOT’S search for a strategic partner to launch fourth-generation cellular services on its 2.3-gigahertz band hit a snag on February 21 when the telecom committee of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission rejected its revised business plan. Pravit Leesatapornwongsa, a member of the NBTC, said the ...
