June-July 2015
Southeast Asia has witnessed unprecedented growth in water consumption. As per estimates, the region consumes over 100 billion cubic metres of fresh water per annum. Although most parts of the region have abundant water...
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Contract signed for development of MCT cable system
July 21, 2015 | Malaysia
Huawei Marine Networks, a submarine network provider, has signed a system design and construction agreement with a consortium of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Symphony Communication Public Company Limited and Telcotech Limited to...
Read MorePPP scheme proposed for 38 national infrastructure projects
July 21, 2015 | Indonesia
The National Planning and Development Ministry has stated that there are 38 infrastructure projects that will be built through public-private partnerships (PPPs), as outlined in Ministerial Decree No. 82/M.PPN/HK/05/2015, which...
Read MoreVietnam government approves construction of Long Thanh international airport
July 21, 2015 | Vietnam
The Vietnam government has approved the construction of a new international airport in Long Thanh. The project will be undertaken in phases and will eventually have a capacity for 100 million passengers per year. The total cost...
Read MoreVietnam’s Transport Ministry to undertake 30 trillion dong expressway project
July 21, 2015 | Vietnam
Vietnam’s Transport Ministry will soon undertake a 30 trillion dong expressway project connecting Ho Chi Minh City with a southern border province. The proposal has been made by Cuu Long Transport Infrastructure Management...
Read MorePetroVietnam launches two projects on Phu Quoc Island
July 21, 2015 | Vietnam
PetroVietnam has launched two projects on Phu Quoc Island. These involve the development of a synthetic oil service port system and a bonded fuel warehouse on Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang. The...
Read MoreConstruction of 220 kV Ben Tre-Mo Cay line in Vietnam completed
July 21, 2015 | Vietnam
The National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT), subsidiary of state-owned power company Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group, has completed construction of the 220 kV Ben Tre-Mo Cay power transmission line in Vietnam two months...
Read MoreDTAC files request in higher court to quash Central Administrative Court’s injunction limiting its 3G/4G network sharing
July 21, 2015 | Thailand
Thailand’s DTAC has filed an appeal in the country’s Supreme Administrative Court requesting revocation of a Central Administrative Court injunction, which limits its 3G/4G network sharing opportunities with other operators. The...
Read MoreThailand plans to develop a new international commercial airport outside Bangkok
July 21, 2015 | Thailand
Thailand plans to develop a new international commercial airport at an existing naval airbase outside Bangkok. The upcoming U-Tapao airport, which is expected to be commissioned by 2017, will handle 3 million passengers per...
Read MoreThailand’s Cabinet approves JICA loan for Bangkok’s SRT Red Line
July 21, 2015 | Thailand
Thailand’s cabinet has approved a loan proposal from the State Railway of Thailand to borrow $308.8 million from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to finance Bangkok’s Red Line Phase II from Bang Sue to Rangsit....
Read MoreSuperblock PCL signs MoU with Energy Complex Company Limited to undertake 300 MW solar project in Japan
July 21, 2015 | Thailand
Thailand-based Superblock has signed an MoU with Japan’s Energy Complex Company Limited to develop a 300 MW solar farm in Japan. The project is estimated to cost 27 billion baht ($798.11 million). To undertake the project,...
Read MoreEGAT starts work on the Mae Moh Power Plant units 4-7 replacement project
July 21, 2015 | Thailand
EGAT has started work on the Mae Moh power plant Units 4-7 replacement project. The plant has been in operation for 33 years. The project is likely to take 46 months and commercial operation is likely to begin in November 2018....
Read MorePTT Pcl. cuts investment target by 28 per cent for 2015
July 21, 2015 | Thailand
PTT has cut its investment target by 28 per cent for 2015. This reassessment in investments is largely because of declining oil prices and losses incurred on account of fuel subsidies. PTT has cut 2015 investment to 55.66...
Read MoreStarHub expands its LTE-Advanced network
July 21, 2015 | Singapore
Singapore-based StarHub has expanded its LTE-Advanced network to 85 per cent of the city-state territory and now plans to take the coverage to 100 per cent by the third quarter of 2015. StarHub launched 4G services in the 1800...
Read MoreSingapore’s three incumbent operators plan to stop offering 2G GSM services
July 21, 2015 | Singapore
Singapore’s three incumbent operators – SingTel, StarHub and M1 – plan to stop offering 2G GSM services in the country from April 1, 2017. The move will result in freeing up significant mobile spectrum to deliver high speed 3G...
Read MoreSingapore commissions Phases 3 and 4 of PSA’s Singapore Terminal’s Pasir Panjang Terminal
July 21, 2015 | Singapore
Singapore commissioned Phases 3 and 4 of PSA’s Singapore Terminal’s Pasir Panjang Terminal in June 2015. With the first berths operationalised, Phases 3 and 4 will have a total of 15 berths involving 6,000 metres of quay length....
Read MoreChangi handles 4.48 million-passenger traffic in May 2015
July 21, 2015 | Singapore
Changi Airport handled 4.48 million passengers in May 2015, about 2.6 per cent higher than in the corresponding period of 2014. Further, aircraft traffic increased to 29,000 (0.4 per cent), while cargo traffic decreased by 0.3...
Read MoreMoU for transmission lines from Laos to Singapore to be signed by September 2015
July 21, 2015 | Singapore
The MoU for the construction of power transmission lines from Laos to Singapore is expected to be signed at the ASEAN Partnership Meet in September 2015. The pilot multilateral project aims to export electricity from Laos to...
Read MoreSingapore’s EMA awards 66 kV underground cable contract to LS Cable
July 21, 2015 | Singapore
Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) has awarded the contract for a 66 kV underground cable project to South Korea’s LS Cable & System. The scope of the $45 million contract involves supply and installation of cables in...
Read MoreTechnip bags vessel conversion contract from Jurong Shipyard Private Limited
July 21, 2015 | Singapore
Technip has won a detailed engineering and procurement services contract from Jurong Shipyard Private Limited. The contract involves conversion of a shuttle tanker into an FPSO vessel. The conversion will be undertaken at the...
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