Remarks of the Cambodian Prime Minister
One Community, One Destiny was the theme of the recently concluded 21st ASEAN Summit held in Phnom Penh
Read MoreDecember 17, 2012 | First Person
One Community, One Destiny was the theme of the recently concluded 21st ASEAN Summit held in Phnom Penh
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Limelight
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), the national carrier of Thailand, …
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Limelight
Panasonic Asia Pacific was awarded the President’s Award for the Environment by the Singapore government for the company’s …
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Vietnam
The Vietnam Electricity Group has awarded the contract to develop a 260 MW hydropower plant to Samsung C&T Corporation. The project, estimated to cost 2.96 trillion dong, involves an EPC to build the Trung Son plant in Thanh...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Vietnam
The Northern Vietnam Power Project Management Board (NPPMB), a unit of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group, has issued international competitive tenders for the supply of high voltage equipment and materials for 500 kV and...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Thailand
The petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) has received the energy ministry’s approval to build the second phase of an LNG receiving terminal worth 21.4 billion baht. The company has also been authorised to buy 2 million tonnes...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Thailand
Based on the revised power development plan (PDP) of Thailand’s vertically integrated power utility, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), the agency will need 800 billion baht between 2013 and 2030 to develop...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Singapore
Yingli Green Energy Singapore Company Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (Yingli), will supply 1 MW of multicrystalline PV modules to SolarGy Private Limited. The project is...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Singapore
Gazprom Marketing and Trading Singapore (GM&T Singapore), a wholly owned subsidiary of Russian gas company Gazprom has signed a sale and purchase agreement withSouth Korea’s natural gas company, the Korea Gas Corporation...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Philippines
ERC has approved the contract for the supply of electricity (CSE) betweenManilaElectric Company (Meralco) and Pangea Green Energy Philippines, Inc. Further, it has allowed the San Miguel Energy Corporation (SMEC) to implement an...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Philippines
Therma South Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of thePhilippines’ Aboitiz Power Corporation, has sought the Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval to develop and operate a 138 kV transmission line inDavao. Under the...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Myanmar
Thailand’s state-owned upstream oil and gas company PTTEP Public Limited Company has refused to renegotiate its natural gas import deal with Myanmar. TheMyanmar energy ministry had requested for a 20 per cent reduction in the...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Myanmar
Myanmar’s Ministry of Electric Power has entered into an MoU with five South Korean firms for the implementation of the 500 MW Thakayta gas-fired combined cycle power plant project in theYangonregion. The five firms–Busan Korea...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Malaysia
Sabah Electricity Sendirian Berhad (SESB) that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity inMalaysia’sSabahstate is planning to spend RM 6.1 million on overhead transmission line maintenance. Under its Program Rentis...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Malaysia
The JV of Malaysia-based Pestech Sendirian Berhad and Mega Linear Sendirian Berhad has won a RM 16.4 million substation contract from state-owned power company Tenaga Nasional Berhad. According to the contract, the JV would...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
Lao PDR has signed a concession agreement withVietnamto construct a high speed rail network at a cost of 31.4 trillion kip. Malaysia-based Giant Consolidated Limited will be carrying out the construction of a 220 km track...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
The parking apron at theWattayInternationalAirport, funded by JICA, has been commissioned. The expansion work involves the construction of a 78,000 square metre aircraft parking apron at an estimated cost of 184.41 billion...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
The Lao Telecommunications Company has launched 4G mobile services in the country. The 4G network offers download speeds of up to 100 Mbps, about five times faster than the 3G network. Currently, China-based Huawei Technology...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
The Lao PDR government has approved the construction of the 55.12 trillion kip Lao-China high speed rail project, although the Chinese government has pulled out of the project. The 421 km rail line will involve the construction...
Read MoreDecember 16, 2012 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
Lao Airlines is in talks with Malaysia-based Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) to establish maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations atVientiane’sWattayInternationalAirport. SAE is involved in heavy maintenance checks...
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