May 28, 2014 | Malaysia
Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sendirian Berhad has awarded the contract for the operations and maintenance of the visual docking guidance system at KLIA2 to Fajarbaru Builder Group Berhad. The three-year contract, starting on May...
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The Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) officially commenced operations on May 1, 2014. Airlines such as Malindo Air, Cebu Pacific Airways, Lion Air, Tigerair, and AirAsia are operating at the airport. KLIA2 is designed...
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1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Tenaga Nasional Berhad for a 50 MW solar power plant located in Kedah. 1MDB is undertaking the design, construction, ownership, operations,...
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PBJV Group Sendirian Berhad, in a consortium with CPM Construction Sendirian Berhad, has bagged the procurement, construction, and commissioning contract for the Pengerang pipeline. This pipeline will extend from Kerteh to the...
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US-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology and equipment provider Air Products will provide LNG technology, equipment, and a process licence for Malaysia’s Petronas’s second floating LNG project (PFLNG 2), located off the...
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Netherlands-based Royal Dutch Shell has announced the discovery of Rosmari-1, an offshore gas well, located 135 km offshore at Block SK318 in Malaysia. The well, estimated to have a gas column of 450 metres, was drilled to a...
Read MoreMay 28, 2014 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
The Lao government has reported that 50 per cent and 10 per cent of the construction work has been completed at the Attapeu International Airport and the new airport in Huaphan province, respectively. The first airport project...
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The Lao government has approved two road projects that will be implemented on a PPP basis. The projects will be implemented by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The two stretches are the Vientiane–Vangvieng district...
Read MoreMay 28, 2014 | Indonesia
Indonesian telecom tower service provider Inti Bangun Sejahtera has earmarked Rp 800 billion ($70 million) as its capital expenditure for 2014 to fund the construction of about 700 new telecom towers. The company currently owns...
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State-owned Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) is planning to invest about $600 million to expand its fibre optic network across the country during 2014. The fibre optic network, with a downlink speed of 1 Gbps, will be rolled...
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State-run port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II), also known as the Indonesia Port Corporation, has selected Japanese conglomerate Mitsui Company Limited to be its partner in jointly operating the first container...
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State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura 1 plans to develop three new runways at the Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, to accommodate the growing air traffic. At present, feasibility studies for the...
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The Indonesian government has announced the first phase of a public–private partnership (PPP) project to develop regional airports by launching management bids for the Bandar Lampung Radin Inten II, Komodo and Palu Mutiara...
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South Korea-based conglomerate Hyundai Engineering Company has been awarded a $91.3 million contract by Rajamandala Electric Power for the construction of a 47 MW hydropower plant (HPP) in Indonesia. The contract includes the...
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In a bid to attract investments into the country’s geothermal power sector, Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources plans to offer higher prices for geothermal-based electricity. Based on a recommendation from the...
Read MoreMay 28, 2014 | Cambodia
Cambodia-based broadband company Emaxx will invest $148 million in new infrastructure projects, as part of its plan to transform itself from a retail provider into a wholesale fibre optic and 4G network supplier. The company has...
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The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) plans to invest $1.3 million to develop a WTP in Kep province in order to supply clean water to over 1,000 households. The PPWSA has completed a 10-month feasibility study. Work on...
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The second bridge linking Phnom Penh to the Chroy Changvar peninsula will be opened to traffic in December 2014, as the construction is expected to be completed by September 2014. The 719 metre long bridge would cross the Tonle...
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The French Agency for Development, AFD, has launched a restricted tender procedure for the provision of research and development (R&D) services for a project. This is aimed at the development of electrification and water...
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Owing to delays in project planning, the construction of Cambodia’s $2.3 billion oil refinery that was scheduled to take off in December 2013 has yet to begin. The project has received a loan of $1.67 billion from the...
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