September 30, 2017 | Editor's Note
The Chinese model of infrastructure development fits well for most of the Southeast Asian countries. While China differs substantially in terms of size and economic structure, the country has cruised through all the hiccups to...
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The governments of Singapore and Malaysia have announced plans to begin passenger service on the Singapore-Johor Bahru MRT line by end-December 2024. Singapore rail company SMRT Corporation and Malaysia’s metro operator...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Philippines
The Philippines government is planning to invest PhP 17 billion under its national budget for 2018 to expand the capacity of commuter trains in Manila and nearby provinces. The funds will be allocated for projects including MRT...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Indonesia
Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited has signed an EPC contract to build Phase II of the Sulewana Poso Unit 1 electric power plant (PLTA Poso I) in Poso district, central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The total investment for the phase...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Vietnam
Vinci Construction’s subsidiary, Vinci Construction Grands Projets and Bessac (Soletanche Bachy), has secured a $69 million contract to design and build a 10 km treated water transmission pipeline in Ho Chi Minh City to improve...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Vietnam
The People’s Council of Vietnam has announced plans to invest $3.8 billion for four Hanoi Urban Railway lines during the period 2017-20. The four lines are Ga Hanoi-Hoang Mai, Tran Hung Dao-Thuong Dinh (Line 2), South Thang...
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State-owned EVN’s transmission subsidiary EVN NPT has commissioned the 220 kV Thai Thuy substation in Thai Binh province. The VND3 46.5 billion substation work involved the installation of a 220/110/22 kV, 250 MVA transformer...
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State-owned Electricity of Vietnam’s (EVN) transmission subsidiary National Power Transmission Corporation (EVN NPT) held a meeting with Southern Vietnam Power Projects Management Board (SPMB) to review and propose solutions for...
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Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa has announced plans to develop two solar power plants under the Provincial Electricity Development Plan 2011-15. The two plants are the Central Solar Power Plant and Tuan An Solar Power...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Thailand
Thailand-based mobile operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) has introduced 1 Gbps download speeds under the Next G banner for its customers. The new network leverages the operator’s tri-band carrier aggregation LTE-A network...
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Thailand-based True Corporation has awarded ZTE Corporation a contract for rolling out three networks under its project on the deployment of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technology. ZTE Corporation will be responsible...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Thailand
The Thailand government is testing a stormwater underground tunnel system in Bangkok. Excess rainwater is being channelled into the tunnel from six districts of the region – Dusit, Bang Sue, Phaya Thai, Chatuchak, Din Daeng and...
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The Bangkok government has approved the launch of an integrated electronic ticketing system for buses and trains in October 2017. The new system will be based on smart cards called Mangmoom. The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of...
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Thales has secured a contract from Bangkok Expressway Metro Public Company Limited and Karnchang Public Company Limited in Thailand to provide the automatic fare collection (AFC) system for two Blue Line extensions of the...
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The State Railway of Thailand is expected to operationalise the 193 km long Bangkok-Rayong superfast Thai-Japanese railway by 2023. The railway project, worth 215 billion baht, is part of a government proposal to establish links...
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The Thailand government has approved a project to extend the Purple Line of the Bangkok Metro by 23.6 km from Tao Poon South to Rat Burana. The extension will comprise a 12.6 km underground section with 10 stations and an 11 km...
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The Thailand government has approved the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high speed rail (HSR) line project under the Thailand-China rail co-operation programme. The line will span 252 km from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, across six...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Singapore
Singapore-based Yongnam Holdings, a provider of engineering and construction services, has secured three new contracts worth a total of SGD 70 million. The company has production facilities in Singapore and Malaysia. Two of the...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Singapore
Singapore-based mobile operator SingTel is planning to deploy massive MIMO technology commercially in its LTE-A network. The move will be a precursor to the arrival of 5G technology as it will augment the operator’s mobile...
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Singapore-based mobile operator SingTel has announced its plans to roll out near-gigabit mobile services using pre-5G technology. Initially, the operator will offer 800 Mbps LTE-Advanced services in the Orchard Road area. The...
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