September 26, 2017 | Myanmar
MyTel, the fourth licensed operator in Myanmar, has announced plans to extend its 4G-only network in Myanmar in 2018. The operator secured the licence in January 2017. MyTel will share its infrastructure with MecTel. The company...
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Myanmar-based telecom operator Myanmar Post and Telecommunications has launched long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) services in the country. The service has been launched using 4×4 multiple input, multiple output technology and...
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The Thaketa power plant will install gas turbines manufactured by General Electric (GE) to meet Myanmar’s electricity demand. Electric power consumption in Myanmar has increased by 200 per cent in the last 10 years and is...
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Myanmar has announced plans to generate power from local power plants. Several countries including China, Laos, India and Thailand have offered to supply surplus power to the country. The country, however, has taken no decision...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Malaysia
Malaysia-based telecom operator U Mobile has announced the termination of its RAN sharing agreement with rival telecom operator Maxis. U Mobile had signed a 10-year 3G RAN sharing agreement with Maxis in October 2011. However,...
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Malaysia’s Putrajaya and Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) have launched the Putra-NEDO EV bus project to replace buses fuelled by fossil fuels with a fleet of super-quick charge...
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Passenger services have commenced on Phase II of Klang Valley MRT Line 1, which is also known as the Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line. Phase II spans 30 km from Semantan to Kajang, covering 19 stations (7 underground, 12...
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A JV of Jacobs Engineering Group, China Communications and Construction Company (CCCC) and George Kent (GK) has secured a $234 million contract from MRT Corporation to provide lead track work design consultancy services for the...
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The Malaysian and Singapore governments have announced plans to begin passenger service on the Johor Bahru-Singapore mass rapid transit (MRT) line by end-December 2024. Singapore rail company SMRT Corporation and Malaysia’s...
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A consortium comprising CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Company Limited, Siemens Limited China and Tegap Dinamik Sdn Bhd has secured the MYR 1.56 billion contract from Prasarana Malaysia Berhad to supply 42 six-car railcars for the...
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Malaysia’s Rohas Tecnic Bhd (RTB) has entered into a conditional share sale agreement (SSA) with local companies PT Safe Tower Systems Sdn Bhd (PTSTS) and Kemuncak Agresif (M) Sdn Bhd (KAMSB) for the proposed acquisition of a 75...
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Malaysia-based utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), through its subsidiary TNB Sepang Solar Sdn Bhd, has raised $79 million from Affin Islamic Bank Bhd for a 50 MW large-scale solar power plant in Selangor, Malaysia. The...
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Malaysia-based solar energy firm Tadau Energy Sdn Bhd has raised $58 million through the issue of sustainable responsible investment (SRI) sukuk, making it the first green sukuk issued in Malaysia. Sukuk commonly refers to the...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
Laos-based telecom operator Laos Telecommunications Company (LTC) has partnered with Nokia Shanghai Bell (NSB) to enhance their cooperation on a network expansion project. In addition, contracts signed between the two companies...
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2017 | Indonesia
In 2018, the Ministry of Housing and Public Works will prioritise infrastructure building in four sectors, namely, transportation, food supply, waste management and housing. It plans to obtain Rp 106.9 trillion from the proposed...
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Russia’s Micran Research and Production Company and Indonesia’s PT Rahmah Samudra and PT Nuansa Era Teknologi plan to form a JV to manufacture telecommunications equipment to provide internet and mobile communication services....
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Holcim Indonesia has signed an MoU for a municipal waste management facility for refuse-derived fuel (RDF) located in Cilacap, Central Java. This facility will be the first integrated municipal solid waste (MSW)-to-RDF...
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The construction of the Palembang LRT is expected to be completed by October 2017. The scope of the project involves construction of 24.5 km of tracks with 13 stations and two corridors. Currently, the project is 55 per cent...
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The Indonesian government plans to construct new tracks for the medium speed Jakarta-Surabaya railway connection. The new tracks will use land owned by state-owned railway operator KAI and run parallel to the existing 700 km of...
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The Indonesian government has started working on the modernisation of railway tracks connecting a number of cities in West Java. The government also plans to fully upgrade the railway tracks from Jakarta, Bekasi, Cikampek,...
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