July 4, 2014 | Vietnam
Works under the first phase of the Cong Hai 1 wind turbine production project, entailing an investment of about 1.2 trillion dong, have begun. The Saigon Industry Corporation, Power Generation Corporation 2, and HCMC Electric...
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Thailand-based operator DTAC has commercially launched 4G services using spectrum in the 2100 MHz band in Bangkok. The operator has set up 300 base transceiver stations to offer these services in Silom, Sathorn, Rama 4,...
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The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will revisit all water management-related projects. Hence, it has ordered all agencies involved in flood solutions to stop their water management projects. Further, the NCPO has...
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Bangkok Airways is expected to issue its IPO, worth 10 billion baht, by the third quarter of 2014. The proceeds from the IPO will be used for the construction of a new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) hangar at...
Read MoreJuly 4, 2014 | Thailand
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority has announced plans to procure 3,183 natural gas-run buses. The total investment in procuring these buses stands at 13 billion baht. The buses are scheduled to be delivered in two lots in...
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State-owned electricity utility Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract to a consortium led by China-based Yingli Energy for a 5 MW ground mount...
Read MoreJuly 4, 2014 | Singapore
Singapore-based operator SingTel, in partnership with Ericsson, has launched LTE-Advanced services in Singapore with a maximum downstream speed of 300 Mbps – double the current maximum speed of 150 Mbps. SingTel is offering the...
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SingTel, in collaboration with Samsung and Ericsson, has launched 4G ClearVoice, a voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) service. The operator has stated that the new service will offer a suite of telephony features such as call waiting and...
Read MoreJuly 4, 2014 | Singapore
Singapore’s LTA has awarded a S$749 million contract to a consortium of Japan-based Kawasaki Heavy Industries and China-based CSR Qingdao Sifang to supply 91 four-car driverless train sets for the Thomson and Eastern Region...
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Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded four civil works contracts, worth a total of S$900 million, for the Thomson Line of the MRT. The contractors and projects are as follows: Singapore-based KTC Civil...
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Changi Airport witnessed passenger traffic of 4.4 million during the month of April 2014, 3.4 per cent lower than the April 2013 figure. The cargo volume was 151,100 tonnes during April 2014, an increase of 0.6 per cent compared...
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Singapore’s Pavilion Energy and the international maritime group BW Group have agreed to form a JV – BW Pavilion LNG Pte Limited – to manage, acquire, and charter LNG shipping assets. The new venture will operate one existing...
Read MoreJuly 4, 2014 | Philippines
MPIC plans to sell up to 20 per cent of its stake in its toll road unit, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, to raise funds for new projects. Currently, the company has received interest from Chinese and European investors....
Read MoreJuly 4, 2014 | Singapore
France-based Total has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with Pavilion Gas, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Pavilion Energy, to supply 0.7 million tonnes per annum of LNG to Asia for a period of 10...
Read MoreJuly 4, 2014 | Philippines
PLDT is planning to invest about PhP 1 billion to roll out 15,000 km of a new optical fibre cable network in 2014, thus extending the group’s total fibre network to about 100,000 km. The operator is of the view that the extended...
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Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) is planning to enter the US telecom market by entering into a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with US-based T-Mobile. The service will be launched in Honolulu, Los...
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Ayala-led Globe Telecom has acquired full ownership of Asticom Technology as part of its plan to enhance its presence in the information and communication technology (ICT) business. Asticom is a systems integrator and an IT...
Read MoreJuly 4, 2014 | Philippines
Ayala-led Globe Telecom has acquired full ownership of Asticom Technology as part of its plan to enhance its presence in the information and communication technology (ICT) business. Asticom is a systems integrator and an IT...
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Three foreign companies have expressed interest in the PhP 91.4 million consultancy contract for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) runway optimisation project. They are US-based Mitre Corporation, the UK’s NATS...
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The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) is set to bid out the PhP 1.33 billion contract for the maintenance of the LRT 2 operating between CM Recto Avenue and Santolan Street along the Marcos Highway. The bidders are required to...
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