Infrastructure

Vietnam eyes lower transport prices

The Ministry of Transport is investigating transport companies who have failed to lower prices amid a drop in petrol costs.   Since many transport firms have been slow to reduce their fees even after recent hefty petrol price cuts, the ministry has asked local transport departments to ...

Myanmar selects firms for bus import plan

Five companies have been chosen to import buses for the BRT lite system, according to U Maung Aung, chair of the BRT lite committee. Authorities hope the BRT lite plan will bring order out of the near-chaos of Yangon’s multiple privately owned buses in competition with ...

HCMC plans 3 reservoirs to reduce flooding

The Ho Chi Minh City government plans to invest VND950 billion (US$42.3 million) on building three reservoirs to store rainwater in the next five years in a bid to reduce flooding in the city. Keep reading ...

Lao authorities pick new company to complete road upgrade project

Government authorities in Laos have selected a new company to upgrade a major thoroughfare in the capital Vientiane, after the firm submitted an estimate that was lower than one quoted by a Chinese company believed to have ties to the country’s national leaders. A survey conducted ...

Thai company proposes Phnom Penh parking lot plan

After Phnom Penh City Hall announced last month that bus stations must be moved outside the city by next year, a Thai company put forward a proposal on 1 September to invest in bus parking lots on the city’s outskirts, according to the municipality. Keep reading ...

Thai AirAsia picks Chinese cities for first U-tapao routes

Thai AirAsia has chosen the southern Chinese cities of Nanning and Nanchang for inaugural routes from its new base at U-tapao airport. The no-frills carrier will offer four flights a week from the navy-operated airport in Rayong province to Nanning and three a week to Nanchang, beginning on ...

Don Sahong dam gets official approval

The Lao parliament has approved the concession agreement for the controversial Don Sahong hydropower dam and expects to begin construction before the end of the year, according to an official in Vientiane. Keep reading ...

Thai shippers fear deeper slump for exports

In the wake of falling exports for the seventh straight month in July, exporters are concerned that Thai shipments may slip into a full-year contraction of between 4.5% and 5%. Keep reading ...

Construction begins on second Thai-Myanmar bridge

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 30 August for the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge that will play a key role in the East-West Economic Corridor traversing continental Southeast Asia. Keep reading     ...

New Asian highway section put into service in Myanmar

The Myawaddy-Thinggan Nyenaung-Kawkareik section of the Asian highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand was put into service on 30 August as scheduled, state radio and TV reported. Keep reading ...

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