Infrastructure
Light Festival set to electrify Yangon
Yangonites! Though many of us know November to be the month of light festivals, this summer will soon be known as another time for celebration. Beginning on March 19, the International Standard Lighting Festival will feature over 60 light sculptures including a light tunnel, Paris’ Eiffel ...
Angkor Air, Air France MoU
Cambodia Angkor Air and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance on March 7 signed a memorandum of understanding to cover component support and maintenance services for the national flag carrier’s fleet of Airbus A320. The 12-year agreement includes full component support services, repairs and maintenance, pool ...
Thailand’s single window to clear trade
The Thai government plans to create a single online database for importing and exporting through a national single window by 2018 as part of efforts to avoid potential corruption and bribery in processes where the state and private sectors meet. Having a single online database should ...
ASEAN officials work toward realising single aviation market
Senior officials from ASEAN aviation and dialogue partners continuously contribute their commitments to realise their vision and targets in relation to build up the comprehensive ASEAN Single Aviation Market, which is one of the key milestones in realising the AEC. The officials are currently attending ...
Vientiane has business potential but needs more infrastructure
Vientiane still has a huge potential for businesses and investment since Laos is being integrated with South East Asian Nations, according to economists. However, economists recommended that infrastructure development including roads, water and electricity supply are crucial for facilitating and attracting more entrepreneurs to the ...
China asked to fund bridges
Cambodia on March 6 asked China to help fund the construction of two bridges across the Mekong River, which it said would cut traffic congestion in Phnom Penh and help create a ring road around the city. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship ...
Railway families given deadline
Nearly 100 families affected by a railway land dispute have been given a 30-day ultimatum to accept compensation or lose it. The demand came from an inter-ministerial committee set up to resolve the cases of three families in Banteay Meanchey province and 94 families in ...
Ban Hom Road upgrade on schedule
Workers have been pouring concrete to resurface the Ban Hom Road in Hadxaifong district, Vientiane, with the long-awaited upgrade scheduled for completion by the end of the year. A 4km section from the Chinaimo junction to Somhong village has now been fully concreted making up ...
Asian infrastructure needs US$ 1.7 trillion a year: ADB
The infrastructure needs in developing Asia and the Pacific will exceed US$22.6 trillion through 2030, or US$1.5 trillion a year, if the region is to maintain growth momentum, according to a new flagship report by the Asian Development Bank. The estimates rise to over US$26 ...
Two lanes of Thai-Belgian Flyover open to traffic
Two lanes of the Thai-Belgian Flyover near Lumpini Park in Bangkok were reopened on March 1, following a blaze that broke out in garbage bins under the four-lane bridge on Tuesday morning. An inspection of the bridge found that the integrity of two of the ...
