Infrastructure
Transport and shipping
CP, ThaiBev line up for Thailand train deals
Charoen Pokphand Group, Thailand’s largest agro-industrial and food conglomorate, will propose a 150-billion-baht investment plan for a high-speed train linking Bangkok, Pattaya and Rayong this month, Transport Minister Prajin Juntong says. Keep reading ...
All 23 people aboard crashed Lao helicopter confirmed dead
All 23 people on a Lao military helicopter that crashed earlier this week while traveling to northern Laos have been confirmed dead, military officials and state media said 30 July, though the cause of the accident remains unknown. Air traffic control in Vientiane lost contact with the ...
Bridges washed out in upper Myanmar
Heavy rains have broken 21 bridges over rivers and creeks in upper Myanmar, the Ministry of Construction told a press conference yesterday. Keep reading ...
Missing Lao military helicopter found crashed, weather hampers rescue
A military transport helicopter carrying 19 passengers and four crew members to Houaphan and Xieng Khuang provinces in northern Laos which went missing two days ago has been found crashed, official sources have said, adding that a “high-ranking military patient” had been on board the ...
Military helicopter carrying 19 passengers, four crew ‘missing’ in Laos
A military transport helicopter carrying 19 passengers and four crew members in northern Laos is missing more than 36 hours after it departed an airport in the capital Vientiane, an Air Force official has said. Air traffic control in Vientiane lost contact with the MI-17 helicopter ...
Thailand to benefit from China's Belt and Road Initiative: experts
The Belt and Road Initiative is a trade and infrastructure network that includes the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road to connect Asia, Europe and Africa. Thai government has voiced support for the initiative on various occasions, stressed that Thailand is ...
Koreans to conduct Laos – Vietnam feasibility study
Korea Rail Network Authority and Seoul University are to conduct a feasibility study for a new rail link between Vientiane and the southern Vietnamese port of Vung Tau. Keep reading ...
Nong Khai, Thailand holds a workshop for drivers planning to work in Laos
Thailand’s Office of Land Transport, Nong Khai province, held a workshop for drivers who are looking to work in Laos. Keep reading ...
Vietnam to build $2.5 billion seaport at center of new regional route
Vietnam is set to build a US$2.5 billion seaport in Ca Mau, its southernmost province, hoping to steal some spotlight away from the more popular regional hubs Singapore and Malaysia, local media reported. Under a proposal recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, 85 percent of ...
Thai-Lao-Vietnamese bus service planned
State-owned Transport Co plans to run its first three-country passenger bus service with Laos and Vietnam following the success of its transnational services. Keep reading ...
