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Thai PM warns of power bill hikes
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned that electricity bills could go up in a year or two if new power generation plants don’t get off the ground. His warning came in the wake of protests against a coal-fired power plant project in Krabi which intensified ...
Bangkok faces water use limits
Tough water conservation measures for state agencies and households in Bangkok and surrounding areas could be introduced to address the water scarcity crisis. The proposal comes amid criticism the government has forced farmers to bear the burden of the crisis by banning agricultural water use without substantial ...
Drought is over in Thailand but water is still in short supply
Drought conditions in Thailand that have threatened the country’s rice production and economic growth are over, the deputy head of Thailand’s disaster prevention department has said. The wet season is underway but Thailand was contending with drought conditions in seven out of 67 provinces last week, ...
Lao officials keen to send illegal foreign workers packing
Local officials have been promising for several years to send illegal foreign workers back home but so far this hasn’t happened. Director General of Labour Management Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr Phongsaysack Inthalath spoke to Vientiane Times at a meeting in Vientiane ...
Dagon City’s demise casts doubts on real estate investment in Myanmar
A government decision to ax a luxury development project and four others amid opposition from Buddhist monks has left developers wondering if their investments are safe in one of the world’s fastest-growing real-estate markets. Last month the government axed plans for the $300-million Dagon City luxury development. ...
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 ...
Vietnam finally brings out the axe to deal with delayed FDI projects
Many did not expect the central province of Khanh Hoa to axe a giant property project early this month, only less than a year after its Indian developer received the investment license. The province refused to give Dewan International Vietnam more time to find money, canceling the ...
Chiang Mai gains from lure of CLMV markets
Half of the economic growth in Chiang Mai has been driven by businesses from other regions that want to cash in on the opportunities opening up in the CLMV countries, according to the Federation of Thai Industries’ chapter in the northern province. Businesses from the Central region ...
Thai Government poised to launch water donation plan
The government plans to ask people to donate drinking water to drought-stricken residents, deputy government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd says. The cabinet will discuss the donation campaign. Water distribution points will be set up under an initiative of His Majesty the King in drought-hit areas in various ...
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 ...
