International News
China-Laos railway bores first tunnel
The first tunnel on the 414km China-Laos rail link was bored in December, marking the first success of the USD5.8 billion project. The 301m Ban Somsanook No. 2 Tunnel presented a number of dangerous challenges given the mountainous terrain and geology but contractor, Sino Corporation Engineering Bureau 15 Co., successfully completed the first of many […]
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Usd1.1bn of Construction for Yangon
A rush to fill the market gap for high-end mixed-use space in Myanmar has seen three international companies announce projects worth over a billion dollars in Yangon. Two projects with a combined development value of USD700m will be built by Bouygues of France and Taisei Corporation of Japan for Singaporean developer Yoma Strategic Holdings. One, […]
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Japan and Philippines Sign Training Deal
Japan and the Philippines have initiated a training scheme for Filipino construction workers to ease skills shortages faced by both countries. The training program aims to “instil Japanese discipline” to help the Philippines ‘Build, Build, Build’ infrastructure program, while also opening up the Japanese labour market to Filipino workers for the first time. Japan is […]
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Indonesia Tenders Usd1bn Patimban Port
The Indonesian government opened tendering for construction of the planned USD1bn Patimban Port in Subang, West Java in October
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Work Starts on China-thailand High-speed Railway
Following years of often tough negotiations, work on Thailand’s first high-speed railway, financed by China, began on 21 December. The whole project will eventually run 253km from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchisima in the northeast of Thailand and is part of China’s long term plan to link its southern border to Singapore by rail. With just […]
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Construction International News
Vietnam is considering using artificial sand after the Institute of Transport Science and Technology warned the government it could run out of naturally occurring sand within five years. The report presented to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport also noted that artificial sand could be made for up to 15 percent more cheaply […]
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Hcmc Metro Project Usd800m Over Budget
The troubled second metro line project in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) City has continued to go over budget and time with authorities now having requested a further USD800m cash from the government to complete the project. Work on the 11km underground line began in 2010 and was scheduled to finish in 2020 at a […]
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Philippines to Ease Foreign Ownership
Foreign ownership rules in the construction sector are set to be relaxed in the Philippines after the government announced it is changing its constitution to increase limits in a number of sectors. Philippines Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez made the announcement at a forum for Japanese investors in Tokyo in October, telling them that the government […]
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Pestech Win Bentley Be Inspired Award in Singapore
A Malaysian-owned power infrastructure constructor was awarded a prize for its building a power substation and transmission line in Cambodia. Pestech International Berhad, through its subsidiary in Cambodia Pestech Cambodia Limited (PCL), was granted a 25-year concession by the Cambodian government to build a substation in Kratie province and the transmission line connecting power from […]
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Capitaland Looks to Future With Alibaba and Lazada
Leading Singaporean property company CapitaLand is making agreements with two major e-commerce players in the real estate sector. Capitaland has entered into agreements to manage Alibaba’s Shanghai Center,
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