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Thailand Transforming 72 Prisons Nationwide into Tourist Destinations
- 12 September 2020
Photo from: Chiangrai Times Thailand is transforming 72 prisons, or almost half of the total number of prisons nationwide into tourist attractions, reported the Chiangrai Times in late August. Those designated prisons will accommodate tourists with a wide range of activities such as cooking competitions, handicraft shops made by inmates, and others to help unleash the inmates' potential. ...
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Vietnam Approves US$9.3bn Can Gio Tourist City Development
- 11 September 2020
A US$9.3bn housing and tourist resort at Can Gio has been approved for development by the government of Vietnam. The planned development is situated on a 760-sq km mangrove forest 40km south of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and is being led by the Can Gio Tourist Urban Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Vinhomes, the second-largest public company in Vietnam. The showcase Can Gio Tourist City wil...
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អូឡាំព្យាស៊ីធី បង្កើតយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រថ្មីសម្រាប់អតិថិជនដើម្បីឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងវិបត្តិកូវីដ១៩
- 2 September 2020
ដើម្បីជំរុញការវិនិយោគ និង បង្កើនសកម្មភាពសេដ្ឋកិច្ចក្នុងស្រុកជាពិសេស ជួយដល់អតិថិជនកំពុងស្វែងរកទិញអចលនទ្រព្យក្នុងអំឡុងវិបត្តិកូវីដ១៩ ក្រុមហ៊ុន OCIC បានចេញយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រលក់ថ្មីសម្រាប់គម្រោងអូឡាំព្យាស៊ីធី ខណៈដែលអគារចំនួន៧ រួមមានអគារខុនដូការិយាល័យ SOHO ផ្សារទំនើបអូឡាំព្យា នៃគម្រោងមេក្នុងដំណាក់កាលទី១ បានបញ្ចប់ការសាងសង់ជាស្ថាពររួចហើយ។ តាមរយៈ កញ្ញា អ៊ុក ចន្ទ្រា ប្រធានផ្នែកលក់និងទីផ្សារ បានឱ្យដឹងថាការវិនិ...
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AIIB & ADB to loan Philippines with US$750m loan to manage COVID-19 impacta
- 26 August 2020
The Philippines has been offered a US$750 million loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assist the nation to kickstart its economy following a slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan is intended to help the Philippines increase its testing program and provide support to affected workers. AIIB Vice President DJ Pandian explained...
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Aeon to Build its First US$180 million Mall in Myanmar in 2021
- 5 August 2020
Aeon plans to build the first Aeon Mall in Yangon, Myanmar, in early 2021 with an investment of US$180 million, according to the Nikkei Asian Review on 06 August. As a joint venture between Aeon Mall and Shwe Taung, the project will be built on 72,000 square metres of land and is scheduled to open in 2023. President of Aeon Mall Yasutsugu Iwamura said in Nikkei Asian Review that although the...
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Myanmar to Build US$483.8 million Expressway for East West Economic Corridor
- 3 August 2020
Myanmar’s government has approved a US$483.8 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ABD) to build an expressway linking Bago to Kyaik Hto, with the aim to connect with Vietnam’s Da Nang port through to Cambodia, Laos and Thailand in the near future. According to a report in Irrawaddy in July, the Bago-Kyaik Hto Expressway Project will stretch for 62km. Myanmar’s Deputy Construction Mi...
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Bentley Systems Waives Subscription Fees LEGION Simulator and OpenBuildings Station Designer September 30
- 30 July 2020
Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has opened up its LEGION Simulator and OpenBuildings Station Designer software, including waiving new subscription fees through September 30, 2020, for facilities managers to incorporate pedestrian simulation methodologies across ...
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Indonesia invites Japanese companies to cooperate on rail link extension
- 27 July 2020
With China and Japan bitter rivals for the controversial Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail link and China emerging victorious with the US$6 billion contracts, the government of Indonesia is now welcoming Japanese companies to bid on an extension of the route from Bandung to Surabaya. Indonesian Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto made the integrated rail link extension announcement durin...
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Thai government approves US$9bn Pattaya airport expansion
- 11 July 2020
A consortium led by Bangkok Skytrain and metro operator BTS has been given the green light by the government of Thailand to expand U-Tapao International Airport near Pattaya. The consortium, which includes Bangkok Airways and Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction, plans to build a third terminal and cargo and plane maintenance centres as well as create a US$7.2 billion, 220km rail link runni...
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World’s fastest railway project in Japan delayed over environmental concerns
- 2 July 2020
Construction of the world’s fastest magnetic levitation (Maglev) railway connecting Tokyo to Osaka in Japan has been halted by Shizuoka prefecture due to fears that it will strain groundwater under the tunnel, according to the Global Construction Review. In a live broadcast meeting, Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture Heita Kawakatsu refused to allow the proposed 9km-long US$84 billion tunnel to be...
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