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Australia to sell solar power to Singapore via undersea cables
Australia is to launch a geological survey for a giant “Sun Cable Project” which will send solar energy through underwater cables to Singapore with an investment of US$13.1 billion, according to an article in the Bangkok Post on 25 May 2020. The ambitious project aims to export power from a large solar power station in […]
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ALUMINIUM CHINA: The in-depth discussion on future of China’s recycled aluminium industry
Preparations for ALUMINIUM CHINA 2020 are underway. World-leading aluminium producers, such as Novelis, Nikkeikin, CHALCO, Nanshan, ALNAN, and Mingtai, are taking part as exhibitors with cutting-edge materials and their experience in the recycling sector. Meanwhile, leading aluminium recyclers Lizhong, Sigma and technology suppliers including Otto Junker, Bobby Bartz, Tomra are invited to share advanced aluminium […]
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Vietnam’s military court sentences former defense minister to 4 years in prison over land scandal
Vietnam’s military court on Thursday sentenced a former deputy defense minister to four years in prison for illegally transferring three land plots in Ho Chi Minh City from the navy to a private investor, according to a press release published on e.vnexpress.net on 21 May 2020. The Vietnam state media reported that Vietnam’s Navy Admiral […]
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Largest concrete pour celebrated in Bangkok
The developer responsible for the One Bangkok project in Thailand has claimed the biggest continuous concrete pour ever in Southeast Asia while building one of the office towers on the US$.7 billion development. During the mammoth concrete our, 547 trucks delivered 23,725 cubic meters of concrete over 33.25 hours to make the 4.5-meter-deep raft foundation […]
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KrisEnergy secures US$87 million loan for offshore project in Cambodia
KrisEnergy has said that on 30 April 2020 it entered into a credit facility agreement with Kepinvest Singapore Pte. Ltd. as a lender for a loan of up to USD87 million for its offshore development project in Cambodia. This is according to a press release published in Offshore Engineer on 01 May 2020. KrisEnergy will […]
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AIIB announces US$5 billion COVID-19 recovery fund
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced plans in April to launch a US$5bn crisis recovery fund to support a quick turnaround after the coronavirus pandemic. The US$5bn fund is intended to meet emerging demand among its low-income members, whose economies could be hit the worst by the Coronavirus. Cash would be made available for […]
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Malaysian PM resignation signals concern for infrastructure projects
The shock resignation of recently-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed has raised concerns over-scheduled though controversial major infrastructure projects. Among his first actions on becoming prime minister in 2018 was to cancel the Chinese-funded high-speed Singapore-Kuala Lumpur rail line and the MRT 3 Circle Line projects among concerns about the levels of debt incurred, estimated […]
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Singapore awards contracts for elevated rail line
Singapore’s urban transport infrastructure moved toward further expansion in February with the awarding of three contracts for the construction of four stations on the elevated Jurong Region Line (JRL) worth US$429 million. The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded the largest of the contracts worth US$163m to Sembcorp Design and Construction, a subsidiary of Singaporean […]
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Understanding the Basics of Concrete
Concrete has been used widely internationally. It is durable and flexible in its usage. As a construction material, it is robust and able to give sound reduction and fire-resistant properties. Raw materials The raw or constituent materials are one of the most important factors prior to the successful design and construction of concrete structures. Hence […]
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China completes stunning Brunei bridge
The China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) announced on 02 January that it had completed its section of the US$1.7bn Temburong Bridge in Brunei. The stunning bridge will provide a much-needed land link between Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the sultanate, and the Temburong district. Brunei is divided into two areas by the Malaysian state […]
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