Construction Focus
Bali Invites Bids for 2nd Airport
Indonesia’s largest tourist island Bali wants to build a second airport to double tourist intake from 10 million a year now to 20 million by 2025. The current airport has only one runway and may reach full capacity in as little as five years.
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Adb Funds Manila Water Tunnel
The ADB has granted a $123.3m loan to Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) of Manila to build a new water tunnel in Manila, Philippines.
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Asean’s Appetite for Steel Rising
ASEAN countries\' steel market consumption is expected to exceed 90 million tons by 2019, a growth of 6 percent, according to a new study entitled ASEAN Countries Steel Market Outlook 2015-2019.
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Thais Go It Alone on Rail Link
The Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced the country is capable and financially prepared to fully fund its multi-billion-baht high-speed rail project, following a visit to China.
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Virtual Reality Provides Safety Training
Asian construction firms are using a virtual reality platform to train workers in building site safety and reduce accidents.
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Construction Drop Slows S. Korean Economy
A drop in construction investment caused a slow in South Korea\'s economic growth in the final quarter of 2015, according to the Bank of Korea.
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Nagaworld Mall Opening in August
Construction on Nagacity Walk, the capital’s first underground duty-free shopping mall, is almost complete and scheduled to open in August, according to CBRE Cambodia.
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The Bay to Build in May
The Bay project has announced that it will officially start construction in May 2016 and will begin establishing franchises to secure sales.
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Death Highlights Safety Issues Again
Safety standards on the Kingdom’s building sites were again brought into question following the death of another young construction worker in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district in March.
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Phase 1 of New National Stadium Complete
mso-font-width:98%\">Phase 1 of the landmark Morodok Techo National Sports Complex has been completed with construction under Phase 2 being fully funded by the Chinese government.
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