The Department of Budget and Management said a total of PHP 176.4 billion (USD 3.1 billion) from the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) proposed 2024 allocation amounting to PHP 214.3 billion (USD 3.8 billion) would go to its Public Sector Infrastructure budget,...
Singapore has just announced the completion of tunneling works for the second phase of its SGD 10 billion (USD 7.3 billion) Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) project, which will enhance the city-state’s water recycling capacity. DTSS was designed in the 1990s as...
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has expressed optimism in relation to the third phase of development of the Map Ta Phut deep-sea port in Rayong, scheduled to be completed by the year 2027. The port, seen as a strategic asset for Thailand’s...
As part of its 2024 budget, Indonesia has committed IDR 40.6 trillion, which amounts to USD 2.7 billion, for the development of its new capital city. According to government ministers, construction is progressing rapidly, with the presidential office and a dozen...
The Sabah state government, under Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, has announced the construction of a MYR 4 billion (USD 852 Million) hydroelectric dam in Ulu Padas, Tenom to address the state’s persistent water shortage. Slated for its groundbreaking in...
The Mekong Delta is set to attract impressive industrial investments to the region through a series of large-scale infrastructure projects. Among these projects, the Vinh Thanh Industrial Park, which will cover 293.7 hectares in Can Tho City, will receive USD 153...
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry (DES) recently announced that three new Thai provinces are now part or the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN), namely Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Rayong. The ASEAN Smart Cities Network aims to incorporate modern technology...
American eMobility specialist EVLOMO is collaborating with French multinational company Schneider Electric to install 100 electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers in Thailand by the end of 2023. Specifically, EVLOMO and Schneider will install Thailand’s first direct...
The Philippines has unveiled new fourth-generation light rail vehicles (LRVs) made using Japanese technology as part of the government’s train modernization program. The Philippines procured a total of 120 LRVs through a Japan International Cooperation Agency Official...
The eight projects that won the first Jurong Lake District (JLD) Innovation Challenge were unveiled at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Centre in mid-July. Organized by URA, Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) and the Infocomm Media Development...
Malaysia is reinitiating plans for the high-speed rail (HSR) project that would connect Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, a venture which had been shelved for over two years. It aims to foster the HSR’s development and operation using a collaborative public-private...
The American energy company AES and Petrovietnam Gas have recently announced to receive permission from the local government of Binh Thuan Province to construct the USD 1.34 billion Son My LNG Terminal. The new terminal, when completed in 2027, will become the...
