public transportation
Thailand to go ahead with $12b high-speed railway project
Thailand is going ahead with plans for a $12-billion high-speed railway connection linking Bangkok and Chiang Mai to be built with Japanese help, a...
New Indonesian president targets growth ‘unseen since Asia crisis’
Indonesia's President-elect Joko Widodo said he’s aiming for a growth pace Indonesia hasn’t seen since before the 1990s Asian financial crisis, a shift that...
US company powers electric trikes in the Philippines
US company EnerDel has reached a long-term agreement with Philippine GerWeiss Motors Corp. to supply lithium-ion battery packs for motorised three-wheeled vehicles on Boracay...
Jakarta counts on Big Data for smart infrastructure management
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia and city of nearly 10 million, will be holding its first open data challenge, HackJakarta, on April, 26,according to...
Saudi Arabia has the most mega projects
More than $1.4 trillion worth of mega projects are currently under execution in the Middle East and North Africa, according to a new report...
Phnom Penh introduces public buses
Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, which has no public mass transport system, has introduced a long-awaited bus service that now runs on a one-month trial...
Singapore has world’s best infrastructure
The city state of Singapore tops the City Infrastructure Ranking 2012, released by US-based consulting firm Mercer. Singapore also ranks best among ASEAN cities...
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Thai AirAsia X files for bankruptcy protection
Thai AirAsia X, the long-haul division of the Thai unit of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group, has become the third airline in Thailand to...
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US chocolate giant opens research center in Malaysia
US-based Hershey Company, the world’s fifth largest chocolate and candy maker, has opened a new research and development (R&D) center in Malaysia to develop...