The Bangladesh government is planning to import 9000 megawatts (MW) of power from Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, and India by the year 2041. The initiation of ‘Cross Border Electricity Trade’ to increase cooperation among Saarc countries is going on in full pace. Though there have been many achievements in the production of electricity, in reality the […]
Indefinite Xi Jinping rule in China: India needs to move on many fronts now
March 8, 2018 by
NEW DELHI: China’s move to scrap presidential term limits is expected to give a major boost to Xi Jinping’s expansive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, much to India’s discomfort. The Chinese Communist Party’s decision to scrap the two-term limit for China’s President was indicated in October last year when Xi was […]
Nagaland Declaration’ released at NE Connectivity Summit
September 29, 2017 by
DIMAPUR, Sept 24 – Following wide-ranging discussions during the two-day 4th North East Connectivity Summit in Kohima, Deputy Secretary General, FICCI, Arun Chawla released the ‘Nagaland Declaration’ for connectivity-led development of the North East region.As per the declaration, the Summit, which concluded last night, felt the need to create a North East Implementation Agency to […]
‘Tremendous opportunity for growth’ identified in the BIMSTEC region
September 14, 2017 by
Participants at a Yangon roundtable discussion today point to largely untapped opportunities for trade, communication and cultural exchange in a region of 2.5 billion souls. Parami Roundtable and Mizzima Media Group organised a roundtable on Myanmar and BIMSTEC to commemorate the celebration of 20 years of BIMSTEC. BIMSTEC, known as Bay of Bengal Initiative for […]
Myanmar Joins South Asian Bloc Focussed on Transport, Energy
April 29, 2017 by
Myanmar has joined a regional partnership aimed at improving trade links between Southeast Asia and South Asia. The move makes Myanmar the seventh member of the South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) group, which is supported by the Asian Development Bank. The group’s key aims are to promote cross border trade in energy, to improve […]
Visa Waiver Prompts More Singapore Flights by Myanmar’s Flag carrier – TTG Asia
October 31, 2016 by
Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) will add five more flights per week on its Singapore-Yangon route starting December 1, when the visa waiver between the two countries comes into effect. Demand for the route, which MNA commenced as a daily service in August 2015, has been slow to moderate, according to some outbound agents in Singapore. […]
New airline routes begin to crowd Myanmar’s sky
October 10, 2016 by
YANGON — Asian airlines are looking to expand to Myanmar, eyeing not just business passengers but also the rising middle class there, who are beginning to travel for pleasure. Budget carrier HK Express on Sept. 1 kicked off a direct Hong Kong-to-Yangon route that flies four times a week. Other carriers, such as Myanmar National Airlines, already provide such […]
India-Myanmar-Thailand highway pact to be inked in 15 days
March 22, 2016 by
“We will sign a road agreement with Myanmar and Thailand to link the North-East to the two East-Asian countries. the agreement is ready and it will be signed in 15 days,” Nitin Gadkari said. NEW DELHI: India will sign a trilateral road agreement in the next 15 days with Myanmar and Thailand with a view […]
