Within days of coming into office, Yangon Region’s new National League for Democracy-led government has started to flex its muscles over the proposed Southwest New City project. The regional administration has asked developers involved in the project to submitted detailed plans, while the NLD-dominated parliament has warned that it will be reviewed before it is […]
NLD set to review ‘new city’ project
April 13, 2016 by thiha
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Real estate rush in Twante township
March 30, 2016 by thiha
In the eyes of land speculators the stars are aligning for Twante township on the outskirts of Yangon, which is swiftly being linked to the city by new roads and bridges and is located beside a huge new development project, the Southwest New City. The sleepy township depends on agriculture and most of its residents are farmers, […]
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Residents demand pay for new Yangon bridge
March 25, 2016 by thiha
Sampan operators and homeowners who have been asked to make way for a new bridge that will link downtown Yangon to a huge new development to the southwest of the city are demanding hundreds of millions of kyat in compensation. The groundbreaking ceremony for the controversial Southwest New City is scheduled for March 27, with construction to follow as fast […]
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Green Factories to Get Priority for Industrial Zones
August 21, 2014 by thiha
Cost-effective and low-pollution factories will be given priority while awarding licences for operations at new industrial zones to be developed in Myanmar in the future, a top government official said. Eligible factories include those that achieve energy efficiency or do not release too much waste, Vice President U Nyan Tun said at a coordination meeting […]
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