India has sharpened its focus on development assistance for its neighbours, especially for high impact projects driven by local needs, as it finds itself in a race for influence in the region with China. An array of projects, ranging from the nearly $300-million Salma or Afghan-India Friendship Dam to the Rooppur nuclear power plant being […]
Sri Lanka to Consider Myanmar as One of the Possible Suppliers of 100,000 MT Rice
July 11, 2017 by
July 06, Colombo: Following a first round of assessment, Sri Lanka has decided to take a closer look at four international rice suppliers to meet its urgent market needs, Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen said today. On the directions of President Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lanka plans to purchase 100,000 metric tons of rice […]
Sri Lankan Airlines expands network to Myanmar
June 3, 2017 by
SriLankan Airlines will expand its network to Yangon, capital of Myanmar, from 1st June 2017, with the commencement of a codeshare partnership with Myanmar Airways International (MAI), one of Myanmar’s best-known airlines. SriLankan will codeshare on flights operated by MAI between Bangkok and Yangon; and also Singapore and Yangon; while MAI will codeshare on flights […]
Himalaya Airlines to fly Yangon
March 1, 2017 by
Himalaya airlines is adding its fleet to Yangon capital of Burma from 24 February Friday. The airlines will be operating its first flight to Mingaladon International Airport Yangon from Tribhuwan International Airport Kathmandu at 10:55 am on 24 February. According to our source, the airlines had decided to add its fleet to Yangon earlier this […]
Continental Shipping begins Yangon feeder service
March 24, 2016 by
Continental Shipping Lines (CSLPL) announced the commencement of their feeder service from Yangon directly to Colombo yesterday. This is the first time that a direct cargo link has been established between Colombo and Yangon opening a new opportunity for Sri Lanka exports to explore this market, SAR Maritime Agencies Limited General Manager Ruby Dole said. […]
India-Myanmar container service runs into trouble in two months post launch
December 17, 2014 by
NEW DELHI: The India-Myanmar container service, an offshoot of the government’s Look East Policy, has run into a rough patch just two months into its launch. Questions are being raised over the sustainability of the service, which is riding on a kitty of Rs 14 crore, after it incurred a loss of over Rs 1 […]
Chennai set to retrace old Myanmar business route
September 16, 2014 by
CHENNAI: The Union shipping ministry is likely to launch a cargo ferry service soon between Chennai and Yangon (Myanmar). Official sources said the service will open a sea route to largely land-based trade that is already worth billions of dollars. For Tamil Nadu, however, the opening of a sea route will re-establish economic ties that […]
