In the heart of Yangon, the commercial capital of Myanmar, the former headquarters of Myanmar Railways is surrounded by white steel frames. The historic redbrick building, more than a century old, is being restored and will be the future site of the Peninsula Yangon, a luxury hotel set to open in 2021. The grand structure […]
FMI ventures into affordable housing
August 3, 2018 by
First Myanmar Investment (FMI) will be investing in the affordable housing sector in a bid to offset falling revenue from its construction businesses, FMI chair Serge Pun said during the firm’s 26th annual general meeting, held at the Yangon National Theatre, on July 29. He said the domestic property sector has no demand as those […]
Yoma Strategic unveils new plans, new name
July 6, 2018 by
The family-run holdings company behind Yangon luxury developments Pun Hlaing Estate, StarCity and Yoma Central announced on June 26 that the real estate portion of their business dealings will be rebranded under the name Yoma Land and that they will also be delving into “mass market product offerings.” While Yoma Land Managing Director Cyrus Pun […]
Yoma Strategic rebrands to expand property business
July 2, 2018 by
YOMA STRATEGIC Holdings Ltd announced yesterday the launch of Yoma Land, a property-focused company that will unify all their real estate projects in Myanmar, according to Cyrus Pun, the firm’s managing director. Speaking to a small group of invited journalists, Pun said, “By grouping all our real estate projects under one umbrella brand, one identity […]
Yangon developer looks to cash in on loop line improvements
January 23, 2018 by
YANGON — The Japanese trains trundling along the line that loops around Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon, are a throwback to an earlier era and a far cry from the modern carriages that whiz through Tokyo. But improvements to the Yangon Circular Railway are likely to speed things up a bit, starting this year, and they […]
YSH’s real estate head upbeat on their Yangon landmark project
January 16, 2018 by
Cyrus Pun, Executive Director of Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd, says the Yoma Central is considered one of the largest foreign direct investments in Myanmar’s real estate sector with an investment of more than US$700 million. In a recent interview with Mizzima, Mr Cyrus Pun said the landmark project is important for the real estate sector […]
Bouygues, Kajima, Taisei win $1.1bn of Work in Myanmar
December 2, 2017 by
While international attention is focussed on the plight of more than 800,000 Rohingya Muslims forced from their homes in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine state and sheltering in refugee camps in Bangladesh, the increase in foreign investment into Myanmar continues, leading to a rush to build modern office complexes in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital. Today it […]
