Since the start of the year, Yangon has announced ambitious plans for expansion and new infrastructure. ‘’The Yangon population will hit 10 million in the next two decades and it can be a mega city by 2040, said Daw Nilar Kyaw of Yangon regional minister for Electricity, Industry and Transportation. But while the developments are […]
Collier Propety Report – Yangon Retail Q3 2017
November 1, 2017 by
Retail Market Gains Further Momentum Yangon continues to shift towards retail modernisation. In fact, the opening of St. John City Mall and Junction City Shopping Mall defined further quality improvements over the recent quarters. Given robust demand, Colliers expects that supply will build up and more innovative trends will persist. We see especially strong growth […]
Singapore’s Parkway Cancer Centre opens breast clinic in Yangon
October 11, 2017 by
SINGAPORE’S Parkway Cancer Centre in partnership with breast surgeons from Singapore and Centre for Better Living (CBL) Medical Centre in Yangon, have opened Myanmar’s first specialist breast clinic on September 30, filling a big void in the country’s battle against the deadly disease. The Yangon-based CBL Breast Clinic offers breast cancer screening, early and accurate […]
Questions Raised About $300 Million Downtown Development Project
August 21, 2017 by
YANGON — Land clearing and demolition for a project worth more than US$300 million on the former site of a Defense Services Museum, near Shwedagon Pagoda, has prompted a lawmaker to inquire about the initiative in the upcoming parliamentary session. U Kyaw Zay Ya, a Yangon regional lawmaker representing Dagon Township—where the site is located—told […]
Tender for Reconstruction of Flood-Affected Schools. Closing Date 9 Aug 2017
July 3, 2017 by
Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list The Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar signed the Exchange of Notes dated February 17th, 2016, concerning the Japanese grant assistance for the Project for the Reconstruction of Flood-Affected Schools. Japan International Cooperation System (JICS) is acting as the procurement […]
Affordable Housing Still Unattainable for Many
March 14, 2017 by
RANGOON — In an effort to build low cost and affordable housing across Burma, the Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Association (MCEA) and Singapore-based consultancy Surbana Jurong signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at Sule Shangri-La Hotel on Friday morning. Government-owned Surbana Jurong has played a role in urban development and public housing in Singapore. The […]
