YCDC planner targets 30 percent parkland

It isn’t easy keeping Yangon green, what with the heat, developers’ voracious appetite for empty land, and the council’s lack of resources. But municipal officials say they are hopeful they can more than double the amount of green space in Yangon under a new zoning plan, taking the figure up to 30 percent. U Toe Aung, a […]

Offshore Upstream Activities Taking Shape in Myanmar, Slowly

The year-long process by Myanmar to formally conclude the award of 20 production sharing contracts (PSCs) offered in Offshore Bidding Round – 2013 is finally within sight and the remaining blocks are expected to be awarded soon. Despite the current industry downturn, arising from low oil prices which fell by over half since the second […]