electric vehicles

Govt to Boost Electric Car Market With 49 New Charging Stations

February 28, 2019 by Thiha

Industry Minister U Khin Maung Cho on Friday said the government will allow private companies that partner with it to set up and operate charging stations for electric cars. “There are electric cars in Yangon, but they can’t be used for long-distance travel. So to solve this problem, we will allow private companies to run […]

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Myanmar to manufacture electric buses

December 14, 2018 by Thiha

“We need to use alternative fuels, as the fossil fuels we are burning today will be exhausted soon”, said Union Minister for Industry U Khin Maung Cho at the signing of an agreement to manufacture electric buses and erect charging stations in Myanmar. At the signing ceremony, held at the Research and Development Bureau in […]

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Amid China stand-off, BPCL plans Myanmar pipeline

September 19, 2017 by Thiha

State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is in talks with neighbouring countries including Bangladesh and Myanmar and others to set up product pipelines, the senior executives of the company said on Tuesday. The focus on neighbouring countries, especially Myanmar, seems important considering the recent tension between India and China over Doklam. Also, plans of similar […]

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Suu Kyi’s man in Yangon under fire over transit deal with China

August 7, 2017 by Thiha

Aung San Suu Kyi’s first major infrastructure project could hardly be more visible – hundreds of new yellow buses now plying the streets of Yangon in what her ruling party hopes will be a potent symbol of how it is transforming peoples’ lives. But two deals to import 2,000 buses from China estimated at more […]

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