fuel stations

Thai PTT to open first Myanmar filling station next year

November 19, 2019 by Thiha

PTT Oil and Retail Business, the retail arm of Thai energy giant PTT Group, said it intends to form a joint venture with KBZ Group to set up a filling station and a reserve facility. “The first PTT station in Myanmar is slated to open before the second quarter of next year,” said Buranin Rattanasombat, […]

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After Chabahar Port, Myanmar’s Sittwe big on India’s radar

January 15, 2018 by Thiha

After Chabahar Port in Iran, Sittwe in Myanmar may emerge as the next overseas strategic port for India. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is helping to develop Sittwe Port, located at the estuary of Kaladan river in the troubled Rakhine province of Myanmar, for improving connectivity with Mizoram in the North East. Arun Kumar […]

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Firms asked to bid for aviation contracts

August 1, 2017 by Thiha

Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list Minister for Planning and Finance Kyaw Win says the government will give the green-light to entrepreneurs for the distribution of aviation fuel at airports, including Yangon International Airport. He said: “Aviation fuel is distributed at Yangon International Airport under a joint venture with Puma. Other firms can run […]

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How does mining benefit Myanmar?

May 30, 2017 by thiha

Author: Jan Dharmabandu is a mining engineer and a Chartered Environmentalist attached to Perth based Ensys Consultants. This article originally appeared in the Global New Light of Myanmar on 30th May 2017 as “What is & Why Mining: a Perspective from Myanmar”. Each year about 5 billion tonnes of minerals are mined from the […]

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Drivers welcome oil drop

January 7, 2015 by thiha

Although 2014’s worldwide fall in crude oil prices has brought some relief for those filling their tanks in Yangon, local taxi drivers say they are yet to see as much of a price drop as expected. “It’s better than before, but I’m still not too happy that local prices haven’t dropped much in Myanmar,” said […]

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