YANGON — In order to get a sight of their city’s river, residents of Burma’s commercial capital currently cram into a few jetties where they can take morning exercise or evening walks. But soon, they may have more space. That is if the city’s committee working on urban planning gets its way. During a public […]
Japan helps Myanmar maintain railroads
November 30, 2013 by
Japan has provided modern railway equipment to Myanmar to help the country maintain its railroads, official media reported Thursday. The kinds of equipment, worth 5.327 million yens (about 53,270 U.S. dollars), was provided by the Japan International Transport Institute (JITI) to the state-run Myanmar Railways. Myanmar has been seeking assistance from the Japanese government’s International […]