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Yangon focuses on creating growth opportunities, raising living standards

May 2, 2018 by Thiha

The Yangon Regional Government is drawing up a master plan with the aid of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency and Korea International Cooperation Agency to transform Yangon into an economic hub with job and business opportunities for residents and investors, according to a report on the government’s performance by state-owned media yesterday. Topping the list […]

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New bridge to resolve Thilawa’s transport nightmare

April 5, 2018 by Thiha

INVESTORS in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Thanlyin residents now see the light at the end of the long tunnel, as a new bridge connecting the area with Yangon is scheduled to complete within four years. The new Bago River bridge, expected to become operational in 2021, will be built next to the existing […]

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Can the central bank’s new guard save businesses in Myanmar?

August 7, 2017 by Thiha

Among the nominees for deputy governor are economist and retired Budget Department of the Ministry of Planning and Finance officer U Soe Thein, incumbent deputy governor U Soe Min and existing member of the board U Bo Bo Nge. Meanwhile, the newcomers to the Board include former deputy director general of the Union Attorney General’s […]

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YCDC to reduce groundwater pumping

May 24, 2017 by Thiha

Yangon City Development Committee will reduce groundwater pumping, said Yangon mayor Maung Maung Soe at the fourth regular session of regional parliament on May 22. In response to the question of MP Than Swe representing Mingala Taungnyunt Constituency-2 about water supply, sewage disposal and power supply system, Maung Maung Soe said Yangon City Development Committee […]

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Yangon Power Company Readies Budget for System Improvements

April 27, 2017 by thiha

The Yangon Electricity Supply Corp (YESC) will spend Ks 17,618.473 million on power distribution in fiscal 2017-18. The regional government will implement the projects with loans from the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency. In an bid to upgrade the power distribution system, YESC will carry out the construction […]

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IWT advised to SELL — IWT considers corporatisation or privatisation to recover losses

April 19, 2016 by thiha

TO cover losses stemming from the water transportation business the Ministry of Transport and Communications is considering turning its Inland Water Transport programme to do either corporatisation or privatisation, said Union Minister for Transport and Communications U Thant Sin Maung yesterday. “The Asia Development Bank has suggested two options : Either corporatisation or privatisation for […]

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MPT, JTEC Joint Venture signs contract for communications network improvement.

February 24, 2016 by thiha

Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list A CONTRACT for consulting services was signed yesterday between Myanma Posts and Telecommunications- MPT, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and JTEC Joint Venture for the Communications Network Improvement Project. The communications network improvement project will be implemented by the Japanese government’s Japanese International Cooperation Agency-JICA ODA […]

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Fresh opposition for relaunched ‘new city’

August 25, 2015 by Thiha

A controversial Yangon expansion plan is again being picked apart in parliament for a lack of transparency over who will build it. The government invited tenders in July for what was proposed as one of seven satellite cities in a temporarily suspended plan that was revamped and approved in June. More than 50 companies signalled […]

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Upgrades planned for Yangon power grid

May 8, 2014 by thiha

Poor electricity supply invariably appears prominently in discussions about the challenges facing Myanmar’s economy. Accordingly, international organisations and in some cases foreign investors have pledged large amounts of money and expertise to tackle the problem. However, the discussion is normally framed in the context of expanding power generation capacity rather than the urgent need to […]

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Singapore’s Navigat Creates Blueprint for Future Myanmar Power Deals

February 24, 2014 by thiha

YANGON — A subsidiary of Singapore-based Navigat Group said on Monday it had begun supplying power under a purchasing agreement that will be the template for future deals by Myanmar, which has one of the lowest electrification rates in Asia. MAXpower (Thaketa) Co Ltd said it spent $35 million building a 50MW gas-fired plant in […]