Karen State

Myanmar to Upgrade Urban Infrastructure in State Capitals, Border Town

March 6, 2020 by Thiha

YANGON—The Myanmar government is planning to upgrade basic infrastructure and enhance urban management of three major cities in Mon and Karen states that lie along Japan’s planned East-West Economic Corridor for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Minister of Construction U Han Zaw said Monday that his ministry will take a leading role in developing the […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Dawei SEZ, development, East-West Economic Corridor, Hpa-an, Japan, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, Karen State, Loans, Mawlamyine, MInistry of Construction, Mon State, Myawaddy, Neighboring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), Southern Economic Corridor, Thilawa SEZ, U Han Zaw

Chinese Developer’s Grand Claims Spark Fresh Concern in Karen State

March 7, 2019 by Thiha

YANGON — A Chinese company behind an urban development project near the Thai border in Karen State says it is planning to build on a swath of land under the control of a local armed group many times the size it was granted by the government. The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) approved 25.5 acres of […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: border guard force (BGF), Chinese developer, Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), Karen State, Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC), urban development project

Hundreds Protest in Mon State Against Polluting Factories

August 3, 2018 by Thiha

Mon State — About 300 residents of Moulmein Township in Mon State protested on Sunday against three coal-fired antimony factories accused of polluting the local air with their emissions, according to the organizer. The protesters brandished signs and chanted “We don’t want the antimony factories to use coal” to urge the state government to shut […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Coal, coal-fired antimony factories, community complaints, government guidelines, joint Myanmar-China venture, Karen State, Livestock, Mon State, Moulmein Township, Myanma San Zaw, Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, polluted air, Polluting Factories, respiratory problems, state’s minister, Textile Factory, U Min Kyin Win, Zaw Naing Oo

BGF Plans Large City Expansion Project in Karen State

November 29, 2017 by thiha

Karen State, Hpa An – Karen State Chief Minister Daw Nan Khin Htwe Myint confirmed that the Border Guard Force, led by Col Saw Chit Thu, had proposed a large city expansion project for the Kaukoo Myaing region of Myawaddy Township. She said the state government had recently approved an initial project phase on 60 […]

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Govt Investment Director Confident in Foreign Investment Despite Rakhine Conflict

September 18, 2017 by Thiha

YANGON — U Aung Naing Oo, director-general of Directorate of Investment and Company Administration under the Ministry of National Planning and Finance, talked to The Irrawaddy reporter Shwe Lay about foreign investment in Myanmar and the government’s plan to promote it. How much investment has Myanmar had over the past year? Which countries are the […]

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Thais warned to avoid Myanmar border area after tourists abducted by Karen BGF

January 30, 2017 by Thiha

THAIS have been warned not to travel to the Myanmar border area near Kanchanaburi after a group of 37 tourists were taken hostage yesterday by the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF). The group, who crossed the border at Payathonzu in Karen State, were reportedly captured by the military group early yesterday in apparent retaliation for […]

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Amid Peace and Prosperity, Myanmar Farmers Fall Prey to Land Seizures

November 9, 2016 by thiha

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Land conflicts in Myanmar have escalated in recent years, with military and armed groups driving people from their land, and new laws failing to protect farmers, a rights watchdog said on Thursday. Land disputes are a longstanding problem in Myanmar, but researchers from New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) documented […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Bangkok, Hlaingbwe Township, HRW, Human Rights Watch, Karen State, Kayin State, Land Acquisition Act, New Ahtet Kawyin Village, New York, Thailand, The Farmer Becomes, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Yangon

Thahara Announces Entry into the Myanmar Online Travel Agency Market

July 12, 2016 by thiha

YANGON, Myanmar, July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Thahara, Myanmar’s pioneer in offering unique hotel and travel experiences, today announced its entry into Myanmar’s online travel agency market. The new Thahara arm is the first specialized boutique hotel online travel platform to solely focus on Myanmar. The Thahara platform is marketing a handpicked range of some […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Bayview Hotel in Ngapali, hotel, Hpa-An Lodge in Hpa-An, Karen State, Mark Von Sponeck, mogok, Myanmar, Online Travel Agency Market, Pindaya, Pyin Oo Lwin, Rakhine State, Thahara, Thanakha Inle Hotel in Nyaung Shwe Inle Lake, The Mrauk Oo Princess Resort in Mrauk U, tourism, Yangon

In Burma, a Fine Line Between CSR and Karmic Cash

March 23, 2016 by thiha

RANGOON — It was perhaps inevitable that Burma’s business sector would struggle with the idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR), operating in a country of high charitable giving and stark contrasts between its wealthiest and poorest citizens. At least in part, this stems from the reality that CSR, as a concept, has only caught on […]

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Chinese firm claims Hpa-an locals support cement factory project

May 16, 2014 by thiha

Myanmar Jidong Cement Company, a subsidiary of Chinese multinational giant Tangshan Jidong, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of cement, has countered claims that local communities in Karen State capital Hpa-an are opposed to their building a factory in the area, saying it has the support of the people, and that it intends building the […]