With the pace of development increasing in recent years North Dagon has become a unique township, one that’s densely populated without the hassle and noise of the downtown area. North Dagon is one of the new townships in the Yangon Region, with a number of property development projects slated for the future. Its 26 kilometre-wide […]
Domestic market needs to manufacture products made from water hyacinth
December 14, 2016 by
With a lack of techniques for transforming water hyacinth into value-added products and a small number of makers, the moribund business of water hyacinth products requires improvements to formulate a healthy domestic market, according to the Myanmar Forest Products Merchants Federation (MFPMF). There is already an export market for high-end products made from water hyacinths, […]
Taxis Push for Higher Fares on Fuel Price Rise
November 11, 2016 by
Taxi drivers are complaining that higher fuel prices are eating to profits because the public refuses to accept higher fares. The price of 1 litre of fuel has risen by roughly K100 in the last month, according to U Soe Min Myo, a taxi driver living in North Dagon. Fuel prices vary depending on the brand – […]
Yangon gridlock
January 11, 2016 by
Than Htwe lives in Hlaing Tharyar, a sprawling township 20 kilometers west of central Rangoon, but his job is downtown. Every morning he wakes up in the early hours, quickly downs a cup of tea and rushes to the bus stop at 6:30 so he can get to his workplace by 9 o’clock. He meets […]
Parking Fines Big Earner for YCDC
December 18, 2015 by
The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) has earned more than K11 million in fines from cars that illegally park overnight. If a car parks overnight in a place that is not its legally designated parking space, the owner can be punished according to the Municipal Acts, with fines ranging from K50,000 to K100,000, according to […]
Long-term real estate view needed in new Dagons
July 30, 2015 by
Investing in property in the new Dagon townships on the city’s outskirts must come with a long-term view, according to experts. The area is slated for the first of seven Yangon New City projects, and is also near other proposed but unbuilt projects such as the Hanthawaddy Airport, according to Daw Thuzar May, director of […]
