Poultry farms in Mandalay Region are suffering losses because of high chick prices and can’t make enough money to offset production costs, according to U Kyaw Htin, chair of the Mandalay Livestock Federation. The price of chicks should be fixed at about K600, but it was nearly K800 in late August, so it could have […]
Keen investor interest in privatisation of Yangon water system
September 6, 2019 by
Investors are showing keen interest in managing and distributing water in Yangon, with a total of 32 local and foreign companies having submitted expressions of interest (EOI) for the job since August 28, when the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) first announced its privatisation plans. The private sector has until October 28 to submit EOIs, […]
Supply, distribution of water in Yangon to be privatised: Mayor
August 28, 2019 by
The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) will invite the private sector to take over the supply and distribution of water in Yangon, Mayor U Maung Maung Soe was quoted by state media as saying. He said the YCDC has been facing difficulties managing wastage and lacks the manpower required to prevent illegal tapping of water […]
Myanmar continues coal-plant plans
August 26, 2019 by
Coal-fired plants will continue to be in use despite objections by different groups on grounds of health and environmental pollution, Ministry of Electricity and Energy deputy minister U Tun Naing said. He told the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of Myanmar’s national bicameral legislature, that the government intended to go ahead with the construction of […]
Eco-friendly and job-creating investment being given priority to invest in Thilawa
August 10, 2017 by
Myanmar- Japan Thilawa Development Ltd (MJTD) has permitted investments in Thilawa Special Economic Zone giving priority to those who can create better job opportunities for the local people and are more eco-friendly. Currently, a total of 84 companies have been permitted to invest in Thilawa SEZ Zone A and the first phase of the Zone-B, […]
For whom the road tolls: Funding highways in Myanmar
July 20, 2016 by
Anyone who has spent time in Myanmar – especially outside major cities – does not need to be convinced that the road transport infrastructure requires severe improvement. The evidence is in the bumpy rides. There is no shortage of academic insight either. Studies have estimated that coffers needed to improve road infrastructure are in the […]
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