Yangon Region Transport Authority Group has devised a scheme that will see bus owners trade their old buses for car import permission slips, which they can then on-sell to car dealers who are currently unable to ship in new cars due to an import ban. The elaborate plan is part of the Yangon Region government’s […]
YRTA to Swap Buses for Car Import Slips
October 18, 2016 by thiha
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Ko Ta Yoke Lay, Public Transportation Authority Group, The YRTA, U Maung Aung, U Myo Win, Yangon Region Transport Authority Group
Yangon bus committee plans PPP transformation to operate new lines
September 2, 2016 by thiha
The Yangon Region Bus Control Committee is forming a public-private partnership (PPP) company and has applied to be one of several such firms that will run bus lines as part of an overhaul of the city’s public transportation system, committee chair U Min Zaw told The Myanmar Times. He said the new company will be called […]
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Govt to offer financial support for Yangon PPP bus lines
July 29, 2016 by thiha
Yangon Region government aims to overhaul the city’s chaotic bus lines by allowing companies to form public private partnerships. These new joint ventures will also be allowed to open petrol stations to help them stay profitable, Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein (NLD) said. The government set up the city’s first public-private joint venture last year to […]
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