The regional government is planning to develop three hydropower projects in Homalin, Kani and Nanyon townships in Sagaing region under the guidance of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, said Than Nyunt Win, regional minister for electricity, industry and transport. The company that won a tender to conduct an assessment of the potential for electricity […]
MP calls on Yangon to convert idle buildings and land into money earners, job generators
October 11, 2017 by
A regional legislator has proposed that the Yangon government seizes idle buildings and land plots and turn it into productive assets that would not only earn income for the government but also generate employment for the people. MP U Hla Htay from Mingalar Taung Nyunt township noted in his proposal to Yangon Region Parliament on […]
Govt urged to establish Belt and Road taskforce
September 6, 2017 by
From tackling illegal border trade to constructing Kyaukphyu SEZ, the to-do list for Belt and Road in Myanmar is very long. THE Myanmar government is urged to take a proactive role and form a taskforce to carve out its involvement in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). An adviser to the National League for Democracy-led […]
Company providing security service need to be licenced in Yangon
January 9, 2017 by
Yangon’s unlicensed security guards will soon need to be registered before they can operate legally, under a new cabinet plan which aims to reign in the spiralling numbers of unregistered security service personnel in Myanmar’s main city. The Yangon Regional Cabinet wants to organise private security service providers operating in the Yangon area to […]
