YANGON—The Yangon municipal administration plans to reintroduce parking fees in six downtown townships of the country’s commercial capital after installing “smart” car parks. The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) announced at a regular press conference on Nov. 18 that it is currently evaluating six bids submitted by companies in response to a request for tenders […]
Yangon embraces vertical car park
February 23, 2018 by
The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) is planning to build a vertical car park, Mayor U Maung Maung Soe said during a parliament session last Thursday. The structure will be designed to minimise the required area while maximising parking space in Yangon. Plans are currently being drawn up to build a multi-level vertical car park […]
Yangon Warns Telecoms to Get Proper Permits
January 2, 2018 by
The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) has warned telecommunications companies that have been given licenses to apply for permits when installing equipment or building communications towers in the city. The November 28 announcement in the state newspaper said some companies that have obtained telecommunications licences within YCDC area have set up equipment related to fiber optic […]
Yangon to build 200,00 units of low-cost housing
November 6, 2017 by
Low-cost housing projects totalling about 200,000 units will be built in Dagon, Hlinethaya and Shwepyitha townships in Yangon Region starting in December to provide homes for the increasing number of migrant workers, said Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein. “There are a large number of people entering Yangon for job opportunities. We are planning to provide […]
Yangon Government not Budging on Water Festival’s Stage Ban for commercial pandal
February 28, 2017 by
Despite criticism over the ban on commercial pandals, or stages, at the annual water festival last year, the Yangon Region government will not reconsider its decree for the upcoming Myanmar New Year festival, held annually in mid-April. Yangon Mayor U Maung Maung Soe told The Myanmar Times yesterday that the Chief Minister will not […]
Ready to Rumble?
December 16, 2016 by
Weekend investigates the sleeping giant underneath Yangon. It’s not a matter of if, but when. This verdict comes up time and time again when speaking to local and international experts on the likelihood of Yangon’s next big earthquake. Why? The largest city in Myanmar is currently facing twin threats of bad location and bad timing. […]
Myanmar’s first waste-to-energy plant nearly finished
December 5, 2016 by
The waste-to-energy plant being constructed in Shwepyitha Industrial Zone in Yangon is 95 per cent completed, according to the Yangon City Development Committee. The country’s first-ever plant to produce energy from waste materials is estimated to be put into operation in April of next year, said a spokesperson of the YCDC’s Environmental Conservation and Sanitation […]
