The government needs to prepare plans to deal with a shortage of infrastructure and the increasing number of crimes, said Myint Naing, deputy director-general of the Urban and Housing Development Department at the Ministry of Construction. Yangon, with a population of over 5 million people, is also the country’s fastest growing city and will become […]
Yangon traffic jams set to get worse
July 21, 2016 by
With the arrival of the rainy season, Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, has become more muggy and humid. This is a huge challenge for Yangon’s transportation systems. As a city with 5 million people, the traffic conditions in Yangon are very similar to other major cities around the world: crowded and congested. Every morning, […]
No easy break for Yangon’s bus system
January 29, 2016 by
A litany of woes besets Yangon’s buses, say owners and observers, and the situation is likely to get worse. Falling income, rising costs, staff shortages, police crackdowns, restrictions on fuel access, an ageing fleet and all-day congestion are conspiring to make bus travel in Myanmar’s largest city even worse. Bus owners who want to sell […]
Second economic zone planned for 2016
December 14, 2015 by
A second central economic zone project (the Mindhamma project) will be implemented in Yangon in 2016, according to Yangon City Development Committee. Experts pointed out that the central economic zone should be separated from the city due to the population density and traffic jams in Yangon. The project will be built on a 37-acre site […]
