Cable cars will be set up at Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Kani township and Zalone Mountain, located in Banmauk township, to boost Sagaing Region’s tourism industry, according to the regional tourism development committee. The Regional government and Jewel Golden Elephant Construction Company Ltd. reached an agreement and preliminary assessments of environmental impacts will be carried […]
YCDC Finishes High-Rise Review
November 9, 2016 by
Yangon City Development Committee announced yesterday it has completed its review of high-rise building projects and will start accepting new applications for construction permits next week. The Yangon Regional government and YCDC began a city-wide review of high-rise buildings in May, which covered projects already under construction, those that had begun foundation work and those still in […]
YCDC Performs Final Check on 55 High-Rise Buildings
September 15, 2016 by
RANGOON — Rangoon’s high-rise review committee has performed the final check on 55 new buildings and is preparing to inspect a remaining 130 structures, U Than Htay, head of Yangon City Development Committee’s (YCDC) building department, told the Irrawaddy. Of the 55 buildings inspected from Sept. 8-9, 43 were approved and the developers of 12 […]
YCDC tells construction firms to change designs if they want permits approved
September 15, 2016 by
Nearly one third of Yangon’s high-rise building projects given in-principle construction permission under the previous government have been told to go back to the drawing board and make design changes despite already breaking ground on their developments, Yangon City Development Committee said last week. In May, YCDC put a halt to all high-rise construction as part of […]
Developers face penalties amid construction ban
June 16, 2016 by
As a city-wide suspension on high-rise projects continues, developers in Yangon say they will have to pay penalty fees to buyers for failing to complete their projects on time and may be forced to default on their bank loans. Last month Yangon Region government ordered a construction freeze on all projects with nine floors or more, while […]
Yangon’s battle against unlicensed contractors
June 10, 2016 by
With more and more unlicensed contractors cooperating with landlords to build illegally in Yangon, local administrators say they are struggling to find ways to stop the unregulated boom in low-quality apartments. Yangon City Development Committee has been fighting a losing battle against illegal construction for several years, while new contractors continue to open unlicensed businesses, said U […]
High-rise construction stopped for review
May 23, 2016 by
The new Yangon Region government is reviewing all high-rise building projects nine floors or higher to determine which will go ahead – even those already under construction. More than 200 high-rise building projects had received varying levels of approval under the previous administration, according to U Than Htay, head of YCDC’s building engineering department. Over […]
