Mooted Yangon Expansion Plans Revived

February 24, 2017 by

​​ Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein said that the regional government will launch the Yangon New City project in Kyeemyindaing township, but firms involved in the Yangon Southwest New City were not informed about the new plan. A similar plan was initiated by the former regional government under U Myint Swe in […]

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Residents demand pay for new Yangon bridge

March 25, 2016 by

Sampan operators and homeowners who have been asked to make way for a new bridge that will link downtown Yangon to a huge new development to the southwest of the city are demanding hundreds of millions of kyat in compensation. The groundbreaking ceremony for the controversial Southwest New City is scheduled for March 27, with construction to follow as fast […]

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Historic Rowe & Co building lives on with a new purpose

October 1, 2014 by

Yangon Heritage Trust is touting a building owned by AYA Bank as a fine example of historical repurposing, awarding it a blue plaque to mark its historical designation on September 25. The building at the corner of Mahabandoola Road and Mahabandoola Garden Street next to Yangon City Hall was formerly the location of prominent department […]

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