Arrangements are being made to allow easy access to highway bus tickets without extra fees during the Thingyan festival, said U Win Swe, chair of the Nay Pyi Taw supervisory committee for motor vehicles. “Every passenger will get a bus ticket. We also instructed operators not to increase ticket prices,” he said on Wednesday. Myanmar’s […]
NPT Highway Bus Companies Suffering Losses
April 4, 2017 by
Buses servicing the Nay Pyi Taw highway route have been suffering from a steady decline of passengers over recent years, with smaller bus companies facing the threat of shutting down. When the capital was moved from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw in 2005, highway bus companies emerged as an essential service because of the continuous […]
Bus Committee’s Expansion Disputed
October 31, 2016 by
The Nay Pyi Taw Supervisory Committee for Highway Bus Lines will more than triple in size, according to the body’s chair. The new committee is expected to expand from its current staffing level of three members to 11, chair U Win Swe told The Myanmar Times on October 23. “The intention is to enlarge the committee. […]
Highway bus firms count on open season
September 9, 2015 by
“Companies on the Nay Pyi Taw-Yangon bus lines struggle, taking on passengers though running at a loss,” he said yesterday. “Our business faces a loss for six months, and generates a profit for the other six months,” said U Myat Moe from Kyel Zin Hein highway bus company. “In rainy season we lose the profits […]
Taxi call centre aims to bring cabs to customers’ doorsteps
June 1, 2015 by
Yangon will receive its first Taxi Call Centre in June, aiming to increase convenience for clients and reduce down time for drivers, according to company officials. The call centre aims to make smarter use of taxis, many of which spend much of their day stuck in Yangon’s traffic jams, pulling in less than K10,000 a […]
