U Yu Khaing

New Housing Project At Hlegu in The Pipeline

October 13, 2016 by thiha

A new urban area comprising residential apartments and shopping centres will be implemented at Hlegu Township in the outskirts of Yangon to provide grassroots level people with affordable housing, according to the Ministry of Construction. Maharmate Kyal Group, a local developer, in partnership with the Ministry of Construction, is expected to implement the housing project […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Director of Urban, Hosing Development Department of Ministry of Construction, Maharmate Kyal Group, MInistry of Construction, Myanmar Business Today, The Hlegu Project, U Yu Khaing, Yangon

Farmers fence off government land

June 17, 2016 by thiha

Farmers who have fenced off government-owned land in Yangon Region which they say rightfully belongs to them may soon be facing legal action, according to the regional Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development. On empty plots of land in Yangon that the government says it owns but that it does not use, farmers and […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Department of Human Settlement, Housing Development, MCEA, Mingaladon, Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Association, National Land Use Committee, Order Restoration Council, South Dagon, State Law, U Khin Shwe, U Pho Phyu, U Yu Khaing, Yangon Region, Zaykabar Construction

Ministry surveys Dagon Seikkan land for rental housing

February 19, 2016 by thiha

The Ministry of Construction is surveying land in Yangon’s Dagon Seikkan township near Yuzana Garden City housing complex, with a view to building the city’s largest rental housing project to date, an official told The Myanmar Times. If the ministry deems the land suitable for development, it will call a tender for private contractors, said […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Dagon Seikkan, Dagon Seikkan Township, Mahabandoola, South Dagon, the Department of Urban and Housing Development, The Ministry of Construction, U Kyaw Soe, U Yu Khaing, Yangon, Yuzana Garden City

Budget falls well short of low-cost housing needs

February 16, 2016 by thiha

The budget for building affordable housing over the coming year will cover just a fraction of Yangon’s housing requirements, while low-cost housing units remain too expensive for those most in need of accommodation. In the coming fiscal year, the government has been granted K46 billion to build rental housing nationwide, which will cover the cost […]