Yangon Mayor Maung Maung Soe

Buildings under construction still operate: Ygn Mayor

March 12, 2018 by thiha

YANGON- The buildings under construction weren’t suspended, Yangon Mayor Maung Maung Soe yesterday said at the Second Parliamentary Meeting of Yangon Region hled on March 6th. MP Hla Thein from Tamwe Constituency said that he wanted to know whether there was a plan to allow under construction buildings which were suspended or not. Maung Maung […]

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Area map signboards to be installed in Yangon

September 28, 2017 by thiha

Area map signboards containing information about historical buildings and heritage locations will be installed at 15 locations in Yangon’s Central Business District so tourists and local visitors can be easily guided as they explore places in the city. Yangon Mayor Maung Maung Soe witnessed on Monday the installation of the first area-map signboard located in […]

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YCDC to reduce groundwater pumping

May 24, 2017 by Thiha

Yangon City Development Committee will reduce groundwater pumping, said Yangon mayor Maung Maung Soe at the fourth regular session of regional parliament on May 22. In response to the question of MP Than Swe representing Mingala Taungnyunt Constituency-2 about water supply, sewage disposal and power supply system, Maung Maung Soe said Yangon City Development Committee […]

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Redrafting of Municipal Law Underway

April 25, 2017 by thiha

Yangon Mayor Maung Maung Soe told Mizzima that they were redrafting the Municipal Law, which has weaknesses, with the assistance of Singaporean legal experts. “It is really shameful. This new Municipal Law is not as good and comprehensive as the law enacted in 1922,” he said, referring to the legislation brought in under British colonial […]

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Number of Business Licenses Soaring

March 24, 2017 by thiha

Yangon Mayor Maung Maung Soe said the number of business licenses issued by Yangon City Development Committee has reached over 43,000, at the Yangon region parliament yesterday. He replied to the question raised by MP Aye Aye Mar representing Lanmadaw township constituency-1 over the number of small and medium-sized enterprises, the region government’s measures […]

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Yangon to Run Quake-Resistance Tests

October 20, 2016 by thiha

Yangon Mayor Maung Maung Soe said the city’s public buildings would be tested to see if they were resistant to earthquakes. He addressed Yangon Region parliament on Thursday in reply to MP Thein Myint of Tamwe who raised a question on Yangon’s quake resistance. The MP said: “Some buildings were not built in line with the law and quality standards that can withstand earthquake in the past 50 years. The authorities had flaws when […]

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Yangon to improve of trash collection system

June 17, 2016 by thiha

Yangon authorities are cooperating with the international community to improve the city’s garbage collection system, announced the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). The effort will include assigning more workers to collect garbage. Moreover, YCDC will implement a Sustainable Development Programme with the aim of achieving a “Garbage Free Zone in Yangon”, according to Yangon Mayor […]

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