REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR Swiss Challenge Tender Committee October 15, 2020 INVITATION FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PARK WITH ESSENTIAL ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF YANGON CITY Yangon City Development Committee under the Yangon Region Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received an […]
400 workers jobless after temporary closure of garment factory in Hlinethaya
March 17, 2020 by
Letwar Garment Factory (3) in Hlinethaya Industrial Zone (2), Yangon Region, closed temporarily on March 11 leaving about 400 workers jobless. The factory, owned by Myanmar Garment Entrepreneurs Association Secretary Dr Khin Maung Aye, cited severe shortages of raw materials imported by China where the coronavirus is breaking out. “There have been few orders. We […]
Operator of Water Bus Service in Myanmar’s Biggest City Faces Lawsuit for Unpaid Fuel Bills
February 19, 2020 by
YANGON—Petro & Trans Group of Companies said it would file a lawsuit against Tint Tint Myanmar Co., the operator of the Yangon Water Bus service, for failing to pay outstanding bills for more than 70 million kyats (about US$48,400) worth of fuel purchases. When it was launched in 2017, Yangon Water Bus was billed as […]
Plans to develop new coastal tourism area in Yangon Region
January 9, 2020 by
The Yangon Region government has announced that it is planning to upgrade the Sel Ein Tan coastal area near Letkhokkon Beach in Kungyangon township to become a tourist destination, the region’s tourism officials say. “Some Yangonites are already going to Sel Ein Tan to escape city life and to to eat sea food. While infrastructure […]
Yangon Officials see High Public Interest in Land Sale
November 25, 2019 by
The Yangon Region government has received over the 12,000 applications for request of proposals (ROPs) for land sold by the government, a Yangon official said. There were over 15,000 application forms issued by the government when it first announced the land sale. The regional government started selling the ROP forms for K10000 (US$6.60) each on […]
Tackling city issues with tech
August 30, 2019 by
The Digital Yangon App that can be used by the public to deal with issues such as abandoned vehicles, water problems, fire and waste disposal issues can now be used in six downtown areas of Yangon, said Yangon Region Minister of Kayin Ethnic Affairs Daw Naw Pan Thinzar Myo. Daw Naw Pan Thinzar Myo made […]
Yangon Region losing electricity units worth over K1.6bn yearly
July 5, 2019 by
Government suffers losses of K1.6 billion per year as each of 45 townships in Yangon Region see loss of electricity units worth about K30 million every month, said MP Yan Aung for Mingalar Taungnyunt Township Constituency No (2). The MP made the remark in his question about any plan to prevent electricity unit losses and […]
