Category: Myanmar

Myanmar Invites Bids for Kyaukphyu Port Construction Myanmar’s regime is inviting bids to construct a deep seaport at Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). A special economic zone committee chaired by the junta’s commerce minister, Tun Ohn, said applicants should have at least 10 years’ experience in business […]

China Begins Surveys for Railway to Myanmar’s Indian Ocean China has started surveying for a railway to Kyaukphyu on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean coast from Kunming in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan, according to Rakhine State residents. Junta police guarded Chinese technicians investigating the Maei-Ann road in Ann Township earlier this month, said a civil […]

A Rail Line From China To Myanmar – Analysis By Dr. Bibhu Prasad Routray   The Meeting On 25-26 September 2023, China hosted the Global Sustainable Transport Forum in Beijing. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng attended the opening ceremony and read a congratulatory letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping. The forum, reported by Chinese media, […]

Myanmar and Russia Sign Nuclear Power Plant Deal Russia has signed another agreement with Myanmar’s regime to build a small nuclear power plant as the junta continues to struggle to end blackouts. On Wednesday at Russian Energy Week, Russia’s state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom and the junta’s Ministry of Science and Technology signed a memorandum of […]

Construction in Myanmar’s ancient city of Bagan goes unchecked under junta Conservationists speak out against hotel expansions and construction in protected areas. When Chinese conservation teams began working on the That Bin Nyu Temple in Myanmar’s ancient city Bagan, local residents noticed something out of place. Less than 300 meters (yards) away, they also began […]

Peninsula Hotels’ Myanmar project to resume depending on economics Recovery of tourist travel to China slowed by ‘geopolitical tensions’ The operator of the luxury The Peninsula Hotels chain said Thursday that its stalled $130 million project in Myanmar has not been canceled and that a decision to resume it would depend on economic conditions. The […]

Japan halts plans to finance Yangon-Mandalay Railway Development Project The Japanese government has cut official development aid for the Yangon-Mandalay Railway Development Project, a longstanding representation of cooperation between Japan and Myanmar. The Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, reported on May 31 that the cessation of aid was intended in part as a condemnation by […]

India funded Sittwe Port in Myanmar set to open on 9 May 2023 The port is funded by India as part of the $500 million Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project, a collaboration between India and Myanmar, aimed at developing transport infrastructure in Southwestern Myanmar and north-eastern India to provide an alternative route to India’s landlocked […]

New generation takes up cudgels against dam construction on Salween River READ ALSO: Salween River Needs Protection From Destructive Dams “When the Salween runs dry and we can cross it, that would be the end of the world,” is a saying widely believed by generations of locals who live on the banks of the river […]

Peninsula hotel operator ready to resume stalled $130 million project in Yangon anytime ‘Suitable’ conditions sought in Myanmar after military takeover stalls work The operator of the upscale Peninsula hotel chain is prepared to resume its stalled $130 million project in Yangon whenever conditions are deemed suitable. Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels CEO Clement Kwok told […]