Category: Myanmar

Migrant worker exodus during the Covid-19 pandemic prompts fears of labour shortages in Thailand The director-general of Thailand’s labour department has met with Myanmar’s Ambassador Myo Myint Than to discuss how Thailand can manage the country’s migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The government wants Burmese migrant workers to stay in Thailand rather than return […]

A new expressway link is planned for Myanmar, between the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway Myanmar is to benefit from a new expressway project, which will boost transport and economic development. The expressway will run between the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway. A portion of the funding […]

Myanmar’s delayed LNG projects set to deliver first power as government approves contract An LNG-fuelled power plant in Yangon should begin coming online this week but full operations could still be months away due to delays in the construction of a jetty at Thilawa. After months of delays, the first phase of a 400-megawatt liquefied-natural-gas-to-power […]

Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) says Myanmar to Generate its First LNG Power ‘Very Soon’ The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) says the overdue Chinese-backed liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Yangon will operate “very soon” now deliveries from Malaysia have arrived. On Thursday, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, Petronas, said it […]

Myanmar plans to build new high-quality oil refineries Myanmar is planning to build new high-quality oil refineries so as to reduce reliance on the oversea market and to fulfill the local demands for oil products, an official from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy said on Monday. “Medium oil refineries will be built in Myanmar’s […]

Myanmar’s Yangon presented with a Flood Hazard Model (FHM) A consortium of partners led by Royal Haskoning DHV from the Netherlands and that includes HKV consultants, Joy Brothers Engineering and Water Bridge Myanmar, presented a Flood Hazard Model (FHM) to representatives of YCDC last week, according to Thura Swiss. Funded by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency […]

Myanmar’s Solar tender deadline extended, but grave problems remain The extension of a deadline for a long-awaited tender for on-grid solar power from one to two months is unlikely to mute criticism about its tricky terms. The Ministry of Electricity and Energy has responded to criticism over its controversial 1060-megawatt solar power tender, extending the […]

Opening of Surbung Airport in Falam in Myanmar’s Chin State Delayed Amid COVID-19 The construction of Falam’s airport in Chin State is complete and flights can start soon, according to the state government. Surbung Airport in Falam will be the first major airport in the mountainous state. “The runway, the control tower and the airport […]