Category: Myanmar

Myanmar’s Yangon industrial parks lure Singapore, Thai and Korean investors As there are 12 townships situated in municipal outskirts in Yangon Region, plans are underway to establish industrial zones in 11 township except Coco Island, said Yangon Region Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein. He said that there are keen investors from Singapore, Thailand and Korea. […]

Construction of the tracks on Myanmar’s Yangon Circular Railway is now almost complete Construction of the tracks on the Yangon Circular Railway is now almost complete, according to a statement by the Embassy of Japan in Myanmar on May 12. The completed tracks will make train rides on the route more comfortable with less vibrations, […]

Myanmar’s Yangon Elevated Expressway project delayed for two months due to COVID-19 The tender process for the Yangon Elevated Expressway has been suspended for two months due to COVID-19, according to the committee in charge under the Ministry of Construction. “The tender was originally scheduled for end of April but we’ve postponed it to late […]

Myanmar’s 20.54MW Kyunchaung gas power plant project to be completed soon The 20.54MW gas power plant project in Kyunchaung is going to be finished soon. As the current running gas turbine has been used for many years, its capacity reduces to only 4MW, said U Myo Thiha, chief engineer of Kyunchaung power plant. The electricity […]

Builders grasp chance to apply online for construction permits in Yangon City Urban area of Yangon is wider and wider whereas newly-constructed buildings are mushrooming day by day. In constructing modern high-rise buildings, it was necessary to take a long time for seeking construction permits and for submitting applications at different levels. Currently, applicants are […]

Test runs of one of Myanmar’s five emergency power plants to take place this month One of Myanmar’s five emergency power plants will carry out test runs this month after missing an initial deadline to go live on March 31. The Ministry of Electricity and Energy said in an April 13 statement that the 150 […]

JFE Meranti steel company forges ahead in Myanmar market Even though there’s been a drop in demand for the company’s coated steel products due to a slowing of construction activities, he said the COVID-19 outbreak would lead to a move away from relying on steel imports and global supply chains and toward more domestic production. […]