Category: Myanmar

Conflict in Myanmar sparks surge in Thai property purchases Rise in Myanmar buyers comes as Thai property sales to Chinese and Russian investors drop Buyers from Myanmar have been snapping up condominiums in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand, providing a bright spark for the kingdom’s sluggish real-estate market, as they look to move money […]

Myanmar And Thailand Collaborate On Energy Projects To Enhance Regional Power Infrastructure A significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony took place at Inya Lake Hotel, Yangon, marking a collaboration between Myanmar and Thailand’s energy engineering sectors. The MOU was signed between Myanmar’s CAG Engineering Co Ltd., an independent power producer (IPP) and a part […]

Bago River Crossing Bridge opens in Myanmar, connecting Thaketa and Thanlyin The opening ceremony of Bago River Crossing Bridge (No. 3 Thanlyin Bridge) connecting Thaketa Township and Thanlyin Town of Yangon Region was held on the morning of June 8. The ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC), the Prime […]

Italian-Thai Development (ITD) welcomes possible Russia’s involvement in Myanmar’s Dawei project SET-listed Italian-Thai Development (ITD) welcomes possible Russia’s involvement in Myanmar’s Dawei project, potentially recovering the 10 billion baht they invested. In late 2020, Myanmar terminated seven concession agreements at the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ), affecting five project companies, including Dawei Development Corporation (DDC), […]

Securing Thailand’s energy future A file photo dated March 2, 2016 shows the Zawtika field off the coast of Myanmar which produces about 300 million cubic feet a day of natural gas, of which 240 million is supplied to Thailand for electricity generation. (Photo: PTT Exploration & Production Plc) Since the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, […]

Thonburi Healthcare Group set to spend B1-1.5bn on three cancer centres in Chanthaburi, Trang and Ubon Ratchathani Thonburi Healthcare Group Plc (THG) plans to spend 1-1.5 billion baht building three cancer centres in Thailand, continuing the trend of specialist hospitals, while growing its hospital and healthcare businesses in Myanmar and Vietnam. The company wants to […]

Construction in Myanmar slows due to lack of construction materials Construction materials are in short supply in Myanmar and their price is rising, meaning that construction has had to be halted in some areas. Many construction materials have to be imported and construction companies are facing difficulties obtaining the relevant import permits and necessary foreign […]

Highway Connecting Kolkata To Bangkok Likely To Open In 4 Years The longest part of the highway will go through India from Moreh, Kohima, Guwahati, Srirampur, Siliguri to Kolkata. The Kolkata-Bangkok Highway, a major infrastructure project aimed at enhancing connectivity between India and Thailand, is likely to open to the public within the next four […]

The Salween explained – Asia’s last great undammed river We examine Southeast Asia’s largest free-flowing river, as it navigates competing interests between the countries it spans, and discuss Myanmar’s military junta’s role in shaping its future Flowing from the headwaters in Tibet, the Salween traverses China and Myanmar and defines part of Thailand’s western border. […]

Peninsula Hotels group says $130m Myanmar project still stalled Hong Kong operator makes first post-COVID profit but greater China a strain The operator of the upscale Peninsula Hotels chain said on Tuesday that it is unsure when it will be able to resume its $130-million project in Yangon, which has stalled since the military toppled […]