Myanmar News
Lailenpi’s Mountain-top airstrip to be vital link for remote Myanmar villagers See also Myanmar builds new Surbung Airport in mountainous northwestern Chin state For the villagers of a remote mountain community in western Myanmar, it takes three days to get to a hospital in the nearest city, Bagan, about 650km away by road. And that […]
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Myanmar’s 7 new power projects aim to satisfy additional power demands The seven projects will have an installed capacity of 1,166 MW. The 66-MW power plant in Magway started its commercial operation on December 13. Ministry of Electricity and Energy is implementing seven new power projects in order to generate an additional 1,000 MW, said […]
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Thailand plans to loan 8.5-billion-baht next year to Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to build four new transnational roads Myanmar, a 138-kilometre road, link Dawei special economic zone with tambon Namphu Ron in Kanchanaburi Cambodia, a 131-km road, from Thailand to Cambodia (Anlong Veng district and Siem Reap province). Laos, section of the bridge on the […]
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Posco International completes solar power system on Manaung Island, Myanmar Posco International has completed a solar power system in Manaung Island, Myanmar, to provide electricity to around 1,000 households, the firm said Thursday. The photovoltaic system built by Posco International is a combination of 500 kilowatt power generation and 2,000 kilowatt-hours of energy storage system. […]
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Plans to develop new coastal tourism area in Yangon Region 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 […]
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Northern Thailand’s Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp’s Eye in the Sky Jungle Bubbles 17 December 2019 Imagine glamping in the middle of Northern Thailand’s jungle, watching elephants from your deck at dusk and stargazing through a transparent glass roof at night. This unique, immersive experience is now a reality thanks to the “jungle bubbles” unveiled […]
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The Singapore-Kunming railway network will include three main routes from Kunming, China, to Bangkok, Thailand Location: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Republic of China, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam Length: 6,617.5km Estimated Investment: $15bn SKRL will have a length of 6,617.5km. Credit: Classical geographer. Singapore-Kunming rail link (SKRL) is a pan-Asian high-speed railway network under development. Credit: […]
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Myanmar OKs plan to transform Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay into smart cities 17 December 2019 The government will transform the country’s three key cities – Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay – into smart cities, a minister said Monday. U Han Zaw, minister of Construction, said the plan is being carried out with […]
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Myanmar gas deal to benefit Thailand 17 December 2019 A new cooperation deal between the Myanmar government and private energy company, MPRL E&P, will bring good news for Thailand’s power generation sector, Myanmar’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy said in a statement on Monday. The statement was issued after MPRL E&P, a Myanmar-based independent energy […]
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Thailand’s Energy Absolute gears up to bid on Taiwanese wind power project 16 December 2019 SET-listed Energy Absolute (EA) is preparing to participate in an auction for a wind power project with a capacity of 3,000 megawatts in Taiwan next year. Amorn Sapthaweekul, EA’s deputy chief executive, said the upcoming auction is the third phase […]
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