Myanmar News
Water conflict risk rising on the Mekong river China’s newly consolidated ability to stop the river’s flow to SE Asia points to an emerging new regional flashpoint The Mekong River, a waterway that originates in China and snakes through five Southeast Asian countries, is emerging as a new security flashpoint, similar in dynamic to escalating […]
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Thai property developer Ananda Development wants to invest in Myanmar 16 October 2019 Thai property developer Ananda Development Public Co Ltd wants to expand into Myanmar and is now looking for suitable partners in the country, its officials told Myanmar journalists in Bangkok on October 9. The company will focus on urban projects in Myanmar […]
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Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge to be officially opened 30 October 2019 Links Mae Sot district of Tak province and Myawaddy town in Myanmar 13 October 2019 The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge across the Moei River in Tak’s Mae Sot district will be officially opened on Oct 30, according to a press release from the Highways […]
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Thailand and Myanmar Agree to Push Ahead With Myanmar’s Dawei Special Economic Zone 04 October 2019 Myanmar and Thailand have published their nine-point agreement to push through the implementation of the long-delayed US$8-billion (12.23-trillion-kyat) Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, which is set to be Southeast Asia’s largest industrial complex. After […]
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Myanmar and Thailand sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge 2 (Myawaddy-Mae Sot) 04 October 2019 Myanmar and Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on October 2nd aiming for management, maintenance and utilization of Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge 2, according to the Ministry of Construction. Construction Minister Han Zaw said that the […]
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Construction of four-lane road from Yangon to Thilawa will complete in December 2019 01 October 2019 With the aim to be secure transportation access to the Thilawa Special Economic Zone from Yangon, the construction of four-lane road linking from Thanlyin Bridge to Thilawa will be completed in December, according to JICA Myanmar Office. The JICA […]
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Offshore Myanmar Contract Goes to McDermott McDermott has won a FEED contract for the Shwe Phase 3 gas field development offshore Myanmar. POSCO International Corp. has awarded McDermott International, Inc. a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the Shwe Phase 3 gas field development offshore Myanmar, McDermott reported Tuesday. The scope of work under the […]
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Construction of 22 hotels and guesthouses approved in Yangon within five months 24 September 2019 Yangon Region accepted the construction of 22 hotels and guesthouses within five months worth of K 130,161 million and US$ 238.29 million, according to the press conference of Yangon region travel work committee held on September 23. Yangon region travel […]
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Prospects look bright for South Korean-backed industrial complex near Yangon 24 September 2019 The Korea-Myanmar Industrial Complex (KMIC) is set to be among the best industrial complexes in Myanmar and will help unlock the potential of Myanmar, China, India, and ASEAN as markets, Kim Gunwoo, general manager of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (Myanmar), […]
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Myanmar and Thailand accelerate plans to link, electrify Dawei SEZ 07 October 2019 Myanmar and Thailand will speed up development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and deep sea port at Dawei in Tanintharyi Region, officials said during the 9th Myanmar – Thailand Joint Coordinating Committee meeting last week. Basic infrastructure such as roads connecting […]
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