Myanmar News
Myanmar ushering in a new era for bamboo buildings 29 April 2019 Easily obtainable from the jungle, bamboo has many uses, for household goods, roofs, walls and shelters dating back to ancient history. As a building material, it is affordable even for the poor. Enter Ko Soe Win Zaw, a civil engineer born in Shan […]
Continue ReadingThai developers flock overseas as domestic hurdles intensify The 9GW Xekong transmission project between RATCH, B.Grimm, and Laos marks the kingdom’s increased reliance on ASEAN neighbors. When Thailand and Laos jointly unveiled the 340MW Xekong hydroelectric power project in Vientaine, the deal was lauded as a groundbreaking cross-border partnership that will supply electricity in Northeastern […]
Continue ReadingJapan’s Super Hotel Myanmar Thilawa opens First hotel in Thilawa anticipates greater demand as factories sprout up 4 April 2019 YANGON — Japan’s Super Hotel chain has opened the first lodgings in Myanmar’s Thilawa Special Economic Zone outside Yangon, anticipating demand from business travelers as foreign companies build factories in the region. Thilawa’s development serves […]
Continue ReadingExport-Import Bank of Thailand enables Thai investment in Vietnam’s renewable energy 1 April 019 Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) has extended US$65 million in credit to Eastern Power Group Plc and Communication & System Solution Plc to finance the construction of two solar-power plants in Phu Yen, Vietnam, with a combined generating capacity of […]
Continue ReadingOnly a little over half of households in Mandalay get electricity 21 March 2019 Only 57 percent of households in Mandalay Region enjoy access to electricity, the regional government proclaiming that it will work toward electrification of 65 percent in 2021 and 75 percent in 2026, according to Mandalay Region Minister for Electricity, Industry and […]
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Gas may bully coal in Vietnam’s $7.8 billion power project 21 March 2019 Vietnam’s latest plans for $7.8 billion in gas-fired power projects may see the nation become one of the world’s newest liquefied natural gas importers and cut its coal use. The Ninh Thuan provincial government on Wednesday said it met with Thailand’s Gulf […]
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Thailand’s Gen Prayut and Myanmar’s Suu Kyi open 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge Linking Thailand’s Mae Sot district and Myawaddy town in Myanmar. 19 March 2019 TAK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday opened the second Thai-Myanmar bridge across the Moei River. The opening ceremony was held in […]
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Locals in Thailand and Myanmar pray for Salween River to always run free 15 March 2019 EGAT eyeing mega-projects that may destroy river’s ecosystem; water-diversion project will also harm Mekong, pristine forest THE LIVES of people living along the Salween River still face the risk of being adversely impacted by developments in the river basin, […]
Continue ReadingDoosan E&C to Build Power Transmission Lines in Myanmar for 100 Billion Won 12 March 2019 Doosan Engineering and Construction (E&C) has won a 100 billion won project to build a power transmission line in Myanmar. Doosan Engineering and Construction (E&C) announced on March 11 that it received a letter of acceptance from the Ministry […]
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Airport Outlets Among Developer’s 3 New Bangkok Malls 13 March 2019 An outlet mall out near the international airport and two more mega malls are being built in the capital by the developer behind Siam Paragon and Iconsiam. The company will invest 70 billion baht through 2023 to open three more commercial sites, Siam Piwat […]
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