Category: Myanmar

New generation takes up cudgels against dam construction on Salween River READ ALSO: Salween River Needs Protection From Destructive Dams “When the Salween runs dry and we can cross it, that would be the end of the world,” is a saying widely believed by generations of locals who live on the banks of the river […]

Peninsula hotel operator ready to resume stalled $130 million project in Yangon anytime ‘Suitable’ conditions sought in Myanmar after military takeover stalls work The operator of the upscale Peninsula hotel chain is prepared to resume its stalled $130 million project in Yangon whenever conditions are deemed suitable. Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels CEO Clement Kwok told […]

Talks Underway to Resume Work on Trans-Myanmar Railway Linking China to Bay of Bengal After pandemic-related delays, discussion is now underway about resuming work on the railway project in Myanmar that will connect China’s Yunnan province to the Bay of Bengal, according to the Myanmar government. The project is part of China’s Belt and Road […]

Salween River needs protection from destructive dams This morning at Sob Moei — the confluence of the Moei and the Salween rivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border — indigenous peoples and their supporters are attending a spiritual ceremony to express their collective stance to protect the Salween River from destructive dam projects. This area has been […]

Keppel Land to divest from Myanmar hotel project for $57.4 million Keppel Land and its subsidiary Double Peak Holdings say they are divesting their 100 per cent stake in Greenfield Development for US$57.4 million in cash, reports the Straits Times. Greenfield Development wholly owns Straits Greenfield, which has the right to build and operate a […]

Myanmar’s first wind power project cooperation signed, new step under BRI – deal covers three wind power projects A deal for Myanmar’s first wind power project with the participation of a Chinese energy infrastructure company was signed on Wednesday, a major step in bilateral new-energy cooperation, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar said in a statement […]

China and Myanmar resume work on Muse-Kyaukphyu railway A Chinese state-owned company and the military regime are quietly pushing forward with a railway line that would run through active conflict zones, after lengthy delays due to Myanmar’s wariness, COVID-19 and then the coup. By FRONTIER A Chinese state company has resumed preliminary work in Myanmar […]

Myanmar-Bangladesh Railway Connection Provides Benefits For Region In 1918, work began on a railway that the British hoped would provide a trade link between the subcontinent and China and its remains are rich with history. The British had some grand plans for Burma under colonial rule and they included an ambitious project to build a […]