Myanmar News
No ban on Myanmar hotels Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism denies it has banned construction of new hotels at several major tourist spots following reports in local newspapers. The report on the supposed ban of new hotel builds was rolled out by the country’s usually cautious Global New Light of Myanmar, last week. Ministry […]
Continue ReadingMyanmar likely to join Asean Power Grid MYANMAR is likely to be the fifth Asean country to sign up for the Asean Power Grid formed by Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, energy ministers have said. “We had long discussions with our Myanmar counterparts,” said Laos Vice Minister for Energy and Mines Viraphonh Vilavong. “They are […]
Continue ReadingMyanmar Hotels ministry denies banning new hotel construction The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism denies banning the construction of new hotels in the Yangon, Mandalay and Inle regions, said Hlaing Oo, the ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, at a press conference yesterday at the Chatrium Hotel in Yangon. “As the hotels and tourism ministry, we allow […]
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ICC Thailand Dinner Talk – 04.10.2016 – on “Investment and dispute resolution in Myanmar: an evolving landscape” To assist for a greater understanding of arbitration and ADR both within Thailand and internationally, the Commission on Arbitration and ADR of ICC Thailand is holding the arbitration dinner talk on “Investment and dispute resolution in Myanmar: an […]
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YCDC Performs Final Check on Rangoon 55 High-Rise Buildings Rangoon’s high-rise review committee has performed the final check on 55 new buildings and is preparing to inspect a remaining 130 structures, U Than Htay, head of Yangon City Development Committee’s (YCDC) building department, told the Irrawaddy. Of the 55 buildings inspected from Sept. 8-9, 43 […]
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Thai and Myanmar Officials committed to Dawei – Committee reshuffle, road rejig planned Thai officials and their Myanmar counterparts remain committed to the long-awaited Dawei megaproject, with the Myanmar-Thailand Joint High-Level Committee (JHC) and the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) to be set up soon to foster development. Porametee Vimolsiri, secretary-general to the National Economic and […]
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The Myanmar government is trying to focus on generating electricity from cost-effective water resources to meet local demand for electricity. The public does not accept the Myitsone dam project as a way to generate hydroelectric power from the Ayeyawady River, nor does it accept coal-fired power projects. When it comes to gas-fired power projects, gas […]
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Thailand’s Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl said on Tuesday (09/08) it has raised its 2023 capacity target by 3 percent to 10,000 megawatts (MW) as it wanted to invest more in renewable energy to boost growth. Of the target, 20 percent or 2,000 MW will come from renewables, which has strong growth prospects, Rum Herabat, […]
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Myanmar makes progress on new Hanthawaddy airport Myanmar’s Department of Civil Aviation says consortium companies that won the bid to build Hanthawaddy International Airport will sign the final agreement this December. Global New Light of Myanmar reported the consortium is now moving towards a December date to close the deal and begin preliminary work. DCA […]
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Is Cambodia, future site of ASEAN’s tallest building, ready for a big quake? A seemingly quake-free country gets its bearings after the recent Myanmar disaster Genocide, tortures, war — Cambodia has seen truly appalling things, but a significant earthquake isn’t on the list. As its buildings continue to shoot heavenwards on the back of a […]
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