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Manila Water, partner propose to undertake major Yangon project
Manila Water Company Inc. and partner Mitsubishi Corp. are eyeing a large-scale project that would help reduce non-revenue water in Yangon, Myanmar. Non-revenue water refers to water produced and lost...
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Invitation for Prequalification (PQ) and Bids for Myanma Railways for Civil,...
Date: 31st March 2017 Loan Agreement N°: MY-P4 dated 5th September, 2014 1. The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received ODA Loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency...
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The land of the $20 smartphone
“This one $40, this one $30 … that one $20!” The owner of the street stall, a man of about 30 years wearing a traditional longyi tied around his waist, is gesturing at a phone that looks, to my eyes,...
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Myanmar and ASEAN A Great Unknown to Trump
Eric Rose is lead director of Herzfeld Rubin Meyer & Rose (“HRMR”), the first US law firm established in Myanmar. HRMR is a founding member of the American Chamber of Commerce Myanmar, and Mr Rose...
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NLD’s One-Year Anniversary: Government’s Economic Focus a Little Thin on...
While a year has passed since the new government proclaimed “It’s time for change”, there’s no evidence of substantive changes for the private sector. Bureaucracy, lack of policy clarity and political...
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Yangon to Commence Southwest New City in April
Yangon Southwest New City will be implemented by a joint venture agreement between the Yangon Region government and local construction developers, and the government expects the implementation process...
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Burma’s Next Generation of Tech Entrepreneurs Showcase Start-ups
RANGOON — Burma embraced a fresh generation of tech entrepreneurs who have abandoned traditional paths, as the country’s first startup accelerator presented its “most promising” tech startups....
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High Biddings for Thingyan Pandal Permit Auction
Sis permits for the construction of pandals for next month’s Thingyan festival around the Mandalay palace moat were auctioned by Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) for a total of over K236...
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HK, South Korea Eye Clothing Factories
Companies from Hong Kong and South Korea have submitted proposals to establish garment factories and whole industrial zones to the Myanmar Investment Commission. Now the MIC was discussing potential...
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Premier Coffee Factory Sued for Unpaid Overtime Fees
The labour ministry has sued Premier Coffee factory, claiming the company failed to pay 300 workers their overtime fees, labour officials told The Myanmar Times. “After reading the worker’s report, we...
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Yangon Regional Bill Approved
The regional planning bill on the development of 33 townships in the Yangon municipality area and 12 other townships outside it as part of an urbanisation of Yangon, was yesterday approved by the...
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No More Toll Collection on Yangon Bridges
Toll collection on nine bridges in Yangon Region – linking the city and townships in the outskirt – will cease starting April 1. From this coming Saturday onwards, the Yangon-Thanlyin bridges No 1 and...
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Myanmar opens Thilawa SEZ to foreign insurers
Myanmar is opening up its Thilawa special economic zone near Yangon to international insurance companies — part of a market liberalization effort expected to gain momentum this year. The government...
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Myanmar CMP garment exports to touch $2.2bn in 2017
Cutting, making and packaging (CMP) garment exports from Myanmar are likely to fetch around $2.2 billion this year, as local companies have bagged more number of orders from the EU and Japan,...
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Myanmar opens first biomass power plant
Myanmar has utilised Japanese know-how to open its first biomass gasification power plant in its capital city Nay Pyi Taw. The rice husk gasification power plant was developed over five months by a...
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FLM has been granted Myanmar Investment Commission approval for a USD 859...
March 30, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — FibreLink Myanmar (FLM) , a Myanmar licensed NFS (i) telecommunications operator, has received its Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) investment permit clearing...
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Invitation for Bids for Electrical Works for Myanma Railway. Closing Date 5...
Date 4th April 2017 Bid No,MR/BD/108 1.The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received ODA Loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The Bids are invited by Myanma...
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Invitation for Open Tender for construction of bituminous roads (60 km) in...
1. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received a Grant from the Federal Republic of Germany (KfW bank) through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation towards the cost of Rural...
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NPT Highway Bus Companies Suffering Losses
Buses servicing the Nay Pyi Taw highway route have been suffering from a steady decline of passengers over recent years, with smaller bus companies facing the threat of shutting down. When the capital...
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Pyin Oo Lwin’s Garbage Collection to be Done by City Development Committee
Pyin Oo Lwin’s garbage collection system, which was handed over to be managed by a private company since February 2016, will be handled by the Pyin Oo Lwin City Development Committee beginning April...
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