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Belt and Road should not dictate infrastructure priorities: Melvyn Pun
Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) should not dictate Myanmar’s infrastructure priorities despite the importance of Chinese finance, according to the head of Yoma Strategic. Infrastructure...
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World Bank Arm Defends Mandalay Cement Factory Project Amid Civil Society...
Following an open letter sent to the World Bank’s President Jim Kim by a coalition of community-based organizations opposing a proposed plan to support the expansion of a cement plant in Mandalay...
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Only high-tech firms for hydro, coal power
Only companies and countries with access to the latest technologies and technologies which minimise environmental impact will be considered to take part in hydro and coal power projects in Myanmar, a...
View ArticleTender for Reconstruction of Flood-Affected Schools. Closing Date 9 Aug 2017
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Emirates Boosts Cargo Capacity in Indo-China
UAE-based Emirates Airlines inaugurated a daily passenger flight on Saturday connecting Phnom Penh to Dubai, with a stopover in Yangon, Myanmar. The Post’s Kali Kotoski sat down with Ravishankar...
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Urban Landscape: Yangon — A Missed Investment Opportunity?
WE were fortunate to be among the first real estate consultants to do business in Myanmar. Since 2012, we have seen a rapid transformation of the urban landscape in Yangon. During a recent trip to...
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Ruili – A Frontier Market Marked by Soft Power
In southwest China’s city of Ruili, the gateway to Myanmar, visitors are surprised by the simple and practical ease with which a seamless international border has been drawn — and managed. There is no...
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Thailand Clears $133 MLN Loan for Long-Delayed Dawei Economic Zone
loan to kick-start long-delayed development of Myanmar’s Dawei Special Economic Zone, Thailand’s transport minister said on Friday. The two countries signed an agreement in 2008 to build the zone in...
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New Hantharwaddy airport to finalise plans in early 2018
Myanmar’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is set to sign the final agreement for the construction of Hantharwaddy International Airport in early 2018, the agency’s deputy director general told The...
View ArticleInvitation To Bid for Construction and Installation of Small-Scale Water...
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View ArticleTender for supply and installation of office furniture at Sittwe & Paletwa...
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Shaking up the logistics industry by building a community of truck drivers
Is Kargo the Uber with trucks? Not quite AIRBNB threatens the hospitality industry without owning a single hotel; Uber disrupts the taxi industry without owning a car. In Myanmar, Kargo, a logistics...
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Adjustment to Dawei contract eyed
THE Myanmar-Thailand Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) for development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) has agreed to work on ways to speed up construction of the initial phase of the...
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Philippines invites tender for Myanmar rice
The Philippines’ National Food Authority has invited a tender for Myanmar to supply the country with rice, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The Consumer Affairs Department, under the ministry,...
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Belt and Road is not the only game in town
Belt and Road is not the only game in town for Myanmar. Without doubt, the scheme is important and relevant; nonetheless, it is just part of the opportunities Myanmar has access to. The government,...
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Foreign Investors Eye Electricity Sector
Foreign companies are in discussion with the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) over possible investment in huge electricity projects, according to the Directorate of Investment and Companies...
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Mandalay to ‘Revise’ Water Rates
Metered water rates in Mandalay will be revised as the City Development Committee (MCDC) is losing more than K3700 million in revenue a year, according to officials. The total cost for the 2016-17...
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Saigon-Hanoi Joint Stock Bank Enters Myanmar Market
The event marks an important step for the bank as it is not only present in Indochinese markets but also the Southeast Asian region. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recently approved SHB’s plan to...
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Myanmar Aims to Boost Gold and Jewellery Exports
MYANMAR plans to step up the promotion of jewellery and product in a bid to boost exports, Planning and Finance Kyaw Win said. The Gold Traders’ Association says traders in the gold market need to...
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India Donates Cargo Vessels to Myanmar to Support Transport Project
India handed over six donated cargo vessels to Myanmar to support the joint Myanmar-India Kaladan Multimodal Transportation Project, said a press release from the Inland Water Transport (IWT) late...
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