11 May 18 - At the Yangon Investment Forum on Wednesday, Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein announced the five sectors his government intends to prioritise and in which Yangon welcomes foreign investments. U Phyo Min Thein said the trade, logistics, industry, public transport and energy se...
India funds flood, earthquake warning systems in Myanmar
07 May 18 - India has launched a flood and earthquake early warning systems in Myanmar aimed at helping the country mitigate the effects of natural calamities that affect millions of people every year. Vikram Misri, India's ambassador to Myanmar, inaugurated on Friday the New Delhi-financed p...
Investor interest in New Yangon City project rises, more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) expected
24 Apr 18 - Since its launch in early April, investor interest in the New Yangon City project from China, South Korea and ASEAN has been on the rise, Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein said during a press conference at the 2018 Yangon Investment Forum on April 20. The Yangon Region Governm...
Myanmar, World Bank renews agreement for development aid worth US$1.2bn
Source: The Global New Light Of Myanmar Date: June 25, 2017 Myanmar and the World Bank Group have agreed to a two-year extension of a partnership that will promote growth in rural areas, improve nutrition, health and education services, build infrastructure and create more jobs. The renewal i...
Shareholders hope to break deadlock over Kyaukphyu by March
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 26 January, 2018 CITIC has clarified local media reports claiming that negotiations to raise Myanmar's share of a proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State, from 15 percent to 30pc had been agreed upon. "We note some newspapers have recently rep...
Yangon to build $400 million elevated expressway
Source: Eleven Myanmar Date: 12 January 2018 The Ministry of Construction and International Finance Corporation (IFC) on January 11 signed an advisory services agreement to build an elevated expressway connecting Yangon port, Thilawa SEZ, Yangon International Airport, Yangon Industrial Zone and Yang...
Feasibility study underway for a transportation in Chindwin River
10 Sep 18 - Eleven Myanmar - A feasibility study will be made for construction of ships and transportation in Chindwin River with the help from Netherland Government, according to Ministry of Transportation and Communication.Under the Netherland Government's Develop 2 Build Project, a grant ad...
Comprehensive plan necessary for Yangon’s sustainable redevelopment
13 Nov 18 - Source: Myanmar Times - While Yangon has laid out ambitious plans to boost infrastructure and trade, members of parliament and urban planners say more needs to be done to address day-to-day problems faced by people in the city. Among areas that will be addressed in plans are rule o...
German firms eye Myanmar’s water sector
14 Nov 18 - Source: Myanmar Times - German companies will be travelling to Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay to explore Myanmar's market focusing on water and wastewater infrastructure and a conference on the topic is hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) a...
MYANMARWATER 2018 – get ready for action!
The Biggest International Exhibition on Water & Wastewater Ever Held In Myanmar MYANMARWATER 2018 is part of the ASEAN Water series of exhibitions organised by UBM Asia, and returns from 11 – 13 October 2018 at the newly constructed Yangon Convention Centre. It is a unique annual event held w...
Dutch Water Sector Meeting on Myanmar in the Netherlands
On 4 September 2018, the Netherlands Water Partnership organized a meeting with the Dutch Water Sector in The Hague (the Netherlands) on the recent development of the sector in Myanmar in the framework of the program Partners for Water. The meeting attracted the participation of more than 30 or...
Upscale Innovation for a Water- Secured Asia and the Pacific
Yangon Declaration - the Pathway Forward: Upscale Innovation for a Water- Secured Asia and the Pacific by Ms. Yumiko Asayama, Manager, Asia Pacific Water Forum at Water Water Day 2018, NayPyiTaw, Myanmar. One of the key messages is to support the innovative and sustainable financial instruments tha...