Myanmar News
Myanmar to use US$1 billion loan for infrastructure projects 09 September 2019 Economic development, agriculture, electricity, and infrastructure projects will be the focus of a framework for loans between South Korea and Myanmar. On September 3, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Thaung Tun and South Korea’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms […]
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Japan’s Kansai Electric’s huge Laotian Nam Ngiep 1 dam begins transmitting power ‘Second Kurobe Dam’ rivals Japan’s largest in size and beats it in performance 07 September 2019 Japan’s Kansai Electric Power began transmitting power from a newly built dam in Laos on Friday, marking the completion of a troubled project that now stands nearly […]
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Laos’ Land-Linking Dreams – a Risky Bet? The Lao government aspires to gain centrality in the Greater Mekong Subregion via new infrastructure; but at what price? By Fabio Figiaconi 06 September 2019 The Lao government is strongly pushing ahead with different projects to better connect the country to the main transport networks of the region […]
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Thailand Government eyes Khmer power plans Cambodia looks to boost capacity here 5 September 2019 Thailand will on Thursday discuss with Cambodia the issue involving the energy-rich overlapping marine territory claimed by both countries on the sidelines of the ongoing meeting of Asean energy ministers, Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong says. The Energy Ministry will be […]
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Myanmar’s Dawei to Thailand’s Kanchanaburi road construction expected to start soon 4 September 2019 An invitation to tender for the project to build the two-lane Dawei – Kanchanaburi road will be issued soon, says an official for the Dawei Special Economic Zone Management Committee. “As the road project is a major component of the special […]
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Thailand promotes five plans for energy development in ASEAN 2 September 2019 The Energy Ministry of Thailand is ready to push forward five plans to promote energy sector in ASEAN at the 37th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) that scheduled for Sept 2-6 in Bangkok. Bangkok Post quoted the ministry’s director for international affairs […]
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Dusit International to open its first ASAI Hotel in the heart of Bangkok’s thriving Chinatown district Scheduled for Early 2020 – 224 Rooms Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has signed a long-term lease agreement with I Am Chinatown Co., Ltd. to develop and operate ASAI Bangkok Chinatown in the […]
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Thai and Indian Firms Selected to Supply Power, Gas to Myanmar New City Near Yangon The main developer of a controversial new city slated for construction on the western bank of the Yangon River has selected two foreign companies to supply and distribute electricity and natural to for the project. New Yangon Development Company (NYDC) […]
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Myanmar takes measures to ensure buildings quake resistant 26 August 2019 Myanmar government is preparing to issue bylaws for the construction of buildings to push for quake-resistant architectures in the country, according to the Construction Ministry Monday. At an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the Myanmar Earthquake Committee in Yangon Sunday, Minister of […]
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Thailand Aims to Be Southeast Asia’s Power-Trading Middleman 26 August 2019 The plan seeks to balance regional power oversupply, shortage Infrastructure development funding in some countries a barrier Thailand is jump starting a decades-old plan to create a Southeast Asia electricity super-grid, and wants to be the power-trading hub at the center of it. The […]
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