Myanmar News
The Myanmar government is planning to expedite on pending public infrastructure works. While three companies have been given the go-ahead to work on Yangon development, the city’s outdated traffic light system will be upgraded at an investment of $20 million. Yangon new city project award goes to three firms Yangon South West Development Public Company, […]
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A recently discovered cave in Tak province is set to be the newest attraction for domestic tourists to the western Thai province bordering Myanmar, according to the National News Bureau of Thailand. The cave, known locally as “Tham Pha Khao Morakot”, lies in the mountain ridges of Taksin Maharat National Park in Mae Sot district. […]
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Central Group Thailand, the country’s largest retail conglomerate, plans to invest some 39 billion baht (US$1.1 billion) in new supermarkets, stores and hotels this year to boost turnover. Central is the largest mall operator in Thailand by network number and also owns department stores anchoring most of its centres. Internationally, the company owns upmarket department […]
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Ahead of the upcoming Sustainable Energy & Technology Asia exhibition & conference 2016, Eco-Business looks at the impact of the landmark United Nations deal on climate change on Southeast Asia’s efforts to meet its growing energy demand in a sustainable way. When almost 200 countries defied the odds to ink the first universal deal to […]
Continue ReadingPROPERTY PRICES continue to rise in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, driven largely by plans to develop the countries’ infrastructure to link their transportation systems and serve demand under the Asean Economic Community. In Thailand, land prices close to the mass-transit system in Bangkok have risen over the past five years […]
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Energy policymakers plan to give the private sector better access to the state solar rooftop programme in a bid to promote the use of solar power. The programme for businesses will be liberalised, allowing private companies to apply for solar rooftop development licences with a combined generating capacity of 100 megawatts, said Energy Minister Anantaporn […]
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Thailand- based industrial estate developer Amata Corporation has set up a 42:58 joint venture firm with Bangkok Industrial Gas (BIG) to run industrial gases business to serve demand in industrial estates. The joint venture company, Amata Industrial Gas Co, will provide the service of industrial gases and related innovation to the factories in Amata City […]
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Electric consumption in Myanmar is projected to rise by 15 per cent annually, meaning the country will need another 4,530 megawatts of electricity by the 2020-2021 fiscal year, said Minister for Electrical Power Khin Maung Soe. Myanmar has a total of 5,235 megawatts of electricity from hydropower plants, gas-fired power plants, diesel-fired power plants and […]
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Thai AirAsia cabin attendants show off the promotional fare for the low-cost carrier’s Bangkok (Don Mueang)-Luang Prabang route at the launch announcement Tuesday. (Photo by Thai AirAsia) Laos has finally opened its restricted skies to Thai AirAsia (TAA), which has relentlessly pursued the issue for eight years. The neighbouring state will from March 24 allow […]
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Unsullied beaches, ancient Pagan temples and the thrill of adventure make Burma the perfect holiday spot for curious and cash-savvy travellers, says Liz Connor Until fairly recently, Myanmar was off limits to wanderlust Westerners. But after five decades of military rule and consequent democratic reform, Asia’s formerly Junta-controlled diamond in the rough has finally opened […]
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