The government is set to build new expressways connecting Yangon Region, Bago Region, and Mon State with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Asian Development Bank (ADB), a senior official of the Ministry of Construction has announced. Deputy Minister of Construction U Kyaw Lin said that work is expected to start..

  A state-owned Chinese firm has expressed interest to invest in the planned Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi Region, U Myint San, vice chair of Dawei SEZ Management Committee, told The Myanmar Times. The Myanmar government has yet to respond to the Chinese, given that talks to develop the SEZ with Italian-Thai Development..

The Ministry of Construction (MOC) expects the first phase of construction of the Yangon Elevated Expressway (YEX) to commence by August, Deputy Director General U Kyi Zaw Myint said. The MOC released a final request for proposal for the development of phase 1 under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) to ten prequalified bidders on February..

Work on a new road project in Chin State funded by a World Bank loan will begin next October, a state official has announced. The new road will connect the townships of Kalay, Falam and Hakha. The starting point of the road will be in Kalay, which straddles the Chin State and Sagaing Region border. “The..

The necessary infrastructure is being set up to link Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to the national grid, which will enable the area to enjoy access to electricity within the next 2-3 years, said U Soe Myint, deputy permanent secretary for the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. Backed up loans from the Asia Development Bank..

Construction work on railway line in Myanmar. Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times   Investor interest in building a railway project linking Mandalay to Muse, the largest trading post between Myanmar and China, is expected to wane due to security challenges along the border, analysts and observers said.    The risks of disruption may deter most..

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 economic zone (SEZ), we hope to start work on its construction as soon as possible,”..

Malaysian property developer Berjaya Land will start building smart, affordable homes in Yangon in January next year, according to chief executive Datuk Pee Kang Seng.   Valued at US$624 million, the project will be developed across 74 hectares of land in Yangon and take place in three phases over six years, Mr Pee was quoted..