Business Dawei Infrastructure Lead Story News SEZ
Plans for the Dawei special economic zone have inched ahead after the Burmese government agreed to borrow 4.5 billion baht ($128 million) from Thailand to finance the construction of a road from Dawei’s proposed deep-sea port to Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province.
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Thailand, Japan and Burma effectively launched the US$50 billion industrial zone that will have a deep impact on trade and investment in Southeast Asia.
Business Dawei Lead Story News
Thailand, Burma and Japan agree terms to manage the port, road and rail links, power plants, waterworks, industrial estates and telecommunications.
Business Dawei Environment Land Lead Story News
The the presence of the project is already undermining local agricultural and fishing livelihoods, a new report by the Tavoyan Women’s Union claims.
Business Dawei Lead Story News
Officials from Burma and Thailand will meet next month to approve the framework of the initial phase of the delayed Dawei development project.
Business Dawei Lead Story News
Burma and Thailand are expected to announce the development of the initial phase of the delayed Dawei development project next month, with Japan’s involvement still on the table.
Two compressed natural gas (CNG) fired power plants,will be built in the initial zone of the Dawei special economic zone (SEZ). This was confirmed by Minister Aye Miyint, who is[…]
Dawei Human Rights Lead Story News
The Dawei Development Association has alleged that planning and construction work undertaken thus far in the Dawei SEZ project, has come without the free, prior and informed consent of local stakeholders.
The Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will resume in early November, state-run New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday. London-based consultants Ernst & Young met with Burma’s Ministry of Transport in[…]
Business Dawei Lead Story News
The Dawei project, located in eastern Burma, has been delayed since ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament last December.
Business Dawei Lead Story News
The massive Dawei project has taken a new twist, as no interested bidders have applied for concessions opened in February for three jobs: a dual-lane highway linking Thailand with the site in eastern Burma, a small port, and a 48 sq.km industrial estate.
Business Dawei Lead Story News
After years of uncertainty, the prospects of the massive Dawei project took a recent twist when Thailand and Burma officially tied the knot to push the ambitious scheme forward.
Business Dawei Lead Story News
The 75-year concession granted to Italian-Thai Development Plc in Dawei remains in place, but construction of the deep-sea port has stopped while the participation of international investors is being arranged, a spokesman for the Burmese government said.
Attempts by Thai and Burmese officials to persuade Japan to invest in the Dawei Special Economic Zone have ended fruitlessly, DVB has learned
Business Economy Lead Story News
The Thilawa Special Economic Zone is fast becoming a prime destination for foreign investment, but local people say their concerns aren’t being taken seriously.
Business Economy Lead Story News
Plans are afoot to revitalise the role of two committees that aim to rev up the multibillion-dollar project.
Contributor Lead Story News Opinion
Aung San Suu Kyi should think again if she believes that going ahead with the Dawei Special Economic Zone project is a good way to create jobs in Burma.
Dawei International Relations Lead Story News
The Thai-backed Dawei Special Economic Zone in southern Burma will be high on the agenda when State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi visits Thailand next week.
Long-delayed mega-project is finally taking its first bookings, but whether it ever reaches its vast potential could depend on Burma’s new government.
Dawei Foreign Affairs Lead Story News SEZ
Thai Prime Minister and Burmese Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing discuss the current relationship between the two countries.
Business Dawei Lead Story News
Siam Commercial Bank, a partner of Burma’s KBZ, is gearing up to offer financial facilities to fund investment by Italian-Thai Development in the SEZ.
This week in business: Dagon City development scrapped; Myanmar National Airlines launch first international flight; Dawei SEZ finally gets green light.
In the face of harassment, threats, and some pretty powerful adversaries, Burma’s female activists are leading the fight against land injustices.
Business Dawei Lead Story News
Ital-Thai and Rojana Industrial Park Plc expected to put pen to paper this month for first phase of Dawei Special Economic Zone.
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Business in Burma this week: Yoma secures loan from ADB to aid investments in Burma; Green flag for foreign firms in medical sector; Burma looks to compete as garment maker.
Business Dawei Lead Story News Trade
Burma’s Minister for National Planning and Economic Development Kan Zaw said “implementation is taking place on a step-by-step basis as the project area is immense.”
Business Weekly Lead Story News
2015 elections to be held late Oct/ early Nov: UEC; Thai steel giant announces factory in Thilawa; 50 billion invested in Burma by 780 firms; JICA backs Rangoon-Mandalay railway upgrade.
Foreign Affairs Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Thailand and Burma’s old generals look to sign MoUs and promote ties, but Burmese migrant issues may overshadow ceremonial niceties in the wake of the Koh Tao murder case.
Business Business Weekly Lead Story News
Ten new markets to be built in Rangoon; Dawei SEZ to resume in November; Cummins to provide hybrid power in Burma; MPT launches 3G SIM cards; Burma to open three new border trade stations.
