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Dawei left high and dry by mining firms
Located in southeastern Burma by the Andaman Sea, Dawei, or Tavoy, is set to be a strategic channel for connecting with trade partners around the South China Sea.
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Dawei SEZ development loan on track
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.
Thai developer seeks update on Dawei plan
Thai firm ItalianThai Development Plc (ITD) says it is ready to restart construction of the longdelayed Dawei deepsea port and special economic zone over the next few months if the Thai and Burmese governments approve continuation of the megaproject at a joint meeting on 10 February.
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2 die in Dawei after eating puffer fish
A man and his daughter died from severe food poisoning after eating the puffer fish that his son had caught earlier in the day. Four others were hospitalised.
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Burma, Thailand still committed to Dawei project
Plans are afoot to revitalise the role of two committees that aim to rev up the multibillion-dollar project.
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The road to Dawei is paved with empty promises
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.
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Suu Kyi to discuss Dawei during Thai visit
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.
New dawn at Dawei
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.
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Thai banks lead charge for Dawei contract
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.
Business Dawei Lead Story News Tenasserim
Dawei SEZ finally gets green light in Tokyo
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 – Japan-Burma-Thailand to meet for Dawei talks
President Thein Sein is scheduled to meet with Japanese and Thai leaders in Tokyo on 4 July to discuss Japan’s cooperation in the Dawei Special Economic Zone, according to the[…]
Business Dawei Lead Story News
Japan set to join Dawei SEZ
Thailand, Burma and Japan agree terms to manage the port, road and rail links, power plants, waterworks, industrial estates and telecommunications.
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Thai firms agree Dawei signing ceremony
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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Dawei SEZ destroying local economy, says women’s group
The the presence of the project is already undermining local agricultural and fishing livelihoods, a new report by the Tavoyan Women’s Union claims.
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Burma, Thailand look to jump-start Dawei SEZ
Officials from Burma and Thailand will meet next month to approve the framework of the initial phase of the delayed Dawei development project.
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Japan, Thailand ‘hesitating’ on Dawei
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.”
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Thailand, Burma press ahead with Dawei SEZ
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.
BUSINESS—CNG-run power plants to be built in Dawei SEZ
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[…]
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The reality on the ground: Dawei SEZ
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.
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Drugs, Dawei, twin towns on agenda as Thai PM visits Burma
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.
Tokyo considers investing in Dawei deep-sea port
The Japanese government has mooted plans to invest in Burma’s Dawei deep-sea port project after meeting with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
Thai PM’s visit to Burma will boost delayed Dawei port plan
Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha’s, visit to Burma next month is expected to boost the stalled Dawei development project.
Dawei SEZ to resume in November
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[…]
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Thai junta gives stalled Dawei SEZ the green light
The Dawei project, located in eastern Burma, has been delayed since ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament last December.
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Desperately seeking bidders: Dawei SEZ
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 – Thai firm announces Dawei deal
Thai energy firm Andaman Power & Utility has announced that it has been selected by the Burmese government to be “the sole electricity and utility provider” for the Dawei special[…]
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Burma, Thailand push ahead with Dawei SEZ
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.
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ITD still plans to bid on Dawei projects
The Burmese government’s decision to take back the Dawei deep-sea port concession from Italian-Thai Development Pcl (ITD) may raise the eyebrows of some investors looking at the country, but negative repercussions on investment are unlikely.
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Japan on stand-by as ITD dumped from Dawei project
Thailand and Burma seized control on Thursday of the multi-billion dollar Dawei special economic zone from Italian Thai Development Pcl to rescue the floundering project and convince foreign investors to finally come on board.
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Dawei SEZ on hold as Burma seeks to reassure Ital-Thai
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.
