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New modern train to Rangoon’s circular railway
The Rangoon circular railway, whose trains depart from Insein township to the Rangoon Central Railway Station at 5am every morning, will be equipped with a new exclusive train on 1 November.
Join YBS or sell us your buses, says Rangoon chief minister
The new bus service has only been running for two days, but disputes and complaints are already amounting up.
Gridlock in Rangoon: traffic grinds down commuters
Experts say a holistic approach is needed to resolve Rangoon’s worsening traffic jams, but the government’s response has been to tinker around the edges.
Roads to rails in Rangoon
“It is the right time to start thinking about the future transportation system,” says JICA’s Burma head Tanaka Masahiko.
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This week’s business news: rice exports suspended; foreign firms bid for gas venture; first Malaysian bank opens; Japan pledges to Rangoon rail project.
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Japan pledges $250m to Burmese rail upgrade
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest US $250 million over three loans to help upgrade Rangoon’s existing Circular Railway line.
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This week: Telecoms firms think big; Japan remains to be convinced on Dawei; foreign firms eye wind power potential in Burma; and a project is approved for sky trains in Rangoon.
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Ups and downs The Burmese currency rose by just one kyat this week against the US dollar. The buying rate on Thursday was 970, compared to 971 last week; the[…]
Bringing Burma’s nuclear secrets to the table
The only way we can trust Burmese government proclamations that it is not developing nuclear weapons is if they open the door to inspections. Failing to do so begs ominous questions
