Government
Mooted Yangon expansion plans revived
Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein said that the regional government will launch the Yangon New City project in Kyeemyindaing township, but firms involved in the Yangon Southwest New City were not informed about the new plan. Keep reading ...
Kayah Hluttaw to scrutinise state budget
THE Kayah State government has proposed a budget of K51 billion for the fiscal year 2017-18. The budget will be spent evenly on all sectors with the aim to facilitate the region’s development, said Kayah State Hluttaw Speaker U Hla Htwe.Keep reading ...
Suu Kyi speaks at UN general assembly
Burma’s State Counselor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the 71st United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, United States on Wednesday. NEW YORK, United States — Daw Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the UN General Assembly since forming a democratically elected ...
Chinese paper calls opposition to Myanmar dams ‘extreme’
Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower schemes in Myanmar is being orchestrated by “extreme” groups in the country and has been extremely damaging to joint investment projects, an influential Chinese newspaper wrote on Monday. Keep reading ...
