04 April 2014
Win Myint, Deputy Construction Minister of Burma revealed they are awaiting China’s reaction to the suggested highway connecting the prospective Kyaukpyu industrial zone on the west shoreline of Burma with Ruili in Southwest China. Burmese reporters have quoted unidentified Construction Ministry representatives as saying that Naypyidaw had declined a US$2billion loan offered by China to […]
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03 April 2014
Japan’s foreign minister, Fumio Kishida, met up with his Burmese equivalent, Wunna Maung Lwin, along with President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during the course of two days of political and economical conversations last week. Kishida arrived in Rangoon on Sunday afternoon and restated Japan’s support for democratic changes, as economic […]
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25 March 2014
Google recently sent out additional warnings to users warning that state-sponsored hackers have been trying to break into the Gmail accounts of various journalists, particularly those covering news regarding China, including the Kyaukpyu-Kunming Oil Pipeline. This alert comes in the form of a pink message at the top of users’ Google Inbox. The message reads, […]
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24 March 2014
Foreign investors and technicians are being courted by the Myanmar Port Authority to assist in developing the nation’s shipping terminals and ports, including the deep sea port at Kyaukpyu. Kyaw Oo, the authority’s deputy chief engineer, said at an infrastructure summit recently that the country is currently lacking in the technological know-how and investment from […]
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23 March 2014
Kyaukpyu Town will be the site of the Rakhine National Conference for five days from April 27 to May 1, according to an official source. Research papers will be read and discussed at the conference about issues including setting up a national day, according to organising committee member Zaw Aye Maung, who is also Rakhine […]
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22 March 2014
CPG Consultancy Ltd., a Singaporean company, is signing with the Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone’s bid invitation and selection committee and serving as the key advisor for choosing and inviting international developers to the SEZ. The news came from Ba Shwe, a committee member. The Kyaukpyu SEZ covers 1000 acres and is located four miles from […]
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15 March 2014
The Ministry of Rail Transportation in Yangon is now reviewing Chinese assessments for construction of the Kyaukpyu-Kunming railroad project, the ministry has confirmed. Burma and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project. “We are now discussing matters on the Chinese data and the MoU after holding a formal meeting at the […]
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14 March 2014
The Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project is to be developed by a public company made up of 11 Burmese businessmen. According to reports, Mya Han, Fortune International Company chairperson, will be acting as chair of the new public company. About $277 million is going to be spent building the Kyaukpyu SEZ, which is being […]
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13 March 2014
A study of the Kyuakpyu-Ruile Corridor project linking Burma and China is now complete, so construction will begin soon, delegates to the Myanmar Construction Summit were told on Wednesday (March 12). “This summit is begin held to attract foreign investors to the transportation sector, including ASEAN and Asian highway systems. This also includes ‘friendship roads’ […]
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03 March 2014
Singapore-based syndicate Creative Professional Group (CPG) has landed a hotly-contested bid to operate as advisor for the Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone, it was declared in Yangon on March 3. CPG earned the tender from the Singapore subdivision of Netherlands-based KPBG, that was considered as backup advisor, the combined secretaire of the Kyaukphyu SEZ bidding assessment […]
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