20 July 2014
In preparation for the development of the Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the Kyaukpyu-Magway route and the No 2 Union Highway will be upgraded, according to the Ministry of Construction. The two highways are preferred connections to the zone. The SEZ is predicted to cost $280 million to build, and bid requests have been opened […]
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07 July 2014
The construction companies that will build out the planned Kyaukpyu special economic zone (SEZ) in the Arakan state will be selected in December using an international bid process that is already underway, according to officials who are in charge. The Kyaukpyu SEZ will include an industrial zone, a port and a residential area and is […]
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20 June 2014
The Special Economic Zone that planned for development in the Sit Taw and Si Maw villages of the Kyaukpyu township in the Arakan State may be moved to a different location after the discovery of a mud volcano in the area, according to a senior Burmese official working on the project. SEZ International, an advisory […]
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20 June 2014
Surveying work has started in preparation for the railway that will link the Kyaukpyu township in Burma’s Arakan state (also known as Rakhine state) through the Shan state of Muse and into China, according to a report from the Ministry of Rail Transport released Monday. The ministry’s report indicates that international standards will be followed […]
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13 May 2014
The Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone faces a delay of 13 months, a deputy minister told a meeting on May 7, according to local reports. Deputy Minister of Railway Transportation U Myint Thein, who is also the Kyaukpyu SEZ Implementing Committee secretary, announced the 13 month delay from the previously announced schedule at a meeting in […]
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02 May 2014
Among recommendations that came out of the Arakan National Conference in Kyaukpyu is a call for the Arakan state (also known as Rakhine) to get 50 percent of all revenues generated by the region’s oil and gas projects. U Kyaw Khine from the Watch the Oil civil society group is among delegates who called for […]
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30 April 2014
Potential investors in the Arakan State’s Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone are standing by in expectation of invitations to make their bids, but there is still no date set for invitation issuance as leaders are still working on the plan for developing the SEZ. A working group made of consulting firm representatives has been selected to […]
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28 April 2014
The Arakan National Conference is now underway in Kyaukpyu, a coastal township on Ramree Island. The goal of the conference is to find solutions to a number of issues, including communal conflicts and violence problems that plague the state. The national conference of the Arakan (also known as Rakhine) people was scheduled for five days […]
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04 April 2014
A committee of the Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone has released its report on the development of the Kyaukpyu deep-sea port. In the report, the committee states that twelve locations have been identified as appropriate sites for the port, expected to be the top deep-sea port in Southeast Asia. Members of Economy Zone Tender Invitation and […]
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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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