27 February 2014
A key processing refinery project in China has been delayed, putting the future of the country’s multi-billion dollar investment in Burma’s oil terminal and transshipment in uncertainty. The Chinese industry report said street protests against the controversial Yunnan Province refinery are the cause of the delay. The protests were due to concerns over pollution worries. […]
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12 February 2014
Delegates from a variety of Arakanese organisations have declared they will carry out the 4th Arakan National Conference in Kyaukpyu during 27 April to 1 May as they aim to find responses to the continuing turmoil in the area. Debating at a press meeting at the end of the convention in Chiang Mai on Monday, […]
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31 January 2014
The Kyaukpyu-Yunnan pipeline running from Burma into China does not meet international standards and shows signs of cracking in some places, an MP told a Union assembly. MP Tun Aung Kyaw of Ponnagyun issued an analysis noting that the pipeline should be buried a minimum of 15 feet deep and have outer walls at least […]
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29 January 2014
Recently enacted legislation in Burma, also known as Myanmar, includes significant tax incentives for investors in Special Economic Zones (SEZ). President Thein Sein signed the new tax law into effect on January 23rd, and the laws were reported on by state-owned media outlets on January 25th. Income tax exemptions are allowed for both local and […]
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29 December 2013
A capsized boat is responsible for the death of 17 people from the Kyaukpyu township in the Arakan state who drown in the on December 27, according to officials in the area. The overloaded boat carried villagers from the Sinboat village who were on their way back from wood collecting in a mangrove forest. The […]
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17 December 2013
The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) announced that along with 30 other domestic airports, Kyaukpyu airport (KYP) is due to be privatised. The DCA’s privatisation plans give priority to companies which rate able to operate the whole airport, though opportunities for companies to operate under join partnerships are also available. The DCA’s spokesperson, director general […]
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19 November 2013
Buddhist mobs have joined forces to attack the last remaining mosque in Kyaukpyu town on Ramree Island. The worshipping house of the mosque was badly damaged and the minaret was destroyed. An activist said he heard about the people trying to destroy the mosque and went to investigate. He confirmed on November 19, the morning […]
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31 October 2013
The controversial pipeline that stretches from Ramree Island, western Burma to the southwestern part of China is now completely operational and will carry natural gas to help China meet its growing energy needs. As the second largest economy in the world, China is struggling to acquire access to the resources it needs to sustain and […]
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29 October 2013
President U Thein Sein proposed in a letter October 18th to construct a 50-megawatt power plant fuelled by natural gas in Kyaukpyu, Ramree Island. The proposal was made to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the legislative assembly, and indicated that more than $57 million had been set aside for the plant. The funds will come from a $5 […]
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03 October 2013
The $20 billion Chinese railway project that is projected to connect Kyaukpyu, Arakan State to Kunming in the southern part of Chinese is still being debated according to sources from within the government. Activist groups have been expressing their concerns along with the residents about not having the environment assessment report released as well as […]
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