Thai developer fired from Dawei SEZ
Myanmar has axed a number of high-value contracts with a major foreign developer in the Dawei Special Economic Zone over project delays and a lack of transparency. Early this week, Thailand-listed Italian-Thai Development (ITD) revealed that Myanmar
Dawei border highway underway
Construction on a new highway from the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to the Thai border will begin next year. The highway, which will be backed by a low-interest loan from Thailand, will connect Dawei with the border town of Htikhee, cutting land
Thai border trade continues to suffer
Although the border crossing at Mae Sot (Thailand) has re-opened, COVID-19 containment measures continue to hinder the flow of goods. Among these is a mandate that goods be unloaded and re-loaded into Thai trucks before moving on. This has proved to
New Dawei-Kanchanaburi highway planned
The Myanmar government continues to invest in its southern coast with an ambitious new highway connecting Dawei to Kanchanaburi, Thailand. An official call for tender bids will be released soon, Dawei Special Economic Zone Management Committee Secret
Italian hotel approved for southern islands
An Italian company has been approved to construct a USD 3.2 million hotel in Kawthaung, at the southern tip of Myanmar. According to a Myanmar Times reports, The Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) granted approval for the
