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Dawei-Kanchanaburi road construction expected to start soon

USD 480 million loan approved for new highway

The Union Parliament approved a USD 483.8 million loan from the Asian Development Bank last week to construct a highway that will eventually connect Yangon with the east coast of Vietnam. The financing will help build the Bago-Kyaik Hto Expressway, a

Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge opens October 30

A second bridge across the Moei River will soon link Thailand and Myanmar. The Second Friendship Bridge, which will link Myawaddy with the border town of Mae Sot, Thailand, aims to boost cross-border freight and personnel traffic. The ribbon-cutting

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …