Timeline shortened for Dawei SEZ
Officials from Thailand and Myanmar are speeding up development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Officials from the two countries discussed the longstanding SEZ project at a Myanmar-Thailand Joint Coordinating Committee meeting in Nay Pyi Ta
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
NCA signatory meeting cancelled after military complaint
A meeting planned between signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) in Thailand has been cancelled after Myanmar filed complaint. According to a Frontier article, the KNU general secretary Padoh Saw Ta Doh Moo is saying that a meeting o
Thailand’s Centara to enter Myanmar hotel industry
Thai-based hotel operator Centara Hotels & Resorts and KMA Hotels Group, signed an agreement to develop and renovate six hotels in Myanmar yesterday. Under the agreement, the three existing KMA hotels in Inle, Naypyitaw and Taungoo will undergo
Second friendship bridge opened between Myanmar and Thailand
Myanmar and Thailand have opened their second friendship bridge, connecting Myawaddy in Kayin State with Thailand’s Mae Sot. It is aimed at boosting trade and tourism between the two countries, according to an article in the Myanmar Times. The open
