Consortium presents Flood Hazard Model to YCDC
A consortium of partners led by Royal Haskoning DHV from the Netherlands and that includes HKV consultants, Joy Brothers Engineering and Water Bridge Myanmar, presented a Flood Hazard Model (FHM) to representatives of YCDC last week. Funded
Yangon to bring back paid parking
Yangon ended fees for car parking in 2014, but the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) will soon bring them back. YCDC announced a plan to build “smart car parks” around the city that will offer paid parking. The new car parks will c
YCDC claims hundreds of Yangon apartments
The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) has taken over nearly 500 disputed Yangon apartments this year and will raise rent by 10 percent, according to Yangon mayor U Maung Maung Soe. Disputed ownership claims, often caused by the deaths of landl
YCDC offers paperless building permit applications
Prospective builders in the city of Yangon can now apply for permits online. The new paperless system by YCDC aims to streamline the ciy’s notoriously difficult permit-seeking process, according to a Myanmar Times report. There are roughly 4000
