Accommodation

Government plans housing for 16,000 factory workers

June 12, 2015 by thiha

The government is planning a housing rental project for 16,000 factory workers from Hlaing Tharyar and Shwe Pyi Thar industrial zones, according to Daw Win Maw Tun, deputy minister for labour, in the first such move to support the private sector. The housing will be dormitory-style for single men and women, with the intention to […]

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Yangon is 44th priciest city in Asia Pacific

June 16, 2014 by thiha

Expatriates and locals alike are complaining about the rapid increase in the cost of living Yangon should remain an attractive work place for expatriates, if their employers base the relocation decision on ECA International’s cost of living survey. The survey, released yesterday, showed that Yangon is the 44th cheapest city in Asia Pacific and 204th […]

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Hotels rush to grab a piece of Myanmar market

February 24, 2014 by thiha

YANGON- 300,000 visitors in 2010, one million tourists in 2012, two million last year and most probably three million in 2014. By adding a million foreign visitors, the country is in desperate need for more accommodation for visitors. The Myanmar Investment Commission granted last year permission for about $US2 billion of investment into hotels and […]