A sitting lawmaker in the Yangon Region legislature isn’t getting a free pass on final exams due to his position, the Department of Higher Education has confirmed, while acknowledging that all government employees enrolled in tertiary study are entitled to certain concessions – within reason. U Naing Ngan Lin, an National League for Democracy MP […]
What Opening Up an Isolationist Nation to the Global Economy Does to Traffic
June 20, 2016 by
Three years ago, traffic may have cost Burmese 24-year-old Kyaw Kyaw Win his job. He migrated to Yangon, the commercial capital of the country now known as Myanmar, in search of worktwo years after the start of crucial economic development reforms that opened the once-hermit nation to international investment. The country of more than 51 […]
MP to raise question on frequent power cuts in Yangon
May 11, 2016 by
A question on the frequent power blackouts in Yangon will be raised at the regional parliament, said regional MP Kyi Pyar. “By May 9, I will have to submit this question to the parliamentary session, which is scheduled for May 18. I will raise a question about frequent power cuts,” she added. “People feel upset […]
MP urges parliament to re-invite tender for Yangon New Town Plan
September 1, 2014 by
A Yangon MP lashed out at the lack of transparency around the so-called Yangon New Town investment plan and calling for an open tender to chose its contractor, following the announcement of the secret deal on August 22. The Yangon Region government’s plan to create the new town adjacent the country’s largest city were kept […]
MP asks to clarify profit sharing of Sky Net and Information Ministry
July 24, 2014 by
The Union Assembly MP Khaing Maung Yi asked the Ministry of Information to clarify the profit sharing between the ministry and the Shwe Than Lwin (STL Media)/Sky Net to the parliament and the tax that should be owned by the state. Khaing Maung Yi said “I would like to discuss about the Ministry of Information. […]
Japan to increase investment in Myanmar education
October 3, 2013 by
The Japan International Cooperation Association (JICA) office in Myanmar has announced that its association will pledge¥1.35 billion (around $13.5 million) towards the advancement of engineering subjects in two technology universities in Yangon and Mandalay. This project is a five-year endeavor that willbeginon 5 October 2013 and continue until 5 October 2018. Its major aim is […]
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