The expressway will link to the Yangon-Mandalay highway as s part of Japan’s planned East-West Economic Corridor.
Category: Myanmar
Rooting out inequalities
Women’s participation in forest management in conflict-affected areas of Karen state in Myanmar
Climate change vulnerability assessment of township in Ayeyawady Region
Vulnerabilities are currently high and changes in climate will require decision-makers in Labutta Township to plan for extensive impacts.
Denmark committed DKK35 million to support Myanmar’s 5 year Climate Adaption Programme
To strengthen the resilience of the coastal communities in Rakhine State and Thanintharyi Region through the sustainable management of mangroves.
Greening plan in Myanmar’s World Heritage Site Bagan angers conservationists
A plan to plant around 3,000 trees as part of a greening plan has drawn criticism that it could damage unexplored, buried sites and the cultural landscape.
Myanmar Govt Invites Competing Proposals in China-Initiated New Yangon City Project
New Yangon City is one of the backbone projects in Myanmar for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s vast BRI grand global infrastructure network.
The ailing Ayeyarwady
Hydropower development, deforestation, destructive fishing practices and climate change have threatened the health of the Ayeyarwady and its aquatic species.
Yangon poor lose livelihoods due to COVID-19 restrictions
“It’s not that I am unafraid of COVID-19 but because of the debts I must repay this month. I can’t afford to stay at home,” said trishaw driver U Si Thu in North Dagon township.