Myanmar Islamic school gutted killing 13 children

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended Tokyo's active support for democratization and economic development in Myanmar at a meeting on Thursday with the Southeast Asian country's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. "Japan will support ...

YANGON, April 17 (BSS/Xinhua) - India's Tata Power Co Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Myanmar's electric power authorities for building a coal-fired thermal power plant in southwestern Ayayawaddy region, official media ...

The Yangon Electricity Supply Board is expected to receive a 1-billion-baht soft loan to upgrade transmission lines in the former Myanmar capital to serve sharply rising electricity demand, according to the . NEDA has hired the to conduct a study of ...

The Energy Ministry is confident that there will be no power shortage during this year's Songkran festival while stressing the need for Thailand to seek alternative power sources. Minister of Energy Pongsak Ruktapongpisal spoke during the weekly PM ...

The Ministry of Energy has asked for cooperation from the private sector to reduce electricity use from 5 to 14 April 2013, when Myanmar temporarily suspends its natural gas supply to Thailand for maintenance work. The Cabinet, during its meeting on ...

The director of Srinakarind Dam has assured sufficient electricity generation to meet the national demand during Myanmar's planned gas cutback in April. Srinakarind Dam Director Boon-in Chuenchavalit said that the Electricity Generating Authority of ...

Myanmar has not always had the greatest of reputations, but Thailand-based company Green Earth Power (GEP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the country's Ministry of Electric Power to construct a $275 million solar power plant in ...

Green Earth Power (Thailand) Co. Ltd., a privately-held company in Thailand, plans to invest about $275 million on a new solar power project in Myanmar. The facility, located in Minbu city, 500 kilometers (311 miles) north of Yangon, will have ...

Sifiso Dabengwa, CEO, MTN Group, sees Myanmar as an exciting opportunity. South African operator, MTN Group, is among 12 companies to have qualified to bid for two nationwide telecoms licences in Myanmar. Myanmar's Ministry of Communications, Posts ...