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The Rangoon-Sittwe highway was cut by a landslide in Arakan State’s Ann Township, blocking hundreds of cars and trucks from passing on the important commercial thoroughfare.
Foreign direct investment in Burma during the fiscal year that ended in March totaled $9.4 billion for 217 projects, official data showed on Monday.
Experts say a holistic approach is needed to resolve Rangoon’s worsening traffic jams, but the government’s response has been to tinker around the edges.
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This week two new bus services were unveiled, bringing in fresh fleets of modern buses, and hopefully easing congestion.
Two new tram services were unveiled in Rangoon on Sunday.
Trishaw drivers pedalled the streets of Prome, central Burma, on Thursday to protest a recent municipal council regulation requiring them to install side-rails on the passenger seats of their vehicles.
The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, jointly implemented byBurma and India, is expected to be completed by mid-2014, various media reports said on Thursday.
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A Chinese company delivered 19 dredgers to Burma on Saturday to help improve the country’s waterways.
International freight and logistics firm Damco says that it will work closely with international NGOs to ensure that human rights concerns are addressed.
Old vehicles to be swapped for a permit to import new ones, but analysts claim move may be an attempt to cool rising Burmese currency
Caning drivers was seen as more effective than imposing fines on staff who cram too many people onto buses in the former capital of Rangoon
Jan 7, 2009 (DVB), About 70 students from Sittwe university in Arakan state marched to the university on Monday in protest at the bus companies' decision to stop services. The[…]
Dec 30, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Rangoon have been stepping up restrictions on the movements of veteran journalist and senior National League for Democracy member Win Tin in an effort[…]
Dec 10, 2008 (DVB), Burmese authorities are holding further car auctions today in Rangoon to sell unregistered vehicles which have been seized from their owners, but there is little interest[…]
Nov 27, 2008 (DVB), A recent auction of confiscated cars in Mandalay has been criticised by locals as many of the vehicles had already been sold cheaply to friends of[…]
Nov 19, 2008 (DVB), State gas dealers in Rangoon have stopped selling compressed natural gas to taxis which have not yet installed meters as instructed by municipal authorities, according to[…]
Oct 22, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in the border town of Muse in Shan state seized over 1000 unregistered motorbikes last week, reportedly to meet transportation demands in the new capital[…]
Oct 14, 2008 (DVB), In the wake of yesterday's explosion on a bus in Rangoon, local residents said they were worried about further incidents on buses converted to run on[…]
Oct 13, 2008 (DVB), Local authorities in northern Shan state’s Nam Kham township have seized over 100 unregistered motorbikes owned by villagers from the surrounding areas, Nan Kham residents said.[…]
Oct 1, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Rangoon's Dala township have revoked the licences of private bus drivers whom they accuse of suspending their services to mark Daw Aung San Suu[…]
Jul 31, 2008 (DVB), A woman was apprehended at Kawthaung airport in Tenasserim division at 9am today after she was found to be in possession of a gun, according to[…]
Jul 23, 2008 (DVB), Passengers waiting to fly to Burma from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport today were furious when Myanmar Airways International made a last-minute announcement that flights had been suspended.[…]
Jul 15, 2008 (DVB), A bomb explosion in Bago’s Dike Oo township yesterday morning killed at least one person and left about five others seriously injured, according to locals. A[…]
Jul 7, 2008 (DVB), An official from the Burmese government’s Road Transport Administration Department said all unlicensed motorbikes across the country will be required to register between 1 July and[…]
Apr 3, 2008 (DVB), The price of diesel has gone up by about 1000 kyat per gallon, causing a rise in the cost of transportation and basic commodities, according to[…]
Mar 12, 2008 (DVB), A railway collision between a cargo train and a local service near the railway station in Ywar Thar Gyi township near Rangoon earlier today resulted in[…]
Mar 4, 2008 (AP), The Sri Lankan navy said it rescued 71 Burmese and Bangladeshi citizens on board a vessel found drifting in the Indian Ocean on Monday after its[…]
Feb 21, 2008 (DVB), A boatwoman who took National League for Democracy members across the river for a religious ceremony has had her licence revoked by the authorities. Dr Aung[…]
Feb 13, 2008 (AFP), Ten people have drowned in southern Burma after a boat capsized while carrying them to a Buddhist pagoda, the state media said Monday. One man and[…]
