Burma's Minister for National Planning and Economic Development Kan Zaw said “implementation is taking place on a step-by-step basis as the project area is immense.”

2015 elections to be held late Oct/ early Nov: UEC; Thai steel giant announces factory in Thilawa; 50 billion invested in Burma by 780 firms; JICA backs Rangoon-Mandalay railway upgrade.

Thailand and Burma's old generals look to sign MoUs and promote ties, but Burmese migrant issues may overshadow ceremonial niceties in the wake of the Koh Tao murder case.

Ten new markets to be built in Rangoon; Dawei SEZ to resume in November; Cummins to provide hybrid power in Burma; MPT launches 3G SIM cards; Burma to open three new border trade stations.

Japan’s extensive development portfolio in Burma has reached the tourist capital of Bagan, with a 10 April agreement to help develop tourism infrastructure over the next three years.

The Burmese government's decision to take back the Dawei deep-sea port concession from Italian-Thai Development Pcl (ITD) may raise the eyebrows of some investors looking at the country, but negative repercussions on investment are unlikely.