Work on the track is currently underway and will be finished by 2019, according to the Mon State Transport Minister.
Tag: railways
ADB says loan for B'desh railway will improve access to Burma
The Asian Development Bank says a US$1.5 billion loan to Bangladesh to build a railway line will bring trade and tourism to the country’s south and improve access to Burma.
Business weekly 22 May
In business this week: Dial-a-taxi service for Rangoon; Telenor expands teashop education programme; new tax for mobile phone top-ups.
Japan views cooperation on Burma’s railways sector
Japan and Burma are looking to build upon their historical relationship on railways cooperation with both premiers scheduled to discuss the topic at an upcoming Japan-ASEAN summit in December.