Transport
From The Report: Myanmar 2019
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If Myanmar is to fulfil its economic potential, significant investments are required in transport infrastructure. In all areas – from roads, to railways, to ports – the country has fallen behind its neighbours in the region. Encouragingly, the government recognises the need to prioritise this area, and has begun to make progress on much-needed projects, often with the help – financial and otherwise – of development partners. If government enthusiasm is matched by effective efforts to remove red tape and improve access to capital, then the prospects for the transport sector are bright.

This chapter contains an interview with U Aung Nyi Nyi Maw, Managing Director, Yangon Region Transport Authority.

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Overview

Grand designs: Moving ahead with plans for logistics corridors and multi-modal transport upgrades
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If Myanmar is to fulfil its economic potential, significant investments are required in transport infrastructure. In all areas – from roads, to railways, to ports – the country has fallen behind its neighbours in the region. Encouragingly, the government recognises the need to prioritise this area, and has begun to make progress on much-needed projects, often with the help – financial and otherwise – of development partners. If government enthusiasm is matched by effective efforts…

Interview

Urban connections: U Aung Nyi Nyi Maw, Managing Director, Yangon Region Transport Authority, on boosting capacity
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Interview: U Aung Nyi Nyi Maw What additional improvements could be made to the public transport system in Yangon? U AUNG NYI NYI MAW: Yangon’s public transport system currently comprises the Yangon Bus Service (YBS), the water bus network and taxis. The YBS fleet has 5100 buses, 4500 of which operate on a daily basis, run by 23 different private companies under a scheme of 100 routes coordinated by 18 managers. The water bus network is fully operated by Tint Tint Myanmar. One of our objectives…

Analysis

Teaming up: Cooperation with China on transport and logistics development
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Myanmar is considered a crucial component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the multibillion-dollar project that has the potential to shake up global trade and improve transnational infrastructure links. Of particular interest to China is a planned special economic zone (SEZ) and deepwater port at Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State, which would give Beijing direct access to the Indian Ocean, and therefore the Middle East and Africa beyond. The economic and political reforms that Myanmar…

Analysis

All aboard: Private sector to play an expanded role in essential rail upgrades
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With more than 6100 km of railway lines nationwide, Myanmar has the largest rail network in South-east Asia. While much of the infrastructure was built during British colonial rule – including major routes between Yangon and Mandalay and onwards to Myitkyina, Kachin State – more than half of the network was built under the State Law and Order Restoration Council after the military junta replaced the socialist party. However, few of the older lines have been upgraded, and many of the…