Myanmar Transport rief · Myanmar Transport Monitor understands that financing the mega-project continues to be a major sticking point. Pyi Myanmar journal reported on 25 April that

Myanmar Transport Brief Issue 19 27 April 2017

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IN THIS ISSUE

Myanmar requests $1bn loan from Japan for Hanthawaddy airport The much-delayed Hanthawaddy International Airport will not take flight without significant ODA support, and Japan may stump up the cash Daw Aung San Suu Kyi urges closer coordination to improve transport,energy Amid mounting criticism of an unclear business and economy policy, the state counsellor discussed the urgency of improving transport and energy Q&A: MAPCO managing director U Ye Min Aung Myanmar Transport Monitor sat down with U Ye Min Aung to discuss how transport affects MAPCO’s business, and what can be done to generate improvements Two finalists for combined Thilawa port design tender Analysis: Myanmar's planned passages to India more talk than reality Road Controversial Mon State bridge still not open, new bridge for Shwe Sat Taw pagoda in Magwe, Yangon chief minister misses a critical talk on YBS Water Dangerous few weeks on Myanmar rivers, with at least 30 dead in a boat accident near Pathein and a vessel capsizing in the Yangon river Air Grounded Thai carrier looks for investors, homegrown startup flymya.com splashes out on technology to work with small and medium hotels Trade and Logistics Chairman of Chinese construction giant CITIC discussed delayed Kyaukphyu SEZ, CEA Myanmar completes complex transport and installation project Rail Myanma Railways eyes comprehensive overhaul of the main rail lines, plus connections to two planned dry ports in Mandalay and Yangon

THIS WEEK’S NEW TENDERS

Supply of construction material in Rakhine State and Shan State

Supply of ballast and Development of roads and bridges in Mandalay

THIS WEEK’S NEW DATA

Weekly fuel retail and import prices, December and January

Trade statistics

NEWS ANALYSIS DATA TENDERS COMPANIES

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TRANSPORT NUMBER OF THE WEEK

$74,000

The M.V. Shwelettwar cargo ship capsized near Bargayar

Port in Yangon’s Kyinmyindine township on 26 April causing

losses of $74,000.

The vessel had been in port for about a week as it

prepared to take a shipment including food products and cars to Sittwe, the capital of

Rakhine State.

Vessel capsizing are common occurrences in parts of the

country, though it was unusual that this was so close to Yangon during

the incident.

Yangon is also to start a water taxi service as soon as the

third week of May.

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15th ASEAN Ports & Shipping 2017

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Air Myanmar requests $1bn loan from Japan for Hanthawaddy airport Myanmar authorities have requested Japan provide a $980m loan for the construction of the Hanthawaddy International Airport project, as negotiations creep along five years after the project was first put to tender. The project has had a tumultuous history, first being awarded to a South Korean consortium in 2013 following a 2012 tender. In 2014 the Korean consortium was removed and it was awarded to a consortium of Japan’s JGC Corporation, and Singapore’s Yongnam Holdings and Changi Airport International.

While a framework agreement for the project was signed by the consortium and Myanmar authorities in January 2016, negotiations for the concession agreement only began in January 2017, according to Yongnam’s latest annual report. Myanmar’s President’s Office released a statement in December 2016 that the first meeting on the construction of the airport had only been held at the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Naypyitaw on 20 December. At the meeting, vice president U Henry Van Thio was said to stress the need to transparency and systematic implantation, an apparent sign that the government was to stick with the project despite opposition.

Myanmar Transport Monitor understands that financing the mega-project continues to be a major sticking point. Pyi Myanmar journal reported on 25 April that Myanmar authorities have requested Japan provide a $980m ODA loan to fund the project. Myanmar officials have previously said that without outside funding, the project will likely not go ahead. Finishing the contract for the project has taken far longer than was first envisioned. Questions surround the viability of the airport, given its roughly 80km distance from Yangon city, as well as the requirement to add more capacity. The project is envisioned as being complete by 2022, though that deadline is increasingly unrealistic. It is expected to have an initial capacity of 12m people per year. Recently, authorities have also mooted a separate airport at the Southwest New City expansion, though it is not clear if this will go ahead. Authorities have claimed that Yangon International Airport has faced growing concerns, such as the inability to expand the single runway, and a lack of parking space for planes, as well as noise problems, shared use of the facility with the airforce, and restrictions on aircraft landing and taking off. Nevertheless, some work has been undertaken at Yangon International. Domestic carrier Asian Wings was the first airline to take off from the new domestic terminal, called T-3, in December 2016. A new international terminal called T-1 had been completed earlier in the year.

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Currently, the former domestic terminal has been demolished, and work is underway on a new building at the site, which is sandwiched between T-1 and Terminal 2, the legacy international terminal which is still operating. Other Daw Aung San Suu Kyi urges closer coordination to improve transport, energy State counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi stressed the need to improve energy and transport to attract foreign investors, while attending a meeting on the two sectors held in Naypyitaw on 25 April, according to several local media articles. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said more concentration and hard work is required to improve roads and electricity, adding that attracting more foreign investors means more jobs for local people, Democracy Today reported. She also said that transport is developing more quickly than energy, but added both are necessary to improve the lives of local people. Increased cooperation with the region and state governments is required, she said, adding that all people should be more inclined to share advice. The Global New Light of Myanmar pointed out that Myanmar only has one modern highway, the 587km Yangon-Mandalay Expressway. The Expressway has also been criticised for a lack of safety features such as banked turns. It appears from media reports that most of the discussion centred on energy policy as opposed to transport, though she was reported to have spoken on both issues during the event.

Logistics Q&A: MAPCO managing director U Ye Min Aung Myanmar Transport Monitor met with U Ye Min Aung, managing director of Myanmar Agribusiness Public Company (MAPCO), to discuss the impact of Myanmar transport on his business. U Ye Min Aung is also the secretary general of the Myanmar Rice Federation. Can you discuss your thoughts on government support for transport? *Currently+ cabinet meetings are properly organised. It is not a real practical discussion, but they really need to sit down and discuss, and exchange ideas. For example, the Yangon Region government, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Transport and Communications need to sit down to work on logistics and transport. The exporters’ side feels that Yangon Region government policy is slowing their activity. The Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Transport realise this, but the Yangon Region government is very strongly not cooperating with the Union government. But they *Yangon Region government+ also has their point. They *Yangon Region+ want to keep a ban in place restricting containers trucks in the city to travel only during the night, not the day. This creates a lot of port congestion, and the price of transportation increases dramatically. Previously, truck drivers could make more money. Of course they get a monthly salary, but they often also receive a bonus based on number of times they carry goods between the industrial zone and the port.




They can make three or four trips a day, their income increases – so a driver from Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone to Thilawa might make Ks10,000 a trip, or after four times might make Ks40,000. For example, they want to keep this ban for container trucks to travel only during nighttime, not daytime. This creates a lot of port congestion. So the prices of transportation increase dramatically. Because previously the drivers could earn more income. Because they are restricted to the night time, they can only make one trip. If it is day time, they can make three or four trips. Also, if they make three or four trips, it means exporters can share loads, but this is not possible if the drivers can only make one trip. Previously exporters might come together, and four would pay Ks10,000 each, meaning the driver Ks40,000. But now because there isn’t enough time, each exporter has to separately hire a truck and pay Ks40,000. Is it difficult to get approvals at the ports, particularly when showing up in the middle of the night? Our ports are also not properly equipped with the modern technology. Sometimes the examinations are carried up by x-ray. You may recall a recent incident where a type of drug was found in a container, or sometimes weapons in a container. *When this happens+, then they want to x-ray and check as many containers as possible…. Of course it’s random, but it takes more time. This creates congestion at the port.

Another thing is we don’t have dry ports. In other countries, checking, examination, quarantine, all those matters are being carried out at different locations, not at the ports. We don’t have places like that. All the examination and checking is done in front of the port, which adds to the congestion. MAPCO has a terminal planned in Thilawa. How does that fit into this picture? We are developing a port in plot number 28. We are working together with the owners of plot number 27 and 29 in order to have a combined jetty. Our jetty itself is only 200 meters. But we have our neighbours on the right and left, who each have a 200 meter jetty. If we built three separate jetties, it would be very difficult for navigation and berthing. So we decided to combine into one jetty that’s 590 meters long with three berthing spaces. Three vessels can berth at a time. This is more effective and efficient management of the space for the jetty. Will it be jointly run by the three companies? Yes. And what's the completion date? Has work started yet? 2019. And we have previously received an MIC permit. We’ve finished the design, and the construction for the standalone jetty. Now it’s being combined so we’re doing a new design.




In your 2016 annual report, we noticed it says MAPCO’s exports of rice declined. We were surprised at this. Can you explain what's happening with your rice exports, and which markets you are looking for and why? In fact, the previous government policy was a total nightmare for quality-oriented exporters, because the previous government didn’t control border trade. Border trade has a good point, which is that it is something everyone can do. One truckload can cost $10,000, or as little as $6,000 or $7,000. It’s like guerilla warfare. But if we *MAPCO+ want to export to Japan, the shipments have to be 5,000 or 6,000 metric tonnes. It’s the smallest sized vessel, and it’s going to cost about $2m or $3m.

So you can imagine the preparation, with a small vessel costing $2m or $3m, when one lorry is $7,000. It’s not only about the size or amount of money, what is important is the quality. Trucks that export illegally *from China’s point of view+ don’t require any inspection, any quarantine, any specifications.

The specifications are just determined by eye. The buyer comes and says, okay for this rice I’ll give you $200, and for this rice I’ll give you $250. It doesn’t require quarantine or fumigation, it doesn’t require the composition of broken, such as 5% or 10% broken rice. China is now buying everything it can purchase. During the time of the previous government, the border was managed uncontrollably. The government neglected it. The paddy price was very high, and then farmers didn’t care about improving their productivity, because their income is high. But the price is not very competitive for exporters in Yangon. We initiated exports to Japan in 2013 and 2014, but by 2015 and 2016 we could not export any more, because Thai and Vietnam rice prices were much cheaper. We also cannot export to West Africa in a substantial way because the Pakistan price is cheaper than the Myanmar price. This is the situation, and we are strongly advising the Myanmar NLD government on this. Of course border trade is something we cannot neglect. But too much of an uncontrolled situation will create too many negative conditions to implement quality. We have invested huge amounts of money to improve rice milling and process, but they don’t care, they simply purchase the low quality rice. This is very difficult. For most exporters, it is a nightmare.




Another problem is the export revenue from border trade is not cited in the Myanmar banking system. The government may mention we export 2m tonnes, or 1.5m tonnes, or 1m tonnes to China through the border. But where is the export revenue? Why is this? Because the Chinese government officially does not allow the import of rice. The Chinese government is so smart. When they are in need, they turn a blind eye. When they have a surplus, they make some arrest and detain some trades. The Myanmar side is legal and the Chinese side is illegal. Because of this, the buyer and seller cannot use the banking system. If you look at companies exporting from Myanmar to China, there are only about fix or six *official+ companies. But these five or six just provide the service of presenting their company documents. Other individuals like Thomas, Michael and John, normal exporters, they just purchase one or two truck-loads for supply to China, but they use these other companies’ documents. And there is no money in the banking system. That’s what we’ve been talking about with the Myanmar government. For normal *ocean+ trade, the money is cited by means of a letter of credit or telegraphic transfer. It’s a bank to bank transfer and the tax is properly paid. Border and normal trade should at least be balanced.

So if Myanmar plans to export 2m tonnes of rice, at least 1m should be by border and 1m by normal This should be the basic policy direction. Previously during the U Thein Sein time, the border trade was about 85% and normal trade was about 15%. That’s why our exports declined. Then the NLD came in to power. One thing is they want to control border trade. It’s a good arrangement. Another thing is because of the fighting this year, border trade slowed. In 2016-17 it is about 60% to 40%, with border trade being about 60% and normal trade 40%. Myanmar has exported about 1.6m metric tonnes, which is more than last year in terms of volume and revenue. Where is the market potential for normal trade? For instance, Europe is a very hard market with high quality standards? We are exporting to Europe, mostly broken rice. This is something we have to improve, because the EU has given the GSP initiative, so rice is entitled for tax incentive. European buyers want to buy. A comparison is Cambodia and Myanmar. Cambodia exports good quality rice such as jasmine rice to Myanmar. Their milling industry is not big compared to Myanmar’s. They export about 100,000 tonnes to Europe, but since it’s good quality, they are receiving about $60m or $70m. Myanmar is exporting about 200,000 metric tonnes to Europe, but it is exporting only broken rice. So Myanmar receives only about $40m.




We don’t compare in terms of quality. Cambodia exports only 100,000 tonnes, but Myanmar exports twice this. Yet Cambodia’s revenue is $70m, while Myanmar’s is $40m. That’s why we need to modernise our milling and processing capacity. Or milling capacity is much bigger *than Cambodia’s+ in terms of volume, but in terms of quality, we have a small number. Cambodia has about six or seven very modern rice mills, with Thai investment. The Thai exporters *are attracted to Cambodia+ by GSP. If they export from Thailand, they don’t get GSP. That’s something we really need to do in Myanmar. We really need to allow this kind of foreign investment.

MAPCO has planned an industrial zone at Myang Mya in Ayeyarwady Region. Can you tell us what the business is? In Myanmar, people always say there is abundant potential in terms of an agri food industry. It is something we need to promote in Myanmar, because we are an agricultural country, but our agri food industry is very new.

If you go to most kitchens in Yangon, the fish sauce is imported from Thailand. Even at my house, my wife and mother purchase Thai products, even simple fish sauce. We also produce fish sauce in Myanmar, but we still import from Thailand. The same with salt, and canned fruit. But we have a lot of potential in Myanmar. We have tomatoes, vegetables, corn, fruits. We can do a lot of different types of cultivation, and also can organise organic farming. But the lack of an agri food industry and food processing, such as facilities and factories, the value add, is a weak link in the supply chain. We considered this, and said, ok, the industry is very much weakened. We noticed four significant points. Number one, there is no agri food industrial zone. You may ask, what about Thilawa SEZ, or Hlaing Thar Yar, or Shwe Pyi Thar industrial zones? The problem is if you are doing agri food, on your right is a plastic factory and your left is fertiliser. How can you then promote food safety in a polluted environment? You cannot apply for food grade manufacturing certificates. This is one thing we should consider. It doesn’t need to be a big area, certainly not the Thilawa SEZ. But maybe four or five factories can form a cluster and operate. The second thing we consider is land price. It is important to make yourself competitive in agri food production.




If you look at Thilawa SEZ or Hlaing Tharyar, one acre of land is $300,000 or $400,000. Nobody is willing to invest huge amounts. Agri food processing should also be small, and it’s not very capital intensive. Land prices are very high, which makes it very hard to develop agri food. The third point is zoning. If you want to do agri food production, there should be a backup network of farmers, and that should be in the form of zoning. A lack of zoning means a pro-cessing facility has some pineapples coming from Shan State, and some from Tanintharyi Region and some from Ayeyarwady Region. They have different quality, different tastes, different aromas, different sizes. So how do you produce homogonised and uniform quality? It’s very difficult, so no one wants to do it. That’s why zoning is important. Number four, agri food processing usually requires a lot of labour. So there should be access to affordable and reasonably low labour cost. We noticed in Myaung Mya we have about 300 acres of land. We want to introduce an agri food processing zone. There is no fertiliser, no plastics, no garments, it's purely dedicated to food. Our intention is for it to be for products like rice crackers, rice noodles and bean cakes, as well as dried bananas and mangos. Another thing is our land price is very low. We don’t want to make money out of the land. We want to make money out of our products. Myaung Mya is very much the centre of Ayeyarwady Region. We can organise raw materials and zoning.

We can say, okay the east village of Myaung Mya grows only pineapple and this village grows only peanuts. And also labour is quite easily accessible and reasonable. When will it be finished? We have already submitted the plan to MIC, so we're now waiting for MIC approval. We are curious about the YSX, or listing on a different market. Where is MAPCO at? What's the plan? We have a plan for listing. We’ve also looked at the listing criteria. One of the things is profitability. Two years of consecutive profit is required. Last year, our business performance was good, but we had a case in Indonesia. When we exported to Indonesia, we had an SPS issue. This is something we are looking at, because the Indonesian side withheld a significant amount of money, about $2m. Now we are discussing a refund. This is overshadowing our listing for the time being. It affects our profits, so also affects our listing. We are talking serious about this with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the YSX, as well as the Indonesian government. In fact it was a G2G arrangement. If this issue can be overcome, we intend to list this year. But for the time being, we can’t be concrete. Another thing is that previously we were waiting for the approval of foreign institutional buyers to be allowed to invest in YSX-listed companies.




I think domestic investors are not very interested in the capital markets. It will take some time for them to consider participation, particularly investing and purchasing shares. Going forward, where are you going to allocate your capital spending? Is it going to be toward the rice milling business specifically, or would you look at more transport and infrastructure, or indus-trial zone related projects? From our side, we are a rice and agri business company. Yet although we concentrate on rice, we can-not stay just in rice. The farmers we are deal-ing with are not only concerned about rice. For instance, between the monsoon and summer, often farmers grow beans and pulses. Our company does contract farming for rice, and they ask, why not the same thing for beans. For example, we supply fertilizer and agri chemicals for rice. Why not support beans? We are dealing with the same farmers in 60 or 70% of cases, and they grow rice but also beans and other fruits and vegetables. Transport and logistics is also something we are now discussing with an international partner. I cannot disclose the name, but we almost finalised the name for working together. Our rice complexes and warehouses are on the riverside. We need a lot of trucking and barging, so we are thinking about river barges.

We want to do truck and barge operations and we want to work together with an international company to utilise our cargo. At the same time, we can use the trucking and barging to support our rice mills. We can also consider supporting cargo from Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone to Thilawa, but instead of using roads we would use barges. We are going to sign the MoU in early May with that international partner. Logistics Two finalists for combined Thilawa port design tender Final negotiations are underway between two design bidders for a combined port in Thilawa SEZ, according to U Ye Min Aung, managing director of Myanmar Agri-business Public Corporation (MAPCO).

The two finalists are Singaporean firm Surbana Jurong and Myanmar firm Royal Hexagon. The port is to be built on Lots No. 27, 28 and 29 of Thilawa SEZ, with each lot having a width of 200 ft. Lot No. 28 is owned by MAPCO, with Myanmar Edible Oil Industrial Public Corporation Ltd (MEICO) and Myanmar Agriculture and General Development Public (MAGDP) owning Lots No. 27 and 29, respectively.




“We decided to combine three wharves since we think it is better to dock the vessels in one place rather than having three separate wharves,” U Ye Min Aung said. So, the combined wharf will stretch 600 ft in total when completed in 2019. The separate wharves had received MIC approval, though it is unclear if the new combined plans will require new approval. It could not be confirmed when the winning design bidder would be announced, or if any plans exist for further build tenders. The complete port is said to be jointly managed by three companies, with separate autonomy on the lands behind the port. Road Analysis: Myanmar's planned passages to India more talk than reality Transportation links with India continue to be discussed, but few projects are moving forward, and those that are have been approved continue to be affected by delays. India has been keen to strengthen links with Myanmar, partly due to increasingly business opportunities, but also to improve connections through Myanmar to the rest of ASEAN as well as China. However, progress has been slower than many would like, despite progress on Myanmar transport and logistics connections being an important part of India’s “Act East” policy. Trade volumes between India and Myanmar continue to be well below Myanmar-Thailand and Myanmar-China, and Myanmar's transport infrastructure and trade connections are far weaker with India than they are with Thailand and China.

Indian media carries frequent reports of various political leaders promoting closer transport ties. Indian Express for instance carried an article on 12 April, claiming that the Arunachal Pradesh deputy chief minister was pushing for the reopening of the Stilwell Road between India and Myanmar. He made the request to India’s ambassador to Myanmar during his recent visit to the northeast Indian province. The Stilwell Road was built by the Allied Army during World War II, connecting Assam in India with Kunming in China, through Myanmar. The proposal has been discussed on many previous occasions, and is far from the only transport connections mooted between India and Myanmar. Last year, the Indian government announced plans to build and repair about 69 bridges in Myanmar, as it seeks to upgrade the trilateral highway connecting India with Myanmar and then Thailand at the Mae Sot / Myawaddy checkpoint. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar economic corridor Meanwhile, The Hindu reported on 19 April that negotiations on the stalled Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor are to resume this week in Kolkata. The Joint Study Group of academics and officials from the BCIM countries are to meet at a seminar in the southwestern China city of Nanchong on 25 and 26 April to finalise the road map for the corridor. The article stated that the corridor is to eventually run from Kunming in southern China, through Myanmar nodal points including Mandalay and Lashio, through Bangladesh to India.




There are reportedly two main missing links, including one in India and another between Kalewa and Monywa in Myanmar. The last BCIM meeting was reportedly held in Bangladesh in December 2014. The article stated that Indian concerns over linking the project with Pakistan had soured its interest in participating, while an article in the Hindustan Times cited security concerns in the area, as well as diplomats privately blaming either side. India has lately been keen on the BIMSTEC group of countries as its preferred vehicle for working in the region. The group includes South Asian countries as well as Myanmar and Thailand, but not Pakistan. India has also reportedly moved away from Saarc as its preferred regional vehicle, largely as Pakistan is a member. Kaladan Multi-Modal project Bangladesh media has reported that the BCIM plans are a way of opening up India’s remote northeast. However, India has invested considerable time and money into the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit project, which has faced repeated hurdles but also aims to reach the cut-off northeast. It is unclear how the BCIM plans and the Kaladan plans would eventually intersect, or if they are to compete. India’s Ministry of External Affairs admitted on 16 April that the road component of its Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Project is behind schedule, according to an article in the Assam Tribune.

The project is to link the Indian port city of Kolkata with isolated northeast India by water and road links through western Myanmar, though has been criticised as being well behind schedule. However, a contract for road construction of the Paletwa, Myanmar to Indian border stretch of the Kaladan project was awarded to Essar Group of India in March. Construction is to take 36 months. Other components, including the Port and Inland Water Transport terminal at Sittwe, Rakhine State, and facilities on the Kaladan river to Paletwa, have reportedly been completed, Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar was quoted as saying. Road Nine bus lines to operate from Mawlamyine to Bilu island A total of nine bus lines with over 140 buses are to begin regular service between the Mon State capital of Mawlamyine and Chaung Sone township on Bilu island, once the controversial Bogyoke Aung San bridge is open, according to several local media reports. Local groups have complained about the propriety of naming the bridge in heart of the Mon territory after a Bamar leader, Bogyoke Aung San. The resulting dispute appears to have delayed the opening of the bridge, which is essentially complete. Once it does open, buses will be operating between Chaung Sone and the Hlaing bus terminal in Mawlamyine from 6am to 6pm. Some online rumors have stated the bridge is to open on 1 May, but so far authorities have not confirmed the date.




Bridge planned to improve access to Shwe Sat Taw pagoda A reinforced concrete bridge is planned in Minbu township of Magwe Region to improve pilgrims’ access to the famous Shwe Sat Taw pagoda, according to Magwe Region chief minister Dr U Aung Moe Nyo. Shwe Sat Taw is one of Magwe Region’s best-known religious sites. Soil testing is currently being conducted, and construction on pillars in the Man creek is to begin before the rainy season, which usually starts in May, Daily Eleven reported.

The bridge is to be about 500ft long and 30ft wide. It will cost about Ks1.4bn ($1m), with the costs funded by pagoda visitors. Yangon Chief Minister ducks out on YBS discussion Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein was absent from discussions on 24 April in Yangon Region parliament related to the status of the Yangon Bus Service. The YBS was launched in January with heavy support from U Phyo Min Thein, who sought to bring order to the chaos of Myanmar roads. He was absent from the discussions, the Irrawaddy reported on 25 April.

However, some riders have expressed criticism of the new service, as it cut down the number of lines and saw several hundred old buses taken off the road, increasing commute times for many. Road to Ayeyarwady Region islands to be improved The dust road to the Gaw Yin Gyi island in Ayeyarwady Region is to be upgraded to a new surface, including possibly concrete or asphalt, according to a local official, as quoted in Pyay Myanmar. The road has been damaged by overuse from those travelling to the island, which is about 10 miles from Nga Yoke Kaung branch road. Authorities hope the improved road boosts commodity prices and improves tourism access to the area. Yangon Region to install chips in vehicles The Yangon Region government is to install radio-frequency identifying chips in licensed vehicles this month, as part of its efforts to take illegal vehicles off the road, Daily Eleven reported, citing a statement from business group UMFCCI. The aim is to assist authorities in differenti-ating legally and illegally imported vehicles. The same article said the Ministry of Transport and Communications is trying to hire experts to address growing vehicle congestion in Yangon. Hello Cabs raises millions Yangon ride hailing app Hello Cabs has raised several million dollars in funding from U Nay Min Thu, founder of iMyanmar Group, according to a 24 April article in Deal Street Asia citing sources close to the deal.




The firm started operations in 2014 with $1m initial investment from Yaung Ni Oo, Strategic Development International Holdings, and Singapore-based GAP VC, the article said. The funding comes a month after Singapore’s Grab began an initial launch in the country. Uber is also poised to enter and local firm Oway Ride has raised funding from the International Finance Corporation.

Bus line halts over low fares Workers on the No 75 bus line have gone on strike over a decision by the Yangon Region Transport Authority to lower ticket fares, according to an Eleven Media article. Fares are currently set at Ks100 to Ks300 each, though bus employees say it is not enough to cover the costs of trips between Thuawanna Myo Oo Zayti (in Thinangyun township) and Sin Ma Leik (in downtown Yangon). YRTA to replace 75% of Yangon buses The Yangon Region Transport Authority (YRTA) plans to replace three-quarters of the buses in the Yangon Bus System within four months, Mizzima quoted YRTA secretary Dr Maung Aung as saying. The YRTA was set up in January in an ambitious attempt to overhaul the city’s transport links. One main selling point was that a large number of buses would be imported from China, modernising bus transport.

While a number of old buses have been taken off the road with the revamp, few new buses have been added. The article said that about 1,000 of the city’s 3,500 buses are considered new, and added that about 2,000 buses are to arrive in Yangon soon, imported by two of the city’s best-known bus firms, Bandoola Company and Myitta Hlaing Company, with another 1,000 to arrive later. Bus accident Yangon-Mandalay highway The 34 passengers on a Yangon-Mandalay bus were not injured when a bus operated by Shweyi Phu Pwint company collided with a concrete pole on a bridge on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway, after the driver fell asleep, according to a 21 April article in the Global New Light of Myanmar. Although no passengers were injured, there were about $800 in damages, and authorities took action against the driver under section 279 of the criminal code. Tender winner for bus stops to be announced shortly Yangon City Development Committee will announce the winners of a tender for bus-stop upgrades as soon as this week, according to a 24 April article in state-run Myawaddy Daily. A total of five companies submitted tender applications, of which two have been shortlisted, and one is to be selected shortly. The two finalists are a local company and a joint foreign-local company. The tender winner is to first upgrade 250 bus-stops, with potential for further upgrades later. It is thought that the winners will also control advertising on the bus stops.




Chinese firm introduces three-wheel cycles and battery cars in Mandalay Chinese firm China Zhong Chen has begun selling three-wheel cycles and battery-operated cars in Mandalay, according to an article in Myanmar Times Daily. The firm is working through local distributor Shwe Min Thar. It is the sole distributor of the products in the city. The Road Transport Administration Department has reportedly approved the three-while cycles, but not yet the cars. The company claims the vehicles can run for 50km on a charge, with a battery-powered three-wheel cycle costing $1,700. Mandalay plans more traffic light censors and CCTV Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) is planning to install more traffic light sensors in the city, as well as CCTV cameras, as it seeks to improve traffic flow and catch those disobeying the traffic laws. The Voice reported on 26 April that 21 traffic light sensors were set up in the 2016-17 fiscal year, and that MCDC is to add 10 more this year. Currently only one set of traffic lights has CCTV, though that is to increase to 7 CCTV this year. A tender is to be announced by MCDC for this work, and follows similar efforts by Yangon authorities.

Pedestrian crossing lights to be installed in Yangon About 300 LED lights will be installed at Yangon pedestrian crossings, Yangon Region Minister of Planning and Finance U Myit Thaung said during a meeting of the regional parliament, according to an article in Daily Eleven. Plans are also in place to repaint faded pedestrian-crossing lines and replace broken signals. The installation is to take place over the next three months, with the busiest intersections to be prioritised, the Myanmar Times Daily reported. Meanwhile, in the 2015-2016 fiscal year, action was taken over 6,059 vehicles under 3 tonnes and 1,609 vehicles over 3 tonnes disobeying the road rules. Measurement work done for Yangon-Dala bridge Measurements are being taken on the ground to hold the Yangon-Dala bridge starting 26 April, ahead of planned construction, state newspaper the Mirror reported. The preparations are taking place on both sides of the river, including Dala township and also in Lanmadaw township in downtown Yangon. The completed measurements will be given to Soosong company of Korea to help it with its design. The work may be a response to criticism of the previous design of the project. Authorities have now launched a redesign of the long-awaited bridge. The next step is soil testing, which is to begin on 27 April and last 16 days.




The bridge has been proposed for years, with the recent South Korea-led initiative kicking off in 2013. Water Dozens dead in Pathein boat accident At least 30 people were killed when a boat returning from a wedding to Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region crashed with another vessel in the night, according to AFP. The boat was carrying about 60 passengers, with 21 bodies initially found on 8 April, and more discovered later. The accident echoes a number of recent accidents, including one in October 2016, when 73 people died when a boat capsised on the Chindwin river and another in March 2015 when about 60 people died. Cargo vessel capsizes in Yangon river A cargo ship capsized near Bargayar Port in Kyinmyindine township, Yangon on the evening of 26 April, according to media reports. The ship was reportedly docked at Bargayar Jetty next to another ship, but when the other vessel left, the M.V. Shwelettwar started to sink. The capsising may have occurred due to the vessel being overloaded. The Global New Light of Myanmar reported that it started listing to its right side around 4pm, coming to rest at about 6:20pm. The vessel had arrive at the port on 20 April, and was scheduled to travel to Sittwe, Rakhine State with two cars, food, cooking oil and other commodities, with a total weight of 450 tonnes.

The article said no casualties were reported, but cargo with a value of Ks100m ($74,000) was lost. Attempts to retrieve the ship on the night of 26 April were being slowed by strong currents. Yangon water taxi to launch in third week of May The Yangon Region Transport Authority expects Yangon’s water taxi to begin operation in the third week of May, military-owned Myawady Daily reported on 26 April. The water taxi has been planned since last November to take some pressure off the city’s congested streets. Local firm Tint Tint Myanmar was selected as the winner for a tender earlier this year, and is working to set up the project. Water taxis are set to stop at seven harbors on the Hlaing river, and 11 harbors on the Nga Moe Yeik (Pazundaung) creek. Fares are to be Ks300, and the harbors are to be near bus stops for commuters’ convenience. Similar services have operated successfully in cities such as Bangkok, though the model is untried in Myanmar. Yangon river bank reclamation project underway Myanma Port Authority has begun a five-year program of clearing sandbanks from the Yangon river, the most important conduit for the country’s maritime trade, according to an article in Myawaddy Daily. The work is led by Myanma Port Authority, though it has support from international organisations. The authority is using its own ships as well as privately-owned vessels for the work.




The work is aiming to allow ships with a length of up to 200m to access ports located on the Yangon river, instead of limiting the vessels to Thilawa. Rice carrier ship second-longest to ever enter Yangon river The 185-meter M V Tomini Amity, a rice carrier ship, berthed at Sule Jetty No 2, becoming the second-largest cargo ship to ever berth at a Yangon river port, The Mirror reported. The ship will carry 22,000 tonnes of rice, of which 12,000 tonnes will be exported to India and the rest to countries in Western Africa. The shallow draft and slim room to maneuver in Yangon river has been a significant hamper on trade, and is part of the rationale behind the construction of the Thilawa port, which has a deeper depth. The longest ship recorded to have berthed at a Yangon river port is the 190 metre long Top Fair, which entered the river earlier this month. Air Flymya buys London startup Myanmar-based Flymya.com has bought London-based startup Switch.cm for $600,000, according to a press released. Flyma.com is a Myanmar online store for air tickets and other travel-related services. It is a subsidiary of BOD Tech and has a presence in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam as well as Myanmar. The acquisition will allow flymya to improve its work with small and medium-sized hotels. Switch.cm is London based, but has an Indonesia development office.

Kan Air mulls Myanmar flights if investor can be found Grounded Thai airline Kan Air is aiming to expand flights to Myanmar if it is able to find a joint-venture partner, according to a 21 April article in The Bangkok Post. The airline has been grounded as its two planes, an ATR 72-500 and a 12-seat Cessna Grand Caravan 208B currently require repairs. The airline had been servicing domestic Thai destinations, but is looking for partners to provide capital injections to allow it to expand with more aircraft, and new routes including Myanmar, China and India.

Trade and Logistics CITIC chairman meets with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi China International Trust and Investment Company (CITIC) chairman Chang Zhenming met with Myanmar state counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 21 April, according to an article in The Global New Light of Myanmar. CITIC was the lead on the consortium that won two of the three concessions for the Kyaukphyu SEZ in late 2015. However, the project has been slow-moving, and it is unclear how much support the project has from the current National League for Democracy government.




It is likely that Chan Zhenming sought to move the Kyaukphyu project forward during his meeting with the state counsellor. CEA Myanmar completes tricky brewery tank installation CEA Project Logistics Myanmar completed the transport and installation of two 18 tonne vertical storage tanks at a Yangon brewery, according to a press release from the firm. The project required two cranes to operate in a narrow location outside the facility. CEA teams prepared the installation area and affixed anchor bolts to each concrete tank base, before the arrival of the tanks. After the first tank had arrived both the 100 tonne mobile crane and 30 tonne tailing crane positioned themselves either side of the trailer in the narrow alley. All required slings were attached to both ends of the tank and the cranes began the lift, the release said. Due to working in such a confined space each tank had to be lifted above and clear of the adjacent buildings, the crane then turned and lowered each tank onto its concrete base allowing for final alignment and the anchor bolts to be fixed. CEA Projects Myanmar was officially established in January 2013 with 10,000 sq m of warehouse and office space at Thilawa. Taiwan to open investment desk The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, which functions as a de facto Taiwan embassy in countries such as Myanmar which have relations with the People’s Republic of China, is setting up a Taiwan Desk to facilitate Taiwanese private investment in Myanmar, according to Taiwan News.

The article portrayed the move as part of Taiwan’s “New Southbound Policy”, which seeks to strengthen Taiwan’s trade and economic ties in South and Southeast Asia. The desk is being set up with support of KPMG, and is to assist in areas such as legal, tax, labour and environmental protection. Taiwan has five investment offices in the region, in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar. The article stated that Taiwan-Myanmar bilateral trade totaled $281m in 2016, a 4% increase on year. Rail Ministry lays out large-scale rail upgrade plans A project to improve five important railroad sections, including the Yangon-Mandalay and Yangon-Pyay railways, is a key priority under the transportation master plan, according to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, as reported in a 19 April article in state-run newspaper The Global New Light of Myanmar. The five sections are said to cover ‘80 percent’ of the country, and are listed as The 385-mile long Yangon-Mandalay rail-

road The 340-mile long Mandalay-Myitkyina

railroad section The 176-mile long Yangon-Mawlamyine

railroad section The 160-mile long Yangon-Pyay railroad

section The Yangon circular railroad The total cost of the comprehensive set of upgrades is reportedly estimated to reach $60bn.




Currently, the Yangon circular railway is being upgraded, with work made possible by $200m in loans from Japan. The upgrades are expected to complete by the 2020 FY, and comprise preliminary engineering, embankment maintenance and a proper drainage system, reported the article. Indian locomotives to arrive on 1 May Five new locomotives purchased will arrive at Thilawa on 1 May. The locomotives are brand-new, and “cheaper than the ones bought from China”, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported on 23 April. It added that new coaches from China will arrive in Myanmar shortly.

Train service to link to Yangon, Mandalay dry ports Dry ports planned for Yangon and Mandalay are to have freight train service, in an attempt to reduce the cost of moving shipping containers, the Myawaddy Daily quoted the Ministry of Planning and Finance as saying. The ministry is working with the Ministry of Transport and Communication to provide improved freight train service between Myanmar’s two largest cities, aiming to take some container trains off the road. Currently a large volume of container trucks travel from China to Mandalay to Yangon when importing products.

Myanma Railways, under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, signed a land lease deal with Kerry Logistics and Resource Group Logistics for the construction of the two dry ports under Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) terms last month. The lack of proper dry ports have been serious hindrances to Myanmar’s trade and logistics.




Organisation Description Deadline Contact

Road construction special group (16) in Rakhine State's Ann township

Road construction special group (16) in Rakhine State's Ann township invites interested companies to supply road construction materials, including transportation to construction sites. Payment will be made in Myanmar Kyat. Date to obtain tender application form – 15 May 2016 to 19 May 2017 Tender opening date – 21 May 2017, 8 am

19/5/17 Ph-09-961838585, 09-972998809, 09-787567136

The Mandalay Region Rural Development Department

The Mandalay Region Rural Development Department invites interested companies to build an asphalt road (13/4 miles), a stone road (13/7 miles), 12 concrete bridges and 18 box culverts. Date to obtain tender application form – 2 May 2017 to 29 May 2017 Closing date to submit tender application form – 30 May 2017, 4:30 pm Place to submit tender application form – Rural Development Department for Mandalay region, No. (00-11/1), 68th street, Amarapura township, Mandalay region

30/5/17

Rural Development Department for Mandalay Region, Mandalay,

Ph- 02-5155148, 02-5155149.

NEW TENDERS





Myanma Railways under Ministry of Transport and Communication

Myanma Railways under Ministry of Transport and Communication invites the interested parties to supply ballast sized 1’’x 1 ½’’. Payment will be made in Myanmar kyats. Tender closing date – 16 May 2017, 2:30 pm Tender application form can be obtained at Supplement Depart-ment, Myanma Railways, Strand road, Botahtaung township, Yangon starting from 24 April.

16/5/17 Ph 01-294352, 01-291994

NEW TENDERS



Places to transport Number x 100 (Volume)

carriage headed for Maw Han station 200

Pin Baw station 500

carriage headed for Sha Pyay station 1000

carriage headed for King station 1000

carriage headed for Mel Zar station 1000

carriage headed for Sel Ywar station 1000

carriage headed for Na Bar station 1000

carriage headed for Pin Wel station 1000

carriage headed for Nant Se Aung station 1000

carriage headed for Bel Lin station 4500

carriage headed for San Sel station 500

carriage headed for Shwe Nyaung station 500

carriage headed for Yay Ni station 4000

carriage headed for Kyay Taw station 4000

Zin Kyaik station 3000

carriage headed for Yinn Nyein station 1000

carriage headed for Taung Soon station 1000

carriage headed for Kyaw Thar station 100

carriage headed for Kalay station 200

carriage headed for See Haung station 200

carriage headed for Intaw Kyel station 500



The Road Department under Ministry of Construction

The Road Department under Ministry of Construction invites interested companies to supply all sizes of crushed stone, cement, sand, rebar and wood for road and bridge construction in eastern Shan State. Payment will be made in Myanmar Kyat. Starting date to obtain tender application form – 12 May 2017 Place to obtain tender application form - (1) District’s assistance manager office, road department, Mya Yadanar road, No. (4) ward, Keng Tung town, Shan State (2) Chief officer (civil) office, road department, Mat Man township, Mat Man town, State State Closing date to submit tender application form – 26 May 2017 Place to select tender – Chief Officer (civil) office, Road depart-ment, Mat Man township, Shan State

26/5/17 Ph- 09-5041494, 09-257575275, 09-420733562.

NEW TENDERS





Yangon Region General Administration Department

Yangon Region General Administration Department invites interested local companies to supply the following cars: (1) Wagon (1 lot) (2) Saloon (10 lots) (3) Double Cab/Extra Cab (25 lots) Tender application forms can be obtained at Yangon region general administration department. Opening date to obtain tender application form: 3 April 2017 Tender opening date: 5 May 2017 (09:00)

30/4/17

Yangon region general administration department, Ahlon street, Yangon,

Ph- 01-2302179, 01-2302114.

Myanma Railways under Ministry of Transport and Communication

Myanma Railways under Ministry of Transport and Communication invites interested companies to supply ballast extracted from Thein Zayat, Mop Palin and Kyaik Hto(Mayangone) quarries, including transportation to following locations.

(1) Transportation to carriage headed for Mop Palin station – (15000x100 volume)

(2) Transportation to Phayar Gyi station – (7000x100 volume)

(3) Transportation to Pyi Pone station – (8000x100 volume)

(4) Transportation to Phaung Taw Thi station – (9000x100 volume)

(5) Transportation to Pel Newl Kone station – (21000x100 volume)

Tender closing date – 16 May 2017, 2:30 pm

Tender application form can be obtained at Supplement Depart-ment, Myanma Railways, Botahtaung township starting from 24 April 2017.

16/5/17 Ph – 294352, 291994

OPEN TENDERS





Myanma Railways under the Ministry of Transport and Communications

Myanma Railways under the Ministry of Transport and Communications invites interested companies to conduct the following work:

Payment will be made in Myanmar Kyats.

Tender closing date and time:

For No(1): 19 June 2017, 10:00 For No(2): 19 June 2017, 14:00 Place to submit tender form: Myanma Railways, Director Gen-eral office, Naypyitaw railway station, Pobba Thiri township, Naypyitaw The tender winner is to develop the following specific works. (1) Pre engineering works (2) Railroad fixing and maintenance works (3) Railroad upgrading work (4) Work to ensure adequate drainage along the railway (5) Upgrades on waterways under railway bridges (6) Level-crossing upgrade work (7) Signal and communication construction work (8) Station and platform upgrade work (9) DEMU carriage fixing factory upgrade work (10) Civil engineering work concerning electric power transmis-sion for signal and communication work

6/6/17

(1) Myanma Railways, Director General office, Naypyitaw station, Pobba Thiri township, Naypyitaw, ph- 067-77016 (2) Supplement department, Myanma Railways, Corner of Strand road and (51) street, Yangon, Ph- 294352, 291994

OPEN TENDERS



No. Tender Number Works

1 MR/YCR/UG/CP 101 (T) 2017-18

To upgrade pagoda road-Kyeemyindine-Insein-Danyingon route

2 MR/YCR/UG/CP 102 (T) 2017-18

To upgrade Dagyingon-Mingaladon-Pazundaung route



Myanma Railways

Myanma Railways invites the prequalification and bids for Track, Signalling and Telecommunication works which will be developed with an ODA loan received from Japan International Corporation Agency. Tender closing date - 31 March 2017 The eligible nationality of applicants should be Japanese in the case of the prime contractor. In cases where the prime contractor is a joint venture, such joint venture will be eligible provided that the nationality of the lead partner is Japanese, that the nationality of the other partners is Japanese and/ or Myanmar and that total share of work of Japanese partners in the joint venture is more than 50% of the contract amount. Interested eligible applicants may obtain the documents on the submission of a written application to the Tender office in the head office of Myanma Railway at Naypyitaw Railway Station Compound, Pobba Thiri township, Naypyitaw, Myanmar during office hours. Bids must be delivered to the address above mentioned on or before the closing date and time. Technical Bids will be opened on 28 July 2017 at 14:00 at the conference room, Myanma Railways Head Office, Naypyitaw in the presence of representatives from prequalified bidders.

30/6/17

Myanma Railways, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Naypyitaw Railway Station Compound, Pobba Thiri township, Naypyitaw.

Ph- +95 6777024

Facsimile number - +95 67 77164

E-mail – [email protected], [email protected]

OPEN TENDERS



Invitation for PQ and Bids

Description Non-refundable Document Fee

IFP No: MR/PQ/101, PQ/102, PQ/103

CP 101 From Pazundaung to Bago (70.8km) CP 102 from Bago to Nyaunglebin (79.8km) CP 103 from Nyaunglebin to Taungoo (116 km)

$ 100

IFP No: MR/BD/101, BD/102, BD/103

CP 101, CP 102 & CP 103 package

$ 1000 (per package)



The Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

The Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation invites interested companies to develop roads in Taunggyi, Hopong, Nyaung Shwe, Lawksawk and Kalaw of Shan State. Interested parties can obtain the application form (Ks 50,000 cost) at Rural development, Kyay Lat street, bridge department, starting from 5 April 2017. Application form is to be submitted no later than 26 May 2017, 14:00. Application form should be submitted separately for each con-struction area.

26/5/17

(1) Daw Tin Moe Myint (Director)- Kyay Lat street, Bridge department, Rural development department, office No. (14), Naypyitaw, ph-067-409410, Fax- 067-409210, [email protected]

(2) U Kyaw Swar Aung (Director) - Rural development department, No. (14), Naypyitaw, ph- 067-409029, [email protected]

Myanma Port Authority under the Ministry of Transport and Communications

Myanma Port Authority under the Ministry of Transport and Communications invites interested local companies to redevelop Seikkyi Dam, in Seikkyi Khanaungto township by "anchor type", with the use of steel sheet pile.

Date to obtain tender application form: 10 April 2017 to 12 April 2017 Closing date for tender submission: 9 May 2017, 13:00 Place to obtain tender application form: No. (10) Pansodan Road, Myanma Port Authority (Civil Engineering Department)

9/5/17 09-5025780, 09-43127468

OPEN TENDERS



No. Township Road Length

1 Taunggyi Kanlong-Zalal road 17.3 km

2 Hopang Lwel Ont-Hti Bwar road 7.1 km

3 Nyaung Shwe Nyaung Shwe-Kanu road 6.5 km

4 Lawksawk Pin Pyit-War Phyar road 11.3 km

5 Kalaw Bawnai-Thayet Pu-Kanpani-Supani road

12.4 km

6 Kalaw Kanparni-Pawtote road 5.6 km



Myanma Railways under the Ministry of Transport and Communications

Myanma Railways under the Ministry of Transport and Communications invites interested parties to supply the following overhead crane.

Closing date to submit the tender application form will be 3 May 2017.

Tender application form can be bought at the Supplement department, Myanma Railways, Merchant road, Botahtaung township, Yangon starting from 13 March 2017.

3/5/17 Ph- 01-294352, 291994

Kayin State Development Committee

Kayin State Development Committee invites interested companies to develop the following works in Hpa-An town of Kayin state under a 30 year build-operate-transfer system. (1) Developing playground, garden and landscaping along 6,000 ft long strand road (2) Extension of road from base of Barme mountain to Shwe Yin Hmyaw pagoda and construction of pavement. (3) Construction of car parking and bank retaining work Opening date to obtain tender application form: 24 April 2017 (within office hours) Closing date for tender submissions: 12 May 2017 Tender opening date: 16 May 2017, 10:00 Tender opening place: Kayin State Development Committee, Thanlwin Road, No.(4) ward, Hpa-An town.

12/5/17 Kayin State Development Committee, Ph- 058-21683, 09-255926711

OPEN TENDERS



No. Tender Number Item

1 04/MaMa/CME (MIT) (17-18) 15 tonne overhead crane (2-sets)




Japan exports to Myanmar

Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2017 67 83

2016 62 89 99 96 69 70 67 57 88 82 106 98

2015 99 103 87 110 96 107 93 74 89 101 85 84

Japan imports from Myanmar


2017 77 92

2016 72 86 89 74 44 58 59 89 106 84 69 61

2015 69 77 76 72 40 56 75 79 117 114 73 67

Singapore exports to Myanmar

Jan Feb March April May June July August Sep Oct Nov Dec

2017 5 10 10

2016 17 13 11 8 5 10 33 8 19 11 7 10

2015 11 7 13 46 11 12 6 6 32 8 6 12

2014 11 6 20 5 8 13 55 5 6 49 6 16

Singapore imports from Myanmar


2017 290 367 327

2016 326 330 307 244 195 245 214 210 266 250 219 338

2015 308 311 332 226 248 235 272 187 276 262 344 374

2014 365 185 260 208 240 242 212 202 257 202 358 303

Thailand-Myanmar monthly trade (total trade)


2017 357 399

2016 351 347 380 335 379 340 333 327 326 320 350 387

2015 356 357 397 321 368 316 298 308 356 365 349 384

2014 346 346 393 339 392 319 334 340 368 355 332 377

U.S. exports to Myanmar


2017 18 18

2016 15 53 8 11 8 8 12 12 13 16 17 21

2015 14 19 12 7 11 50 7 6 6 58 23 15

2014 9 5 11 7 10 6 5 7 8 8 9 10

U.S. imports from Myanmar


2017 25 24

2016 15 18 15 19 19 16 20 31 24 25 25 18

2015 9 8 10 9 10 11 12 17 15 16 15 12

2014 5 9 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 7 15

All data is in US$ millions This data is obtained from the following sources: Japan’s Ministry of Finance Statistics Singapore Bank of Thailand




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Source: Myanmar Petroleum Trade Association. Myanmar Ks per litre Note: The original source refers to the figures as "fuel prices". According to our surveys of petrol stations, they are largely in line with retail prices in Yangon. The source notes that retail prices may vary from location to location due to transportation costs.



Retail fuel prices by March-April 2017

W/E 28 Mar W/E 4 Mar W/E 9 Mar W/E 21 Apr W/E 25 Apr

Diesel Ks. 710 Ks. 705 Ks.710 Ks. 705 710

Octane 95 Ks. 760 Ks. 760 Ks. 750 Ks. 750 755

Octane 92 Ks. 720 Ks. 710 Ks. 710 Ks. 710 720


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