We had the second Townhall Meeting on 6 March 2019. Some of you may have attended in person, some may have watched it on our NYDC Facebook Live Stream. It was a robust discussion and I am glad it was because it allowed us to hear some of the fervent arguments against the project. The discussion […]
On 11 February 2019, we had invited interested companies to submit EOI to begin the first step of the NYDC Challenge for the below infrastructure projects. These projects are part of the development of New Yangon City Phase 1. The closing date for EOI submission was on 28 February 2019 and I’m pleased to see […]
It has been nearly nine months since the first Town Hall Meeting held by the New Yangon Development Company Ltd in June 2018. Many changes and news have happened since and much progress has been made. To keep our stakeholders, and most importantly, the public abreast of the latest developments on the New Yangon City […]
Since the final Master Plan presentation at the YCDC City Hall on 15 February 2019, several articles and editorials have appeared in the local press and social media. While many of them supported the project and applauded the progress that has been made so far, especially the degree of transparency we have adopted in the […]
The New Yangon City team has kick-started the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Development of the New Yangon City Project Master Plan. This is in collaboration with the consultant Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the world’s largest independent sustainability company and they have been working in Myanmar since the 1990s. […]
NYDC is inviting interested companies to begin the first step of the NYDC Challenge for the below infrastructure projects for development of the New Yangon City Phase 1. 1) Power Supply and Distribution 2) Public Transport System 3) Cyber Connectivity Infrastructure 4) Municipal Waste Disposal 5) Natural Gas Supply and Distribution 6) Convention Center The […]
A Happy New Year to all and I hope you are having a good start to 2019. We ended 2018 with a very important milestone in the life and work of NYDC. We presented the first version of the master planning of the New Yangon City at a highly successful Visionary Workshop. The workshop was […]
I am encouraged by a couple of events that occurred recently.
Firstly, the Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC), Mr. Ning Jizhe, paid an official visit to Myanmar late last month. During his formal courtesy call to the Yangon Chief Minister, Mr. Ning reiterated China’s support for the development of New Yangon City. This is significant as a considerable sum of investment will be required for the construction of the basic infrastructure for the viability of the new city.
It is an honour and a privilege for me to serve the nation in the capacity of Vice Chairman and CEO of the New Yangon Development Company Limited (“NYDC”)
In my first blog, I had explained the vision of NYDC – which is to create 2 million new jobs. So what does it take to create 2 million new jobs? What are the requirements of turning this vision into a reality?
