Japan plans to provide 100 billion yen ($995 million) in loans to Myanmar for infrastructure development, a Japanese government source said Friday, the first such offer by Tokyo since the longtime opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi took office in March. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to ma...

A joint project to build coal-fired power stations involving the Union government and a foreign investor has divided local residents in Mon State. Yesterday about 6000 villagers gathered to protest against the project in Ann Din village, about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the town of Ye. The Thai...

Union Minister for Electricity and Energy U Win Khaing yesterday inspected a power plant project which is on test-run at Kyapan Village, Thaton Township, to supply electricity to eight townships in Kayin State. The plant, which has been came into operation since 1985 with an 18.45 MW gas turbine ...