Progress Updates

I hope you are all having a tremendous 2020 and it is my pleasure to share the first news update of NYDC. Last week, President Xi Jinping made a State visit to Myanmar. His visit was to commemorate 70 years of diplomatic relations between the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the People’s Republic […]

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NYDC’s Role in Resettlement Process

The land resettlement of the New Yangon City is the first major milestone task for NYDC. New Yangon City Phase I project employs a pioneering resettlement model and process in Myanmar; first of its kind in the country.  Creating a fair and transparent process and balancing it with smart city planning is essential to its […]

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New Yangon City Recognised at 6th SIP Planning Awards 2019

I am delighted to share that on 12th September 2019, New Yangon City was presented with a Merit Award for Best Planning Project at the 6th Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP) Planning Awards 2019. This award is a significant milestone for us as the SIP Planning Awards is a prestigious programme that recognises urban planners […]

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New Board Members Lead Next Stage of NYDC Growth

In line with NYDC’s transition into the next phase of growth and our ongoing commitment to achieving high efficiency in the development of the New Yangon City, which will ultimately merge into the existing Yangon, the Yangon Regional Government has recently decided to reorganise the Board of Directors of NYDC. I am therefore pleased to […]

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Evaluation of Expression of Interest for Stage-2 Infrastructure Projects 

On 11 February 2019, NYDC announced the Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in the Stage-2 infrastructure projects, which included six work streams, namely, 1) Power Supply and Distribution; 2) Natural Gas Supply and Distribution; 3) Cyber Connectivity; 4) Public Transport; 5)  Waste Management; and 6) a Convention and Exhibition Center for the […]

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Connecting with experts in City Planning

The NYDC team participated in the 2019 ULI Asia Pacific Summit that was held in Shanghai, China from 11th to 13th of June 2019. Urban Land Institute, commonly known as ULI, is the oldest and largest network of cross-disciplinary real estate and land use experts in the world. It was founded in 1936 with offices […]

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The Completion of New Yangon City Master Planning

The master planning for New Yangon City was recently completed by AECOM, which identified the most efficient land use planning and built environment. This included infrastructure, economic development, environmental planning, transportation planning, social and cultural planning. AECOM was able to conduct a thorough analysis and created a sustainable new city by integrating all elements of the build […]

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How NYDC Develops New Yangon City Sustainably

For the scoping of the environmental study perimeter for New Yangon City project, the NYDC team has conducted several discussions with relevant specialists and officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) – Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) since mid-2018. During our discussions, the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) called for NYC to identify […]

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