Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project, situated in southern Myanmar, near the border of Thailand will be restarted in October 2018

Situated in southern Myanmar, near the border of Thailand is a place called Dawei. In 2008 a major construction project started, the project was to link Dawei to the Kanchanaburi province, 119 km northwest of Bangkok. This construction would link production in the southern economic corridor, and will help both countries enter into the supply chain of globally important industries.

However, the project halted in 2013 due to a financial situation.

“The project will restart in October this year”, U Than Myint, Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, President of Dawei SEZ Management Committee, said at the regular meeting between the Vice President of Myanmar and local business leaders.

After a financial shortfall, The Dawei SEZ project is eager to get underway. It has been confirmed that the Initial and primary development of Zone M, will be implemented at once. This project will restart at the end of rainy season and will be implemented by its former developer, Italian-Thai Company.

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