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Transparency in Delayed $2B Development Project Requested in Lower House  an Architectural Rendition of Eco Green City Project Burma Transparency in Delayed $2B Development Project Requested in Lower House An architectural rendition of Eco Green City Project. / Phyo Min Thein / Facebook By THE IRRAWADDY 13 November 2018 YANGON—A $2 billion development project to be undertaken by the Ministry of Construction and a private company in Yangon was questioned in the Parliament’s Lower House on Tuesday over its lack of transparency. Despite the project agreement being signed two years ago, no start appears to have been made on it and the revenue-sharing deal between the government and the private company remains unclear. Daw Khin San Hlaing, a National League for Democracy (NLD) lawmaker, raised questions about the Eco Green City project to be located on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway. The 1,453-acre development, which is to include housing, a logistics hub, mixed-use zones and other elements, is projected to be built near the proposed Hanthawaddy International Airport and was officially launched in December 2017 in the presence of the then-construction minister U Win Khaing and Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein as well as local partners from the private company, Alliance Group of Companies. The 10-year project is a Union level development project and is one of the Myanmar government’s four “mega development projects” with facilities ranging from information technology manufacturing to logistics to commercial and residential zones on more than 13,000 acres of land in the country’s commercial capital Yangon and near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city. The project was granted to the private company by the previous government in February 2016, and an initial agreement was inked less than one week before their handover to the NLD government in March 2016. The agreement stated that the project had to be started within six months. In the Lower House today, Daw Khin San Hlaing questioned the revenue-sharing deal between the government and the private company and urged the Ministry of Construction to be transparent on the project. She urged them to let it be known whether the project has started and if there is any legal agreement with the government for revenue sharing. In response to the questions, the construction ministry’s deputy minister U Kyaw Lin said no work has been started yet on the ground as they have been working on preparing a masterplan for the project and site clearing since 2016. “Now we have fenced the whole project area,” he said. He said a draft outline of the revenue-sharing agreement would be finalized by the end of this month for submission to the Attorney General’s Office. Upon the Attorney General’s approval, it would then be submitted to Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) for their approval, he added. “If the MIC passes it, we will be able to sign the agreement in February next year before the project is started,” he told the parliament. Daw Khin San Hlaing said she was not pleased with the reply from the ministry. “They should not be in a rush to develop state-owned land without a proper plan. It should be reserved for future city expansion.” The Irrawaddy’s reporter Htet Naing Zaw contributed to this report from Naypyitaw. Topics: Development The Irrawaddy ... Specials TIMELINE: China-Myanmar Relations Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2019. / Reuters By THE IRRAWADDY 13 January 2020 In 1949, Mao Zedong established the Peoples’ Republic of China, which was formally recognized by the freshly independent Myanmar government. Since then the two neighboring countries have maintained relations, and this year marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties. China became a close ally of Myanmar, especially when the Southeast Asian country was under the military regime in the late 1990s. Since 2018, with planned special economic zones, cross border railway links between the two countries and other mega development projects, Myanmar has officially been involved in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), shaping future relations between the neighboring nations. On the eve of Xi’s visit to Myanmar, here is a chronology of the two countries’ relations over the past 71 years. 2020 Jan 9: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announces that Xi will visit Myanmar on Jan. 17-18 at the invitation of Myanmar President U Win Myint. 2019 Feb 18: The first meeting of the Myanmar Steering Committee for Implementation of the BRI is held in Naypyitaw. Committee chair Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says thorough scrutiny of the projects under Beijing’s BRI is needed to assess their likely short- and long-term impacts on the country and the public. Feb 21-22: Union Minister for Planning and Finance U Soe Win attends the second joint committee meeting of CMEC and the 2nd China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) Forum in Kunming. The 2nd CMEC forum discusses ways to promote collaboration in the agriculture, livestock breeding, forestry, mining and tourism sectors, and implementation of the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ), railroad, New Yangon and other projects under the CMEC. Additionally, the two sides discuss investment opportunities in Myanmar and the involvement of Chinese banks in the CMEC. March 14: U Kyaw Tin, Union minister for international cooperation, meets Hong Liang, Chinese ambassador to Myanmar, to discuss the promotion of bilateral relations, the 2nd BRI Summit and China’s involvement in the Rakhine issue amid international pressure on Myanmar. March 19: Union Minister for Economic and Foreign Relations U Thaung Tun meets Deng Boqing, deputy administrator of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, to discuss aid for the Bagan Pagodas. They sign two MOUs (memorandums of understanding) related to the renovation of the pagodas. April 1-4: U Aung Win Oo, Myanmar Police chief, meets Ren Jun Hao, Yunnan Police chief, in Kunming to discuss cooperation on border affairs and rule of law, human trafficking and drugs. He also visits Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen during the trip. April 9: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s armed forces, meets Chinese President Xi. During the trip, the senior general promises he will help implement the BRI in order to make it a success in Myanmar. Myanmar military chief Snr- Gen Min Aung Hlaing and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 10, 2019. / Global New Light of Myanmar April 25-27: Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing while attending the 2nd Belt and Road Forum. The Myanmar government signs two MOUs and an agreement letter with China at the forum, detailing strengthened cooperation between the countries on the CMEC, trade and technology. Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang witness an MOU signing ceremony in Beijing on April 25, 2019. / Ministry of Foreign Affairs Myanmar / Facebook May 17: The opening ceremony of the China-Myanmar Economic Cooperation and Development Promotion Association and 1st CMEC Summit is held in Yangon. May 17: The China Enterprises Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar (CECCM) opens its office in Naypyitaw. May 20: The opening ceremony of the Myanmar-China Business Association (MCBA) is held in Naypyitaw. The association aims to promote BRI relations between the two countries. May 29: U Phyo Min Thein, chief minister of Yangon Region, and Hong Liang, Chinese ambassador to Myanmar, visit the Daw Khin Kyi Hospital (First China-Myanmar Friendship Hospital), paid for by China, in Yangon. June 18: President U Win Myint accepts the credentials of new Chinese Ambassador Chen Hai in Naypyitaw. President U Win Myint and newly accredited Chinese Ambassador Chen Hai pose for a photo in the Credentials Hall at the Presidential Palace. / The Irrawaddy June 20: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets Ambassador Chen in Naypyitaw to discuss matters related to the implementation of the CMEC and the promotion of military cooperation. June 21: A fourth Myanmar-China Friendship day is jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy and organizations of people of Chinese descent in Yangon. July 3: Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets Ambassador Chen to discuss the BRI, promotion of bilateral relations and the status of the peace process. July 8: A total of 13 Myanmar academics, officials from the Information Ministry and five Chinese think tanks from Yunnan University hold a forum, “China-Myanmar Sustainable Development and Cooperation under the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor”, in Yangon. July 12: The Yangon chief minister meets Ambassador Chen to promote relations and cooperation. July 26: Chen visits the Kyaukphyu SEZ, deep-sea port, industrial zone, China-Myanmar pipeline and other Chinese projects in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State. Aug. 8: U Win Khaing, Union minister for electricity, meets Ambassador Chen to discuss cooperation on electricity and power for BRI projects. Aug. 9: U Ohn Maung, Union minister for hotels and tourism, meets Ambassador Chen to promote Chinese tourism to Myanmar and cooperation on the BRI in the tourism sector. Aug. 12: The China-Myanmar Friendship Film Festival is launched in Naypyitaw. Aug. 14: Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets Sun Guoxiang, Chinese special envoy for Rohingya repatriation and the peace process, in Naypyitaw. Aug. 15: Yangon’s chief minister meets the Chinese ambassador to Myanmar to discuss the development of Yangon. Aug. 19: China criticizes recent attacks by an alliance of ethnic armed groups on police and military outposts in northern Myanmar’s Shan State, saying the actions derail the country’s peace process and create instability in the region.
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