GE technology will shortly be helping Myanmar expand its electricity outreach in Myanmar.
In 2014, 70 percent of Myanmar’s households lacked access to electricity. The Myanmar National Electrification Plan aims to electrify 100% of Myanmar’s households by 2030. In support of this, Sembcorp Utilities has ordered two high-efficiency 6F.03 gas turbines from the company GE as well as the associated steam turbines and Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) for its 225-megawatt Myingyan power project being built in Mandalay.
The new power plant is expected to go online in early 2018, supplying power to the national grid. “This is an important project to deliver additional power to drive our growing economy,” said Minister of Electricity and Energy U Pe Zin Tun. “We are confident the stakeholders in this project, the IPP – Sembcorp Utilities – and their partners, Jurong Engineering and GE, will deliver a modern, high technology and efficient combined cycle power plant in Myanmar.” (Courtesy of mizzima.com)
July 8, 2016
Nationalists condemn chief minister's comments
Phyo Min Thein, Yangon chief minister, was greeted at Yangon International Airport by 10 protesters on his return from Singapore on July 6.
“The chief minister said in Singapore that the country does not need the ‘Ma Ba Tha’ [Patriotic Association of Myanmar]. There are other religious organisations in the country. We object to the remarks on Buddhism made by the chief minister,” a protester said.
The chief minister paid a four-day study visit to the city-state and met Myanmar migrants. He told them that the country did not need the Ma Ba Tha as there was the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
“The chief minister said in Singapore that the country does not need the ‘Ma Ba Tha’ [Patriotic Association of Myanmar]. There are other religious organisations in the country. We object to the remarks on Buddhism made by the chief minister,” a protester said.
The chief minister paid a four-day study visit to the city-state and met Myanmar migrants. He told them that the country did not need the Ma Ba Tha as there was the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
Floods and landslides block Rakhine roads
Passengers are being blocked on the Yangon-Sittwe road by flooding and landslides in Rakhine State.
“We left Ann for Kyauktaw Township on July 5. Floodwater rose and it now reaches our waist. It is not going down and it is still raining. We went to Ohntechaung Bridge by boat for a meal. More than 100 passengers are blocked in Ann Township,” said Kyaw Swe.
Rain caused landslides in Yoe and Kazukai and is flooding Minbya, Mrauk U, Kyauktaw and Ponnagyun. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
“We left Ann for Kyauktaw Township on July 5. Floodwater rose and it now reaches our waist. It is not going down and it is still raining. We went to Ohntechaung Bridge by boat for a meal. More than 100 passengers are blocked in Ann Township,” said Kyaw Swe.
Rain caused landslides in Yoe and Kazukai and is flooding Minbya, Mrauk U, Kyauktaw and Ponnagyun. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
Army and KIA clash in Hpakant
A skirmish between the army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has been reported near a bridge on the Hpakant-Mogaung road on July 6.
The clash lasted a few minutes and no casualties were reported, said Lamai Khun Jar from the Peace Creation Group (PCG).
“The KIA said the army opened fire on its soldiers who were crossing the road. There were no casualties. It was not reported to the union peace groups because it was not deemed important enough,” he said. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
The clash lasted a few minutes and no casualties were reported, said Lamai Khun Jar from the Peace Creation Group (PCG).
“The KIA said the army opened fire on its soldiers who were crossing the road. There were no casualties. It was not reported to the union peace groups because it was not deemed important enough,” he said. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
Shan group demands release of detained civilians in letter to Myanmar President
The Shan State Progress Party (SSPP), an ethnic armed group, has sent a letter to Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi demanding the immediate release of eight civilians and 23 troop members detained by the Tatmadaw.
The eight arrested villagers from Theinni township in northern Shan State were accused of aiding the SSPP and a case was filed against them under the Unlawful Association Act on June 2.
Tatmadaw soldiers had alleged that the villagers were seen carrying out an order given by the SSPP to collect data about the number of households, villagers and businesses in Pan Son village. A police officer from Theinni township, report the Myanmar Times.
The villagers had been sent to Lashio Prison. (Courtesy of business-standard.com)
The eight arrested villagers from Theinni township in northern Shan State were accused of aiding the SSPP and a case was filed against them under the Unlawful Association Act on June 2.
Tatmadaw soldiers had alleged that the villagers were seen carrying out an order given by the SSPP to collect data about the number of households, villagers and businesses in Pan Son village. A police officer from Theinni township, report the Myanmar Times.
The villagers had been sent to Lashio Prison. (Courtesy of business-standard.com)
Heartbreaking Photos From the Frontline of Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide
When I meet Anjuma she is sitting on a cot in the corner of her bamboo hut with a cloth held up to her face. She whimpers as her eyes look to the group of children peering in. A curtain is drawn and the children strain to overhear, but it becomes quickly apparent they needn't bother. Anjuma can no longer speak, a result of the cancer that has engulfed her face over the years spent in the Dar Paing unregistered camp. She is 22 years old.
Anjuma is a member of Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic group. The community practise a Sufi-inflected variation of Sunni Islam, which sees them systematically persecuted by the Buddhist majority. When she was 18 violence broke out in the state of Rakhine State and Rohingya villages were burned down by Buddhist locals. The violence left 192 dead, and 140,000 Rohingya children, women, and men were forced into the camp complex where they've been detained for the last four years. (Courtesy of vice.com)
Anjuma is a member of Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic group. The community practise a Sufi-inflected variation of Sunni Islam, which sees them systematically persecuted by the Buddhist majority. When she was 18 violence broke out in the state of Rakhine State and Rohingya villages were burned down by Buddhist locals. The violence left 192 dead, and 140,000 Rohingya children, women, and men were forced into the camp complex where they've been detained for the last four years. (Courtesy of vice.com)
Remembering students who bled for liberty
Today (July 7) marks the 54th anniversary of the 1962 Yangon University student massacre. Students protested as General Ne Win took control after the March 2 coup. The dictator abolished the university supervisory council, saying students were politicised and lecturers corrupt. Those living in dorms were put under heavy restrictions and they peacefully protested from July 3 at the student union.
Riot police arrested the leaders and the security forces blocked off the campus and killed many students. The next day, they flattened the student union.
Thakin Kotaw Mhine spoke at the opening ceremony of the Yarkyaw student protest monument for the more than 100 students who were killed. “They can only destroy the building. They cannot stop the union spirit which exists in your mind,” Thakin Kotaw Mhine said. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
Riot police arrested the leaders and the security forces blocked off the campus and killed many students. The next day, they flattened the student union.
Thakin Kotaw Mhine spoke at the opening ceremony of the Yarkyaw student protest monument for the more than 100 students who were killed. “They can only destroy the building. They cannot stop the union spirit which exists in your mind,” Thakin Kotaw Mhine said. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
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