Two steel manufacturing companies in the thilawa special economic zone near yangon are ramping up production and set to expand their markets and products. Development of surrounding infrastructure electricity, water communication, roads, ports, etc. The bagothanlyin highway connects yangon, particularly its thilawa special economic zone, with the eastwest economic corridor ewec and is an important access road to a densely populated agricultural area. Thilawa special economic zone sez open development. Project outline private investment spurred by public participation. Thilawa sez complaints management procedure tcmp version 3 1 1. Thilawa special economic zone sez open development myanmar.
The price of land in thilawa special economic zone sez will be reduced by 30 percent to encourage investors as real estate prices skyrocket in other industrial zones in myanmar. Sez special economic zone tsdg thilawa social development group ws workshop yrg yangon region government units acre 1 acre 4,046m2 ft 1ft 0. Forced displacement november 2014 in the thilawa special. Photo by soe zeya tunreuters contents the belt and road in myanmar 3 promoting sustainable development 5 impediments to. The thilawa special economic zone tsez or the project seeks to build strong relationships with stakeholders. Thilawa special economic zone development project class a environmental impact assessment report september 20 myanmar and japan consortium for thilawa special. Under this law, a special economic zone is defined as the zone notified and established by the. The factory will start assembling 2500 toyota hilux cars per year under semi knockeddown system in 2021. Thilawa special economic zone updated on 5th october 2015 v 1 v. Price of industrial zones have been all time high and both local and foreign investors are finding difficulties to invest here. New school building funded by mjtd opens in thilawa sez myanmar japan thilawa development mjtd, the developer and operator of the thilawa special economic zone sez and thilawa sez locators, held a ceremony in thilawa sez last week to hand over a new twostorey school building, for the first time. Analysis suggests that the most important benefit for workers in the zone is the knowledge and skills they acquire on the job. Management committee of the thilawa special economic zone issues instruction 22015, which allows for the establishment of foreign owned wholesale trading companies permitted to import and trade within and outside of thilawa.
Jfe meranti myanmar co ltd jmm announced last week that it is set to introduce its first locally produced coatedsteel products under the brand alzu this december. General information of myanmar special economic zones i the quantity of sezs the development of special economic zones sez in myanmar is governed by the myanmar special economic zone law of 2014. Response to the examiners investigation report on the. In december 2018, together with myanma insurance, and myanma agricultural development bank, which provides loans to farmers, sompo japan nipponkoa launched a pilot project for the weather. Investigation report thilawa special economic zone. Aug 29, 2017 new school building funded by mjtd opens in thilawa sez myanmar japan thilawa development mjtd, the developer and operator of the thilawa special economic zone sez and thilawa sez locators, held a ceremony in thilawa sez last week to hand over a new twostorey school building, for the first time. Thilawa special economic zone sez 2014 phnom penh special economic zone amata nakorn industrial estate amata city industrial estate suryacipta city of industry mahindra industrial park chennai 2017 thang long industrial park ii 2006 thang long industrial park 1997 thang long industrial park iii 2017 east jakarta industrial park 1990. Analysis of the thilawa sez complaints management procedure this analysis was written in response to the proposed thilawa special economic zone complaints management procedure tcmp, recently uploaded onto the website of myanmar japan thilawa development limited mjtd. Inside thilawa sez, where both the hard and soft infrastructure from roads and utilities to supporting services such as maintenance are. General information of myanmar special economic zones. Thilawa sez complaints management procedure tcmp thilawa. Myanmar information management unit industrial and special.
Sep 28, 2015 chairman,thilawa special economic zone management committee, sattaung. The project is in the early stages of development, but has already received significant. This is the first 400 hectares of the entire sez, which is planned to cover a total of 2,400 hectares. Eris report, analysis of the environmental impact assessment for phase i of the thilawa special economic zone project in myanmar, provides a detailed analysis of the shortcomings of the eia and its failure to meet the international standards including jicas guidelines. Special economic zone under the supervision of the management committee. Willing to cooperate with any countries which share our vision three pillars of japans efforts to realize a free and open indopacific. And then they are 100 percent exporting their products. On 20th may 2019, mtsh donated 10 million kyats in order to provide the students with school stationeries, uniform and the other necessary items. To introduce thilawa special economic zone sez to inform recent and future job opportunities in sez to inform csr activities by thilawa sez to hear the necessity of local people main discussion points. Thilawa sez to reduce land prices by 30% eu myanmar centre.
Thilawa special economic zone management committee room no. Promotion and establishment of the rule of law, freedom of navigation, free trade, etc. Thilawa sez complaints management procedure tcmp 2 1. Thilawa special economic zone management committee. So out of these investors, weve got free zone investors and promotion zone investors. United nations global compact communication on progress. Jan 08, 2020 two steel manufacturing companies in the thilawa special economic zone near yangon are ramping up production and set to expand their markets and products. New school building funded by mjtd opens in thilawa sez the. Mjtd, a publicprivate partnership joint venture initiated by. The thilawa special economic zone project is located in myanmars southern yangon region and shares its border with dawei. The analysis below reflects earthrights internationals concerns over the. General information on myanmar special economic zones. Free zone investors are really exportoriented companies, so they are major international companies coming here.
The thilawa special economic zone tsez or the project seeks to build strong relationships with stakeholders and manage the impact of its business activities on host communities. Mjtd, a publicprivate partnership joint venture initiated by myanmar and japan. Failure to address the situation in phase ii of the project. General information on myanmar special economic zones i the quantity of sezs the development of special economic zones sez in myanmar is governed by the myanmar special economic zone law of 2014.
In particular, the government expects thilawa, dawei, and kyaukphyu special economic zone sez to play an important role in economic development and in generating job opportunities for the myanmar people. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party the low gold orchestra mountain heart part 2 official music video song chariots of. Meeting with local community meeting record please see the. The thilawa sez has provided over 20,000 jobs to workers including over 9,000 permanent workers at factories.
Land plots in zone b of the thilawa special economic zone sez will be put on lease shortly because of high demand from investors, despite the issue of power outages in the area, according to takashi yanai, president of myanmarjapan thilawa development limited mjtd. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party the low gold orchestra mountain heart part 2 official music video song chariots of blood no choirextreme music2 steps from hell. Joint venture application in myanmar shortlisted by mopf. Employment registration the investor which obtained the investment permit issued by the thilawa special economic zone management committee may employ foreign local employees citizens of myanmar working in the thilawa special economic zone. Our activities of new waste facilities in special zone. Among the three sezs, thilawa special economic zone is one of the first most successful sez in myanmar. Firms in thilawa special economic zone sez have created around 5,000 jobs inside the zone as of 1 february 2018. Thilawa special economic zone sez, myanmar the thilawa sez, 23 km southeast of yangon, is the first sez to be established by the myanmar government. Mjtd mjtd explained the purpose of the monthly meeting with local community that it is to. Thilawa area, yangon region, myanmar1 outlines of projects as identified by jica. Yangon, mandalay and special economic zone sezs thilawa, dawei, kyawkphyu,ngayokekaung national growth center capital and major 7 cities of states and regions sittwe, pathein bago mawlamyine, dawei, monywa, myitkyina regional growth center border trading and sme thaimyawaddy, tarchilake, china muse. Construction workers ride to the site of the thilawa special economic zone, approximately fifteen miles south of yangon, on may 8, 2015. Thilawa special economic zone sez, myanmar overview the thilawa sez, located 23 km southeast of yangon, is the first largescale sez in myanmar.
State counsellor daw aung san suu kyi emphasized on the importance of coordination and cooperation among the relevant departments and the public during her inspection tour to thilawa special economic zone yesterday. Chairman,thilawa special economic zone management committee, sattaung. Thilawa sez zone b open to investors soon the myanmar times. Meeting with local community meeting record please see. The first zone a development, 400ha for mainly industrial use, started in late 20, and over 30 factories are now operational. The thilawa special economic zone located on the outskirts of yangon is the first special economic zone sez built in myanmar, and had become fully commercially operational in september 2015. List of investors thilawa sez management committee.
Thilawa sez is a true catalyst in our national development which has brought in 1. The intersection of investment and conflict in myanmar. This benefit is even more important among managers. Thilawa special economic zone back to school program which is intended for the students who live in the project affected area. Since november 20, the development of thilawa sez, which covers approximately 2,400 ha has started. The allocated land for thilawa sez zone is approximately 5027 acres approximately 2400 hectares located in thanlynn and kyauktan townships in yangon region. Analysis of the thilawa sez complaints management procedure. The zone, which is 2,400 hectares ha in total, is being developed in phases under myanmar japan thilawa development ltd.