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. Pdf design of mega solar power generation system in thilawa. Myanmar working in the thilawa special economic zone. Permitted trading activities in the thilawa sez we set out below a summary of the regulations applicable for investors in the promotion zone intending to sell to the domestic market. Nov 06, 20 myanmar thilawa special economic zone to go down in history november 6, 20 by thiha burmas first special economic zone is set to begin operations next month on a sprawling complex about 25 kilometers south of rangoon, and set aung is playing a major role.
It is a monumental project strongly supported by the governments of myanmar and japan. It is the flagship project of the japan international cooperation agency jica in cooperation with the myanmar government and japanese and myanmar companies. Branch offices are opened in tokyo, osaka, nagoya, sendai and fukuoka. Activities permitted for investors in the thilawa special economic zone for investors in both the free zone and the promotion zone of thilawa sez. June 2015 marked a year since 3 people affected by the thilawa special economic zone sez development project filed an official complaint and request for investigation into jicas compliance with its environmental and social guidelines.
Thilawa sez also has the most detailed information regarding migration largely due to an investigation performed by the japan international cooperation agency jica. General information of myanmar special economic zones. Mitt is a deep river port 25 kilometres 16 mi south of yangon in myanmar. Daw cho cho win, vice chairperson2 of thilawa sez management committee, said, we. Mekong watch appalled by jica decision to provide investment financing for sez and calls for improved relocation and compensation measures to prevent deterioration of villagers living conditions, mekong watch, 25 apr 2014. The myanmarjapan thilawa development limited mjtd yesterday announced that plots for the zone b second phase covering 77 hectares of the thilawa special economic zone sez will be available for sale in july this year. File photo shows workers seen at the thilawa special economic zone, in yangon. Provided legal advice on and drafted and negotiated the respective agreements for ppp projects with the myanmar government. Jun 09, 2015 a year of changean overview of what has happened since thilawa residents filed their official complaint to jica posted on june 9, 2015 by mekongwatch june 2015 marked a year since 3 people affected by the thilawa special economic zone sez development project filed an official complaint and request for investigation into jicas compliance. Sales of plots for thilawa sez zone b available global. File photo shows the construction site at the thilawa special economic zones zone b, in yangon. We are most grateful to u set aung, chairman of the thilawa special economic zones management committee and his colleagues for their very valuable guidance and support. Japan international cooperation agency jica june 2, 2014 objection regarding the thilawa special economic zone development project in myanmar names of the requesters.
Jun 30, 20 due to the establishment of the special economic zone in thilawa, this first phase targets improvement of logistics specifically port development, in order to accommodate the growing development of the thilawa district. Under this project, jica will provide private sector investment financing to provide the funds needed for industrial complex development, sales and operation projects on approximately 400 hectares a class a area slated for initial development in the thilawa special economic zone sez, an area approximately 2,400 hectares in size that is. Request pdf thilawa special economic zone and the single window transporting goods by sea remains the dominant move of importing and exporting merchandise and the amount of such movements was. Special company act 1950 and within the thilawa special economic zone under the special economic zone law 2014. Apr 01, 2014 pdf jica continues to ignore people affected by thilawa special economic zone sez in burma myanmar. This benefit is even more important among managers. Thilawa special economic zone tsez management committee notice no. Thilawa special economic zone sez open development myanmar. Forced displacement november 2014 in the thilawa special. The notice to ensure the responsible investment in the thilawa sez. 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.
Mya hlaing the three requesters note that they are proceeding in their. State counselor pushes for asean investment in myanmar. The 3 requesters claimed negative impacts to their standard of living due to this japanmyanmar joint venture project located just. Sep 28, 2015 chairman,thilawa special economic zone management committee, sattaung.
The company begins selling japans first vinyl electrical wires for automobiles. The thilawa special economic zone is located on the outskirts of yangon. The international multipurpose container port, wholly owned by hutchison port holdings hph, can operate 24. A year of changean overview of what has happened since. We are also grateful to tim dobermann, rocco machiavello, paul piveteau, ian porter and andrea smurra for extremely helpful conversations, and for excellent. The project is intended to develop necessary infrastructure in the thilawa area in order to promote foreign direct investment and contribute to job creation and economic. General information on myanmar special economic zones. The first person may describe a fencedin industrial estate in a developing country, populated by footloose multinational corporations mncs enjoying tax breaks, with laborers in garment factories working in substandard conditions. Thilawa special economic zone and the single window. Definition and types the term special economic zone sez is used to describe clearly delineated geographic areas within which there is a different legal and regulatory regime relating to business and trading activities. Aims and objectives 69 chinas overseas zones in africa.
The thilawa special economic zone sez located 25 km south of rangoon should be operational early next year, dr. Situated at around 20 km southeast of yangon, thilawa sez is the biggest commercial industrial city in the country. To meet increasing of power demand in thilawa sez, 50mw dual. 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. Thilawa special economic zone management committee. Japan, the united states, germany, france, sweden, australia, china, india, singapore, thailand and taiwan all invested in thilawa sez. Progress, emerging challenges, and future directions. Chapter 4 chinas investment in special economic zones in africa 69.
Chairman,thilawa special economic zone management committee, sattaung. Sales of plots for thilawa sez zone b available global new. Myanmar thilawa special economic zone to go down in history november 6, 20 by thiha burmas first special economic zone is set to begin operations next month on a sprawling complex about 25 kilometers south of rangoon, and set aung is playing a major role. It is the first special economic zone built in myanmar. 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. Apr 23, 2014 under this project, jica will provide private sector investment financing to provide the funds needed for industrial complex development, sales and operation projects on approximately 400 hectares a class a area slated for initial development in the thilawa special economic zone sez, an area approximately 2,400 hectares in size that is. Sez special economic zone tsdg thilawa social development group ws workshop yrg yangon region government units acre 1 acre 4,046m2 ft 1ft 0. Thilawa complaint management procedure tcmp thilawa. 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. The zone, which is 2,400 hectares ha in total, is being developed in phases under myanmar japan thilawa development ltd. Due to the establishment of the special economic zone in thilawa, this first phase targets improvement of logistics specifically port development, in order to accommodate the growing development of the thilawa district. Thilawa sez zone b open to investors soon the myanmar times. The zone is being developed in cooperation with the japanese government in two phases. 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.
Firms in thilawa special economic zone sez have created around 5,000 jobs inside the zone as of 1 february 2018. Pdf design of mega solar power generation system in. Investigation report thilawa special economic zone. Free zone investors are really exportoriented companies, so they are major international companies coming here.
Nov, 2018 japan, the united states, germany, france, sweden, australia, china, india, singapore, thailand and taiwan all invested in thilawa sez. The management committee of thilawa special economic zone management committee hereby issues this instruction in accordance with section 11 f of the myanmar economic zone law law and rule 51 ii of myanmar special economic zone rules rules to amend instruction no. Thilawa special economic zone sez, myanmar overview the thilawa sez, located 23 km southeast of yangon, is the first largescale sez in myanmar. Thilawa special economic zone development project class a environmental impact assessment report september 20 myanmar and japan consortium for thilawa special. Kan zaw, burmese minister for national planning and economic development, told a seminar on sunday. 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.
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. The project is intended to develop necessary infrastructure in the thilawa area in order to promote foreign direct investment and contribute to job creation and. Migration from special economic zones in myanmar open. Achieving wto compliance for special economic zones in. Thilawa special economic zone sez open development. Analysis suggests that the most important benefit for workers in the zone is the knowledge and skills they acquire on the job. It also supports the tsezs alignment with international good practice in stakeholder engagement. Beyond this basic definition, there is extremely wide. Under this law, a special economic zone is defined as the zone notified and established by the. As for the personal income tax for each employee, firstly, the investor shall submit a list of employees with the form of recruitment status, which is provided in notice no. Request pdf thilawa special economic zone and the single window transporting goods by sea remains the dominant move of importing and exporting merchandise and. The first phase of the sez is slated to complete in 2016, but was launched at the end of september 2015.
A consortium of myanmar and japanese companies will construct an electricity generation plant and liquefied natural gas lng terminal at the thilawa special economic zone, said u han thaw zay, executive director of myanmar agribusiness public corporation mapco, one of the firms involved in the investment. The thilawa sez has not run into any roadblocks, unlike the other two. Inside thilawa sez, where both the hard and soft infrastructure from roads and utilities to supporting services such as maintenance are. Pdf relocation from thilawa special economic zone mike. The thilawa special economic zone is an industrial complex being developed 23 km southeast of yangon city center in myanmar. Myanmar thilawa special economic zone to go down in history. So out of these investors, weve got free zone investors and promotion zone investors. At the same time, each investor is required to submit a list of employees with the form of recruitment status, which is provided in notice no. Mya hlaing the three requesters note that they are proceeding in their own individual capacities, and also as. Thilawa special economic zone and the single window request pdf. 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.
Comparative analysis of households which had been relocated by the thilawa special economic zone sez, and those which remained in the original communities demonstrated significant differences in the vulnerability profiles of the household. Private sector investment finance for the thilawa special. The labor section of ossc checks if the applicant is in the list of the form of recruitment status. The automobile meter division of toyo tokei separates and reestablishes as nihon jidosha keiki k. Thilawa special economic zone development project phase i. Ask three people to describe a special economic zone sez and three very different images may emerge. Thilawa sez to reduce land prices by 30% eu myanmar centre. Thilawa special economic zone sez is located beside the thanlyin and kyauktan townships, about 20 km southeast side of yangon city. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party the low gold orchestra mountain heart part 2 official music video song chariots of. Mjtd, a publicprivate partnership joint venture initiated by. Mechanisms 80 progress, challenges, and potential 91. Price of industrial zones have been all time high and both local and foreign investors are finding difficulties to invest here. And then they are 100 percent exporting their products. This is 23 kms south east of yangon, south of thanlyin township and is a flagship joint venture with the japan international cooperation agency jica, the myanmar government and japanese and myanmar companies.
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