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Economic & Commercial Newsletter
Myanmar
(For September 2009)
I. Business Opportunities
Tender Information
MINISTRY OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION
MYANMA RAILWAYS
INVITATION TO SEALED TENDER
1. Sealed Tender is invited for supply of the following in Euro-
Tender No. Description Quality
12(T)/8/MR(MC) 2009-10 (i) Self-propelled air-conditioned2009-10 upper class passenger coach (Day Seat) 6 Nos.
(ii) Self-propelled air-conditioned upper class passenger coach (Night berth) 6 Nos.
Closing date/Time-31-12-2009 (Thursday) (12:00) Hours
 

2. Tender documents are available at Myanma Railways starting from 1.10.2009 during office hours and for further details please call Deputy General Manager, Supply Department, Myanma railways, Corner of Theinbyu Street & Merchant Street, Botataung, Yangon. Phone: 95-01-291994, 291985.
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MINISTRY OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION
MYANMA RAILWAYS
INVITATION TO SEALED TENDER
1. Sealed Tender is invited for supply of the following in Euro-
Tender No. Description Quality
12(T)/9/MR(ML)2009-10 Nickel Cadmium Battery for Locomotives Engine Starting, (54 Cells/Set. Rated Capacity 145-160 AH Brand: HOPPECKE FNC 1803 HR (or) SAFT SRX 1500(or) SAFT SRX 1500P HBL KFH 160P (or) HBL KRX 155P) 40 Sets
Closing date/Time-6-11-2009 (Friday) (12:00) Hours
 

2. Tender documents are available at Myanma Railways starting from 1.10.2009 during office hours and for further details please call Deputy General Manager, Supply Department, Myanma railways, Corner of Theinbyu Street & Merchant Street, Botataung, Yangon. Phone: 95-01-291994, 291985.
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MINISTRY OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION
MYANMA RAILWAYS
INVITATION TO SEALED TENDER
1. Sealed Tender is invited for supply of the following in Euro-
Tender No. Description Quality
15(T)/6/MR(E) 2009-10 Nissan Dump Track 15 Nos
Closing date/Time-23-10-2009 (Froday) (12:00) Hours
 
2. Tender documents are available at Myanma Railways starting from 1.10.2009 during office hours and for further details please call Deputy General Manager, Supply Department, Myanma railways, Corner of Theinbyu Street & Merchant Street, Botataung, Yangon. Phone: 95-01-291994, 291985.
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MINISTRY OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION
MYANMA RAILWAYS
INVITATION TO SEALED TENDER
1. Sealed Tender is invited for supply of the following in Euro-
Tender No. Description Quality
12(T)/6/MR(MC) 2009-10 Wheel & Axle Complete Set with 92 Teeth Driving Pinion dalian 18 Sets
Closing date/Time-23-10-2009 (Friday) (12:00) Hours
 
2. Tender documents are available at Myanma Railways starting from 1.10.2009 during office hours and for further details please call Deputy General Manager, Supply Department, Myanma railways, Corner of Theinbyu Street & Merchant Street, Botataung, Yangon. Phone: 95-01-291994, 291985.
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TENDER INVITATION
 
          Myanma Ceramic Industries, Ministry of Industry (1), intends to establish a Cement Manufacturing Plant in Sinkan Region, Bamaw Township, Kachin State, adopting the wet process Cement Manufacturing and capacity of 700 ton per day, using kiln firing burner system of coal and gas firing with free mixing ration.
          Seal Tenders are invited from Cement Machinery Manufacturing Companies with machinery and Full-Turnkey Basis including technical services, machinery supply, erection, commission and supervisory service. The details can be obtained from the following contact office.
Myanma Ceramic Industries
Building No. (41) Nay Pyi Taw
Union of Myanmar
Tel: 067-408386,408296 / Fax: 067-408064
Tender Closing Date – 30.11.2009
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II. General Trade & Commercial Information
1) Circulation of a new denomination of Five Thousand Kyats currency note
            The Central Bank of Myanmar has put a new denomination of Five Thousand Kyats currency note in circulation with effect from October 1, 2009.
III. Bilateral Economic and Commercial Activities
2) Myanmar's Rice Millers Delegation to India
            A 15-member delegation led by General Secretary U Thaung Win of Myanmar Rice Millers' Association left Yangon on September 17, 2009 to study rice reprocessing technology and to buy machines from India.
3) Indian Businessmen visited Myanmar
              A delegation comprising of Deputy Managers Mr. Subhajit Mukerji and Mr. Manan Arora from Whirlpool Company Limited visited Myanmar and had a meeting with CEC members of Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry. During their meeting, they cordially discussed opportunities to import various electrical goods produced by Whirlpool, to Myanmar market and bilateral corporation on business interest.
 
Section IV. Commercial Relation with Neighboring Countries
Myanmar-China
4) Chinese delegation visited Myanmar
               Minister for Electric Power (1) Col Zaw Min received a number of delegation from China; Mr. Shi Hongxing of State Development & Investment Cooperation (SDIC) on September 8 and General Manager Mr. Li Guanghua of CPI Yunnan International Power Investment Company and party on September 9 and Vice President Mr. Huang Lancang River Hydropower Co., Ltd and party on September 15 at Ministry in Nay Pyi Taw respectively. Delegation of SDIC also called on Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe on September 8, 2009 to discuss matters on cooperation in Economic and Transport sectors between the two countries.
5)               Mr. Wang Xu of Sichuan Donlin Corporation of PRC and party called on Maj. Gen Htay Oo at Nay Pyi Taw on September 10. Similarly, Minister received Director Mr. Lu Kaiping of Foreign Affairs Department of Guang Xi Zhhaung Autonomous region of PRC on the same day.
6)               Minister for Electric Power No. 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint received General Manager Mr. Yuan Xizhong and party of Central China Power Grid Co Ltd of China at Nay Pyi Taw on September 22, 2009.
7) MEPE signed agreement with Shweli (1) Hydropower Co Ltd.
                  A ceremony to sign the agreement on power purchase between Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise and Shweli (1) Hydropower Co., Ltd. was held at the office of the Ministry of Electric Power No. (2), Nay Pyi Taw on September 24, 2009.
8) Myanmar Industrialist visited China
              Under the arrangement of Dagon Seikkan Industrial Town Management Committee, U Aye Lwin, Chairman of Dagon Seikkan Industrial Zone Committee and Vice-Chairman U Thein Chi left China on September 5, 2009 to display the furniture manufactured by Myanmar entrepreneurs at the China Furniture Expo, Shanghai 2009 in Shanghai.
Myanmar-Thai
9) Myanmar Thai entrepreneurs' meeting in Yangon & Mandalay
                Under the arrangement of Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry and Commercial office of the Thai Embassy in Myanmar, 30-member delegation from 16 Thai companies held meeting to discuss on promoting investment and bilateral trade with Myanmar businessmen at Mandalay Hill Resort on September 9, and UMFCCI Office Tower on September 10.
Myanmar-Singapore
10) Public Works signed a contract of buying Bored Pile Equipment from Foundation Associates Engineering Pte. Ltd.
                The signing ceremony between Public Works and Foundation Associates Engineering Pte Ltd from Singapre was held at Nay Pyi Taw on September 22, 2009. Managing Director of Public Works U Khin Maung Hse and Managing Director Mr. Jimmy Teoh Guan Hooi signed and exchanged the contract of buying one set of Casagrande C 600 NG Bentonite Bored Pile Equipment.
Myanmar Cambodia
11) Myanmar Rice Dealers' Association visit Cambodia
                A 13-member Myanmar delegation led by U Aung Than Oo Chairman of Myanmar Rice Dealers Association visited Cambodia to attend a meeting cooperation in agricultural sector from September 1-4, 2009.
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