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The project has been criticised lack of transparency. In August 2014, Yangon Chief Minister Myint Swe (general), launched a project to develop a US$8 billion, 30,000-acre new city west of Yangon. [8] The project was controversially awarded to an unknown firm, Myanmar Saytanar Myothit Public Company, without a public tender. [9]
The Yangon City Heritage List is a list of man-made landmarks in Yangon, Myanmar, so designated by the city government, Yangon City Development Committee. [1] The list consists of 188 structures (as of 2001), and is largely made up of mostly religious structures and British colonial-era buildings.
The city hall has been the focal point of several major political demonstrations, including a 1964 People's Peace Committee rally supported by Thakin Kodaw Hmaing, which attracted 200,000 people and was subsequently clamped down by Ne Win's military junta. [3] and the site of several bombings, including one in 2000, 2008, and 2009. [4] [5]
In October 2019, YCDC courted controversy from the Yangon Region Hluttaw over the purchase of 80 vehicles at a cost of US$1.37 million for city officials. [19] YCDC sits on the board of directors of the New Yangon City Development Company, which is the developer of a controversial development project, the Yangon New City Project. [20]
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts (Vietnamese: huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and district-level towns (thị xã).
English: Yangon City Hall. The seat of the city's government, Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). A fine example of syncretic Burmese architecture, featuring traditional tiered roofs. Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma.
[4] A former Burmese tourism minister estimated that 12% of the government revenues are derived from tourism, with the tourism industry contributing US$182 million (2007) to the government's annual budget. [5] In March 2020, Myanmar has closed its borders to international tourists as a measure to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. 29 June 2011: Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium Macau: 4–0: 6–0: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification: 5. 23 June 2012: Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium Mozambique: 1–0: 1–0: Friendly: 6. 28 November 2014: Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium Philippines: 3–0: 3–1: 2014 AFF Championship: 7. 6 October 2016: Ho Chi Minh ...