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What is .MM ASW platform, my pal ?

MM navy 's frigates and corvettes can play ASW role during war time.. we have a few torpedo boats as well which are laid down recent years .. and Navy show its interest on ASW heli like Ka-27 for our frigates.. but there is still no platform which is specialized for ASW role... bro
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Detachment of Russian Pacific Fleet to visit Thilawa Sea Port -

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Mizzima
On Monday, 16 May 2016
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Udaloy-class destroyer, flagship Admiral Vinogradov at the Thilawa Sea Port in Yangon on 13 November 2013. Photo: Mizzima

A detachment of the Russian Pacific Fleet led by flagship Admiral Vinogradov under the command of Captain (Navy) Alexander Potapov is scheduled to pay a friendly visit to the Thilawa Sea Port (MITT) from May 18 till May 22, 2016, according to a statement from the Embassy of the Russian Federation.

The large anti-submarine warship Admiral Vinogradov is an Udaloy-class destroyer which has been in active service since 1988. The warship has the length of 163 m, speed - 35 knots, range - 10500 nautical miles and around 300 crew members. During the present sea voyage the flagship is accompanied by two auxiliary vessels: a sea-going rescue tug and a tanker.

Since 2008 ASW Admiral Vinogradov has participated in the patrol operations of the Russian Naval Task Force in the waters off Horn of Africa under the UN-led international anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden. Safeguarding the international navigation routes in this part of the ocean, the warship’s crew and the attached unit of the Marine Infantry successfully prevented pirate attacks against numerous commercial vessels from different countries.

- See more at: http://mizzima.com/news-internation...t-visit-thilawa-sea-port#sthash.TtUZrFJT.dpuf
 
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Question is that gun a copy of the oto melara 76mm or a real oto melara 76mm?
the 1st one without stealth cover may be real one.. bro later it may be upgraded with stealth cover.. covering work may be done locally with foreign assistance..
 
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Japan, Myanmar economic cooperation bearing fruit
MOTOKAZU MATSUI, Nikkei staff writer

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The grand opening of J&M's expanded Yangon plant.

YANGON -- Partnerships between Myanmar and Japanese businesses are thriving, which could help turn the Southeast Asian nation into a major export hub under de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's "Made in Myanmar" campaign.

Myanmar had previously only imported materials for infrastructure construction, but will now be able to attract foreign currencies through exports, Construction Minister Win Khaing said with a smile May 8. He was attending a ceremony that day celebrating completed expansions to a J&M Steel Solutions plant in Yangon, which produces such products as steel bridge bearings.



J&M, a joint venture between Japan's JFE Engineering and Myanmar's Construction Ministry, brought the plant online in the spring of 2014. It doubled output capacity to an annual 20,000 tons in just two years. It shipped about 250 tons of its products to Laos in 2014, and began pursuing exports in earnest this fiscal year. J&M is mostly focusing on projects tied to official development assistance in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other neighboring countries, and hopes to ship about 30% of its planned output of 190,000 tons or so.

The Yangon plant is JFE Engineering's only overseas facility producing bridge components. "It could eventually become the base for exports to the entire Indian Ocean region, including the Middle East and Africa," J&M President Yasuo Shoji said.

Myanmar has great potential to become an export hub since it has the lowest wages in Southeast Asia and is in a location that connects China, India and Southeast Asia. But the country has traditionally exported mostly agricultural products and natural resources, due to weak electric and transport infrastructure and a shortage of trained workers. The economy stagnated under a half century of military rule, robbing corporations of their competitiveness and the ability to foster expertise.

JFE Engineering parent JFE Holdings has hosted about 250 trainees from Myanmar since 2002 at its bridge facility in Japan. The trainees developed technical skills there, such as cutting and welding parts. About 40 of them, or 20%, went on to work for J&M and helped establish its Yangon plant. J&M also brought Japanese-style production management and quality-control measures to Myanmar.

"We've created a foothold for growth by melding Japanese technology with Myanmar talent," Shoji said.

Hitachi subsidiary and a local company, is expected to start shipping out transformers designed for export by the end of the month. The products use amorphous alloys developed by Hitachi, allowing them to cut energy loss by 40% compared with conventional transformers. The company is looking to sell these energy-saving transformers to Singapore and other markets.

Soe Electric & Machinery was the first company to succeed in mass-producing transformers in Myanmar, and controls 30% of the domestic market. It approached Hitachi in the summer of 2012 in order to bolster its technological prowess. The Japanese company, expecting growing transformer demand in Myanmar, agreed to launch the venture last summer.

Hitachi SEM Vice Chairman Kyaw Min Htun said the company will consider building new factories near the border with China and India.


Nikkei
 
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Myanmar FDI hits record high of $9.4 bln in 2015/16


oreign direct investment (FDI) in Myanmar during the fiscal year that ended in March totaled $9.4 billion for 217 projects, official data showed on Monday.

Myanmar saw a record-high inflow in the last fiscal year under the former semi-civilian government, according to data compiled by the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration.

The investment reflects growing, if still cautious, interest in one Asia's last remaining untapped markets and a rush of last-minute approvals before the handover of power to Aung San Suu Kyi's administration.

Myanmar received $8 billion in FDI in 2014/15, compared with $4.1 billion in 2013/14.

The oil and gas sector attracted the biggest investment last fiscal year, followed by transport and communication and manufacturing.

Singapore, which put $4.3 billion into 55 projects, topped the list of foreign investors followed by China, Myanmar's biggest trading partner, which invested $3.3 billion. (Reporting by Aung Hla Tun; Editing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Himani Sarkar)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/myanmar-investment-idUKL3N17E2NF

Ok so its older model thanks for the info

may be.. bro
it's my prediction.. and hard to tell exactly about Myanmar Military.. Considering the fact 'U.S and E.U extend arm embargo against Myanmar'.. we always hard to get the latest version of western weaponry.. So we can get older model from somewhere and upgraded locally with foreign assistance then..

Myanmar's leaders target ASEAN ties with first foreign trip
TAMAKI KYOZUKA, Nikkei staff writer

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi (second left) in Laos Friday.

VIENTIANE -- Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's choice of Laos for their first trip abroad reaffirms the new administration's focus on building ties with the rest of Southeast Asia.

Suu Kyi, acting as state counselor and foreign minister, accompanied Htin Kyaw in talks with his Laotian counterpart, Bounnhang Vorachith, and other officials Friday. Laos is a good neighbor to Myanmar, and was selected as the site of the president's first state visit to beef up ties with fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, she told The Nikkei after meeting with the heads of state. Laos chairs ASEAN in 2016.

The bloc at the end of 2015 launched the ASEAN Economic Community, or AEC, aimed at promoting regional economic integration. Plans are in motion for a number of large-scale infrastructure projects such as cross-border highways and rail lines in the Mekong River region, which includes Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia along with Myanmar and Laos.

Htin Kyaw and Bounnhang agreed at their meeting to pursue deeper economic integration and stronger multilateral ties through the AEC. A resumption of direct flights between their two countries and other cooperative measures in the fields of trade, investment and tourism were settled on as well.

The promise of lower tariffs and financial-sector liberalization under the AEC, along with robust infrastructure development, has made ASEAN a promising investment target for Japan and other nations. According to some projections, the bloc will become the world's fourth-largest economy by 2030, behind China, India and Europe. Suu Kyi looks to exploit regional economic integration to fuel Myanmar's domestic growth.

Economic sanctions from the U.S. and European nations on Myanmar during its long period of military rule led the country to cultivate strong investment, trade and other economic ties with China. Former President Thein Sein, who took power in 2011 as part of the country's return to civilian rule, quickly reversed course, emphasizing ties with the West. Suu Kyi looks to continue the previous administration's efforts to become less dependent on Beijing.

China, the U.S. and European nations have all sent their chief diplomats to cultivate ties with Myanmar's new leadership. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida made his visit on Monday and Tuesday, inviting Suu Kyi to visit his country in turn.
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Myanmar’s tourism industry set to rapidly expand

Growing brand awareness, combined with investments in infrastructure, will drive development in Myanmar’s tourism industry this year and beyond, with record high inbound traffic forecast for 2016.

In late March the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism predicted 6m inbound tourists for 2016, up 25% on the 4.68m arrivals last year and far above the 2010 total of 800,000.

Though arrivals for last year fell short of the ministry’s forecast of 5m, officials and industry stakeholders have cited stronger growth for 2016 based on improved political and economic stability.

Tourism as an economic driver
In its latest profile on Myanmar, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported that tourism had become a major driving force in the economy. According to the bank’s report, tourism revenues grew by 19% last year as inbound traffic increased, totalling $2.1bn, or more than 4% of GDP.

The bank expects tourism, resource exports and construction to be the leading sources of growth in Myanmar’s economy this year. Expansion in these sectors will help fuel projected GDP growth of 8.4% in 2016 and 8.3% in 2017.

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is even more upbeat on prospects for the sector in the short-to-medium term. Over the coming 10 years, the WTTC projects that Myanmar’s tourism industry will rank second out of 184 countries for long-term growth and 15th globally in 2016.

In its 2016 outlook for the industry, the WTTC forecast the sector’s total contribution to Myanmar’s GDP – including indirect inputs – would increase by 5.9% this year and by a further 7.8% per annum through to 2026.

This should take the sector’s contribution to GDP to 6.5%, while employment from tourism will rise by 66% between 2015 and 2026 to 2.1m.

Infrastructure pressure
While the opening up of Myanmar to international markets and the country’s many travel offerings have boosted arrivals, rapid growth could outpace the development of auxiliary infrastructure, according to U Aung Myo Min Din, chairman of tourism service provider Adventure Myanmar Group.

“Tourist numbers have risen considerably in recent years due to the fact that Myanmar has so many hidden paradises,” he told OBG. “However, the rapid influx has put a strain on supporting infrastructure such as airport capacity.”

Growing demand has lead to a sharp increase in carriers seeking to serve international routes, with 24 foreign airlines now flying to destinations inside the country, compared to 13 carriers in 2012.

Further capacity will be added through to the end of this year, as more routes are scheduled and carriers like HK Express and Thai Lion Air prepare to launch services to Myanmar in the coming months.

Room to move
However, this influx is also expected to put greater pressure on existing airport infrastructure.

Authorities are already moving to improve airport facilities to accommodate rising demand, with ongoing work to expand the capacity of Yangon International Airport from 2.7m to 8m passengers by 2019. The first stage of this programme was the opening of a new $660m arrivals and departures terminal in mid-March, which raised capacity to 6m passengers.

It is not just Yangon International Airport that is working to find space to expand. Tourism has to compete with the residential, commercial and industrial sectors for land resources, which has pushed prices up, while zoning laws have also limited access to blocks for development in some areas.

With the expansion of the airport broadly seen as a medium-term solution to accommodating Myanmar’s rising tourist numbers, the government is actively pursuing additional developments.

In late January a framework agreement was signed between the Department of Civil Aviation and a consortium comprising Japan’s JGC Corporation, Yongnam Holdings and Changi Airports International to develop the Hanthawaddy International Airport, which will be located 80 km to the north-east of Yangon.

When completed in 2022, the new $1.5bn airport will have a passenger-handling capacity of 12m per year, twice that of the upgraded Yangon International Airport today.

Oxford Business Group is now on Instagram. Follow us here for news and stunning imagery from the more than 30 markets we cover.

http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/news/myanmar’s-tourism-industry-set-rapidly-expand
 
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Mr. Aung Zaya
that's a collage that I made :( not the source ?

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Question is that gun a copy of the oto melara 76mm or a real oto melara 76mm?

as I wrote in the site where they were published, the Myanmar military in the period of the embargo, was able to purchase at least 7 turrets Oto Melara Compact 76/62, the number that follows the weapons installed on naval units Burmese + 2 photographed in a store the navy during an official visit to the military authorities, but a version used only by the Israeli Navy and South African, striking feature, a ridge on the dome, inspection doors positioned at the sides and some accessories to 'external, Chile also owns this version as it has acquired FAC naval units second hand from Israel.
As shown by my collage, Myanmar has commissioned the construction of a dome stealth adapted to its type 76/62 Compact, dome stealth that differs from the one currently in production by the Italian Oto Melara Super Rapid.
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Hey guy,
How to get there, Yangon for example ? what airliners operate there ?
What's the average room rate in Yangon?
Any attraction for leisure trip ?
 
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Hey guy,
How to get there, Rangoon for example ? what airliners operate there ?
What's the average room rate in Rangoon?
Any attraction for leisure trip ?

It's called Yangon, guy. And two of your Vietnamese airlines have direct flights. MAI used to have a service to Vietnam but i think they stopped it. Hotels are expensive in Yangon, though. Probably a little more expensive than in Hanoi or Saigon. The rest of the country is cheaper, though. Most of the attractions are historical or cultural or culinary. There are no modern attractions like shopping malls or amusement parks. We have them but they're not very good.
 
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Mr. Aung Zaya
that's a collage that I made :( not the source ?

Firstly I would I like to apologise to u.. And that one is found somewhere in FB.. I don't know who create this.. And I already admitted the photos in this thread is from Internet.. Sry bro :'(
 
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It's called Yangon, guy. And two of your Vietnamese airlines have direct flights. MAI used to have a service to Vietnam but i think they stopped it. Hotels are expensive in Yangon, though. Probably a little more expensive than in Hanoi or Saigon. The rest of the country is cheaper, though. Most of the attractions are historical or cultural or culinary. There are no modern attractions like shopping malls or amusement parks. We have them but they're not very good.

Thank you so much.
what is the popular means of transport?
You drive on right or left side?
 
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