Japan joins Thailand and Myanmar in backing Dawei development

The governments of Japan, Myanmar and Thailand have signed an agreement to jointly develop the Dawei Special Economic Zone and port in Myanmar.

The project envisions a deep-sea port including a container terminal, a 200 sq. km economic zone, factories, a coal mine and a power plant at Dawei, in southern Myanmar.

The Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha said at the Mekong-Japan summit, where the deal was signed, that the zone “will become a new distribution centre for the world.