The Mon State Strategic Plan 2035 was showcased at an Investment Fair held in Mawlamyine on November 29th and 30th. The Investment Show was held at the Strand Hotel in Mawlamyine with over 300 guests including Mon State chief minister Dr. Aye Zan, Mon state ministers, Heads of development department, foreign and domestic entrepreneurs, experts, professionals, and media.
The Surbana Jurong Group (SJG) designed the plan to meet the needs of Mon State internal policies and local programs. For more than 50 years, Surbana Jurong, Asia’s largest business consulting firm has designed over 100 industrial projects worldwide and has provided developmental projects service to more than 30 countries.
According to the SJG General Manager, Mr. Lee Leong Seng “Surbana Jurong opened its branch in Myanmar in 2014. It has been studying Mon State since 2017. We have designed strategic plans for many countries around the world including Myanmar. With assistance from the Mon State government, we surveyed key development zones and sectors that needed to [be involved in] the Strategic Plan. I hope that we have strengthened our ties, partnerships, and friendships with the international investors and delegates through the event yesterday.”
The Mon State’s Future Strategic Plan 2035 has been designed with the collaboration of international companies that brought expertise in urban development and infrastructure needed to support the development of the entire country including Mon State.
“We are inviting the foreign and domestic organizations to work on the investment project in Mon state, and the state government is doing our best to [provide] support. Due to its location, there is a strong potential for Mon State to increase trade routes with Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. At the same time, we have so many beautiful places in Mon state that we are inviting investors to support tourism.” said the Mon State chief minister Dr. Aye Zan.
The fair focused on the investment potential in the six key sectors — agriculture, fishery industry, tourism, trading, manufacturing, and infrastructure industry.
Deputy Director-General from Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Sein Tun Lin said that “the government has directed investors to abide by the feasibility of the project and conduct the [necessary] environmental studies in our country. However, doing research before is not enough. Companies need to be accountable and be able to provide regular reports that show their business operations have no negative impact on the environment and local communities.”
