ISP China Desk

The Sandhi Governance Institute, a civil society group that observes local projects, has flagged “risky conditions” and a lack of transparency at the New Yangon City Project (NYCP) in a report dated June 24. “There should be more transparency involved in this project. For example, key data should be readily available and transparent,” said U Khine Win, executive director of Sandhi Governance Institute. The project is risky because of the huge costs and prolonged implementation period, according to the report. It also warned that several areas within the site of the project are likely to be flooded.