Singapore remains the largest 
foreign investor in high-rise buildings of Yangon, Than Myint, 
chairperson of the Committee for Quality Control of High-rise Building 
Projects Construction (CQHP) said.
Construction of high-rise buildings in 
Yangon has slowed down since mid-2012, but more are now underway with 
foreign investment, and most of the project designs come from Singapore.
“Singapore drew the design with their 
styles and mostly they didn’t plan the earthquake resistance in 
buildings. We are checking intensively for that,” Than Myint said.
Local construction companies used to 
build 12-and-16-story building. Now they have submitted the proposals 
for 25 stories, 30 stories and 35 stories buildings because of the 
transparency in business scope and foreign investment, according to 
sources.
The construction companies built only 
12-and-16-story buildings in Yangon. Yangon City Development Council is 
the one that supervises and ensures that the construction of the 
buildings agree with city plan. The CQHP checks only the project 
designs, Than Myint added.
The CQHP will have to check the projects
 of local construction companies and high-rise building projects with 
foreign investment.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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