Andaman Sea
Marginal sea of the northeastern Indian Ocean
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| 2022 | Government of India proposed the development of a new container ship terminal and an airport at Great Nicobar Island, marking a significant infrastructure expansion plan for the region. |
| 2022 | The government proposed developing additional power plants and infrastructure in Great Nicobar, signaling plans for further infrastructure development in the islands. |
| August 10 2020 | The undersea optical fibre cable went live, enabling high-speed broadband internet connections across the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the first time. |
| June 2020 | A 10 MW photovoltaic power station was commissioned by NLC India in Port Blair, diversifying the islands' power generation sources. |
| 2018 | Government of India initiated plans to develop facilities in various islands under the National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, aiming to increase tourist inflows. |
| December 2018 | Bharat Broadband Network began work on laying fiber optic submarine cables to connect the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with Chennai. |
| 2016 | The islands recorded more than 400,000 visitors, with 94% being domestic tourists. |
| 2016 | A new 15 MW diesel power plant was established in South Andaman with Japanese technical and financial assistance, expanding the region's power generation capacity. |
| 2016 | State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee statistics recorded 9,095 Buddhist monks in Tanintharyi Region, representing 1.7% of Myanmar's total Sangha membership. |
| 2016 | State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee records 32,769 Buddhist monks in Mon State, representing 6.1% of Myanmar's total Sangha membership, with monks predominantly belonging to Thudhamma Nikaya (79.8%) and Shwegyin Nikaya (14.9%). |
| 2016 | Foreign direct investment in Mon State reached over US$ 5.433 billion by the end of this year, according to the Mon State Directorate of Investment and Company. |
| 2014 | Myanmar Census conducted, revealing religious demographics of Tanintharyi Region: 87.5% Buddhists, 7.2% Christians, 5.1% Muslims, and 0.2% Hindus. |
| 2014 | Development of the Maw Daung pass international cross-border checkpoint between Tanintharyi Region and Thailand began. |
| 2014 | Myanmar Census conducted, revealing Mon State's population as 2,054,393, with a demographic breakdown highlighting the majority Mon ethnic group, significant Bamar, Kayin, and Pa-O populations, and a small Anglo-Burmese community. |
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