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Myanmar officials say work on Dawei SEZ could restart
Plodding progress is being made on the long-delayed Dawei Special Economic Zone, according to Tanintharyi Region government officials, who are hoping the project will restart soon. Regional government...
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Myanmar-Thailand to solve East-West Economic Corridor connectivity bottlenecks
Myanmar has accepted Thailand’s 1.8-billion-baht project to improve its Thaton-Ein Du highway, a section of the East-West Economic Corridor, and asked the latter to improve other roads along the...
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Where in the world is Pyin Oo Lwin?
Philippines – I swear it could have been Baguio. Or I may have awakened from a dream and found myself in a place very familiar, with strawberry jam being sold by the roadside and coffee trees shaded...
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Rice and broken rice export hit 1.2million tonnes
The export volume of rice and broken rice hit 1.2 million tonnes as of the third week of January. Over 400,000 tonnes of rice and broken rice worth US$120million were exported through normal trade,...
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Myanmar, Thailand push ‘one destination’
Bagan: Thailand and Myanmar have vowed to stimulate tourism and raise the number of visitors between the neighbouring nations to 1.5 million by 2020 as part of the “two countries, one destination”...
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India set to hand Sittwe port back to Myanmar
INDIA WILL hand control of Sittwe port back to Myanmar’s Rakhine State government in the second week of March, India’s ambassador to Myanmar Vikram Misri said. The port, which links the two countries,...
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Can Myanmar sustain growth momentum?
YANGON — The World Bank’s forecast on Jan. 30 that Myanmar’s economy will grow by more than 7% annually for the next three years might appear to be overly optimistic. In the latest issue of its...
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MoUs Inked to Step up Thailand-Myanmar Cross-Border Trade
Business communities and the governments of Thailand and Myanmar have agreed on bolstering cross-border trade by improving existing channels and developing new routes, and with an emphasis on the...
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MIC Recommends Constructing Garment Factories in Sittwe
RANGOON — The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) recommended constructing garment factories in Sittwe Township’s Ponnakyun town, according to a statement released last week. The statement was a...
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Diebold Nixdorf Targets Retail Market
New York and Frankfurt-listed Diebold Nixdorf, an international financial services and technology company, opened its first Myanmar office in Yangon on February 3 to establish its direct presence in...
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Myanmar govt body suggests setting up garment units in Sittwe
The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has suggested that apparel stitching factories be set up in Ponnakyun, Sittwe in a bid to create job opportunities for local people and also stop migration. MIC...
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Singapore Myanmar Investco to distribute Shiseido products in Myanmar
Myanmar Investco (SMI) on Wednesday said its unit has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with cosmetic firm Shiseido Asia Pacific. The group will maintain a network of high-end retailers who...
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How high street clothes were made by children in Myanmar for 13p an hour
Children as young as 14 have been employed to make clothes for some of the most popular names on the UK high street, according to a new report. New Look, Sports Direct’s Lonsdale brand and H&M...
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Thai e-wallet platform provider joins hands with Myanmar retailer
T2P Deep Pocket, Thailand’s fastest-growing e-wallet platform provider, has formed a joint venture with City Mart Holding, the leading modern retail chain in Myanmar. A joint venture agreement between...
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Myanmar’s Wa State rules synthetic drug market
Move over ‘Golden Triangle’! the Wa State in Myanmar is now the undisputed ‘king’ in producing synthetic drugs. For decades, the ‘Golden Triangle’ has been notorious worldwide as the foremost...
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The Road to Muse
Mandalay-Muse Road linking Mandalay, the second capital city of Myanmar, and Muse located on Myanmar-China border plays a pivotal role in border trade between the two countries. The road was once...
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XMH hopes to enter Myanmar through JV with local partner
XMH Holdings Ltd, a diesel engine, propulsion and power generating solution provider in the marine and industrial sectors, is hoping to make inroads into Myanmar through a joint venture. The joint...
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Myanmar Ministry of Electricity and Energy Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (...
Open tenders are invited for supply of the following respective items in United States Dollars and Myanmar Kyats. Sr.No Tender No Description Remark (1) IFB-082(16-17) ZP375 Rotary Table (1) No US$...
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Yangon Expecting Water Taxi Service
Authorities will select private companies for running a water taxi service in Yangon’s waterways in coming week, says Secretary Dr Maung Aung for the Yangon Region Transport Authority. “We have...
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Yangon to Draw up Master Plan for Energy, in Push for Foreign Investment
A master plan for electricity and energy for the Yangon Region is going to be drawn up with foreign and local investment invited for power distribution once the law for electricity has been...
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