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28 Burmese Expats to Regain Citizenship
Twenty-eight Burmese expatriates will be granted Burmese citizenship soon, said permanent secretary of the Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population U Myint Kyaing. The former administration under...
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5 companies shortlisted for RFID project to develop vehicle registration system
The Government Of The Republic Of The Union Of Myanmar Ministry Of Transport And Communications Expression Of Interest To Consultant Companies For Developing Vehicle Registration By Radio Frequency...
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Launch of Ooredoo’s Mobile Money Service Edges Closer
Telco Ooredoo has moved a step closer to launching its mobile payment service after it announced it has partnered with local lender CB Bank. The Qatar-backed telco says it has completed testing and...
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Survey of Yangon’s Squatters Uses Fingerprint Scanning, Facial Recognition...
The Yangon regional government has surveyed tens of thousands of squatters using fingerprint scanners and facial recognition technology as part of a resettlement plan to address the city’s housing...
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Uber, Hot on the Heels of Grab, Begins Trial in Yangon
Ride-hailing giant Uber launched a trial version of its services in Yangon last week, a little over a month after Singapore-based rival Grab launched its own trial service in Myanmar’s largest city....
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Luxury Villa Slated for Ngapali Beach
Another luxury villa project has been slated for Ngapali beach, a sign that the country’s fledgling luxury holiday homes market continues to go from strength to strength. Secret Diamond on Ngapali...
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Deadly secret: The illegal abortions killing Myanmar’s women
Yangon, May 2 (AFP) Thiri’s heart started pounding and her whole body shook after she swallowed the final dose of pills that would end her unwanted pregnancy in a Yangon hotel. Her boyfriend had...
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Unilever forms Myanmar JV for home and personal care products
May 4 (Reuters) – Consumer goods maker Unilever signed a joint venture deal with Myanmar’s Europe and Asia Commercial Co Ltd (EAC), combining their home and personal care businesses to accelerate...
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Myanmar Labor Minister Commits to Working Toward Elimination of Child Labor
Half of Myanmar’s child laborers work in dangerous conditions for low minimum wages as the Southeast Asian country strives to eliminate the ubiquitous practice of employing young people, the country’s...
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32 foreign investment proposals under scrutiny
The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) says it is scrutinising 32 foreign investment proposals worth US$1.5 billion and 20 domestic proposals worth Ks492 billion. Aung Naing Oo, the secretary of the...
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Water taxi scheme details to be announced next week
The firm will announce the details of its implementation, said a spokesperson from Tint Tint Myanmar. In order to upgrade Yangon’s public transport system, the regional government has planned to...
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IFC launches its sustainability guidelines in Myanmar language
Arm of world bank guides local companies on managing environmental, social risks The International Finance Corporation, a private sector arm of the World Bank Group, last week released a Burmese...
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A private company proposes to supply electricity in Myeik
A private company, South East Asia Energy and Electricity Company, has submitted a proposal to Taninthayi regional government to supply 60 megawatts of electricity generated from hydropower, solar...
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Shut over confusion, Horizon international schools renamed
U Ye Tun, executive director of Horizon, said in a statement, that there was confusion in the use of the word ‘School’ which implied that the education institution was teaching a curriculum based on...
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Semeikhon Port, Mandalay to be the Integrated Logistic Hub in upper Myanmar
With 381 acres of land, strategically located at the centre of Myanmar, South West of Mandalay will be the modern integrated logistics centre of upper Myanmar. With the support from Mandalay Region...
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China and Myanmar open long-delayed oil pipeline
Strategic supply route helps Beijing avoid Malacca Strait chokepoint China and Myanmar have finally agreed to open a cross-border pipeline into south-east China, allowing Beijing to diversify oil...
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Myanmar police hunt scavengers who found huge jade boulder
YANGON – Police are hunting five gem scavengers who discovered a huge jade boulder at a mine in northern Myanmar after a senior regulatory official accused them of leading an attempt to steal it. The...
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BreadTalk Myanmar eyes 300,000 customers a year
AFTER the grand opening of its first outlet in Myanmar on Saturday, BreadTalk, an Asian boutique bakery chain, expects soon to be serving nearly 300,000 customers in this country every year. Su Myat...
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Yoma Strategic and Norfund to build distributed power networks in Myanmar
Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. has announced its partnership with Norfund, a Norwegian state-owned investment fund, to establish distributed generation micropower plants and mini grids for the purpose...
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Myanmar and Holy See Establish Diplomatic Relations
The Vatican announced today that Myanmar and the Holy See have agreed to establish diplomatic relations. It broke the news after Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, state counsellor and de facto...
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