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USGC Sees Growth Potential For Feed Production, Grain Imports In Myanmar
The Council recently conducted an on-the-ground assessment of the growth potential for Myanmar’s animal and feed manufacturing sectors – and how that growth could translate into increased exports of...
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Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region Invites Power Investments
PEOPLE’S thirst for electricity would create a lot of opportunities for investors to do business in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region bordering Kanchanaburi Province. Kyaw Kyaw Win, a small-scale food...
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IFC, Australia Back Nationwide Study on Myanmar’s Hydropower
AS MYANMAR needs more electricity to realise its development goals during the first civilian government’s term, two ministries have been holding a series of discussions until the third week of January...
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Some Businesses Fret Over Myanmar Wage Proposal
Many business organisations in Myanmar have lodged objections against improving daily wages as approved by the National Committee for Designating Minimum Wage earฌlier this month. The committee has...
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Unlicensed Teachers Face Jail Under Draft of Education Law
A person teaching without a teacher license is subject to a prison sentence, according to the draft of a private education law that was released in December 2017. According to the draft law’s chapter...
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Myanmar Sugar Company Invests US$20 Million for a New Sugar Mill
Myanmar Sugar Development Public Co Ltd has secured state approval to invest US$20 million to build a new 5000 tonnes cane/day sugar mill in Kathar township, Sagaing Region. It is reported by...
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Thailand’s Infrastructure Plans are Good for Trade with Myanmar
Thailand revealed plans to invest in its infrastructure to boost trade with Myanmar. By committing to the initial investment, Thailand has started the process. Both parties must then work together...
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Philippines’ Metro Pacific Studies Myanmar Potentials
INFRASTRUCTURE conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is studying investment opportunities in the toll-roads sector in Myanmar, Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan said on Monday, even as the...
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Yangon-Mandalay Train Journey will Shorten to 8 Hours by 2023
Japan has thrown its weight behind Myanmar’s railway development by funding the Yangon-Mandalay railway, according to the country’s foreign minister Taro Kono who held a joint press conference in the...
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Yangon Transport Authority Declares YBS a ‘Success’ on Its 1st Birthday
YANGON— Yangon transport officials declared the city’s revamped a bus system a “success” on its first anniversary on Tuesday, downplaying what has generally been regarded as a bumpy start. “The Yangon...
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Edotco Malaysia Eyes Higher Market Share
KUALA LUMPUR: As the leading Asean mobile tower provider, edotco Group Sdn Bhd is perceived as the dominant company in its home turf here. However, it captures less than 20% of the total market share....
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United International Group to Open Five Amata Hotels in 2018-19
United International Group, owner and operator of Amata Hotels in Myanmar, will open five more hotels in the country, U Win Aung, group CEO of United International Group told The Myanmar Times Monday....
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Local Pig Breeders Suffering Financially From Illegal Pig Imports
Local pig breeders want the government to take action on illegal imports of pigs from Thailand. Local pig breeders and small scale pig breeders say they are suffering financial hardship because of an...
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Yara Myanmar imports new fertiliser for better crop quality
Yara Myanmar, an agriculture solutions provider, will import NPK fertiliser from Norway to help local farmers improve their productivity and raise the quality of their crops. Over the longer term,...
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Myanmar: Transparency should be the key to boost the teak market
The authorities in Myanmar were reminded by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) that if they don’t clarify the flow of logs which go from the forests to the mills, the legality of the wood...
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Indian Oil planning to enhance fuel trade with Bangladesh, Myanmar
NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp, the nation’s largest refiner and fossil fuel retailer, in in talks with Bangladesh and Myanmar to enhance trade of petroleum products and offer its expertise to set up oil...
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Myanmar Metals to revive forgotten lead-zinc treasure – the Baldwin Mine
Perth-based Myanmar Metals is working hard to create a new chapter in the life of one of the worlds most fabled lead-zinc mines, the Bawdwin deposit in northeast Myanmar, where drilling began this...
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Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector Attracts over 1.5 Bln USD of Foreign...
YANGON, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — Myanmar’s manufacturing sector attracted 1.55 billion U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of present fiscal year 2017-2018, according...
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Myanmar to Target Illegal Charcoal Trade with China
Myanmar has pledged to stem the massive tide of charcoal being illegally harvested, produced and exported from their forests to Chinese factories. Last week a senior official from the country’s...
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Myanmar Aims to Increase Exports of Rice Husk-to- Biomass Products
Some Myanmar businesses are hoping to receive technical and financial support from the government to convert rice husks into biomass products for export purposes. Rice husks are the hard protecting...
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