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The first affordable housing rolled out in Mon State
The first affordable housing projects in Mon State will reportedly be rolled out in Chaungzone and Thanbyuzayat Townships in the wake of the current rainy season, according to the Mon State...
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Teachers lie at the heart of quality education; State Counsellor
THE future of the country lies in education and teachers lie at the heart of quality education, said State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi while addressing a seminar on education promotion...
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Indian cold pills pour over remote border to fuel Myanmar narcotics boom
Five years ago, when cold pills first trickled across Myanmar’s untamed border with India, many local officials were baffled. Where was this medicine going, and why were smugglers so interested in it?...
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Myanmar Cosmetics Association expresses doubts over industry future
Although the Myanmar government has made steps towards growing domestic beauty businesses, the country’s cosmetics body says measures need to be stepped up to protect domestic players. The Myanmar...
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Japan’s MHM merges with Thai firm in first tie-up of its kind
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM), one of Japan’s largest law firms, has acquired leading firm Chandler & Thong-ek (C&T) in Thailand as part of a push into South East Asia. The acquisition...
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Ministry of Construction sees urgent need for Yangon-Thanlyin bridge replacement
A bridge linking downtown Yangon with Thanlyin township across the Bago River is being tested beyond its limits and “could break at any time” according to an official at the Ministry of Construction,...
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Tax exemptions to be granted to 100 per cent of export factories
TAX exemptions will be granted to 100 per cent of export factories operating in Myanmar without time limit if both nationals and (if applicable) their foreigner partners export all finished products...
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High-rise car parking and hotels to be built on Myanma Railway land
HIGH-rise car parking and hotel projects in Yangon will be implemented on the land belonging to Myanma Railway, it has been learned. Due to a scarcity of available land in Yangon City, a number of...
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Omni Focus Co to establish public bus company with over 3,500 buses
THE Omni Focus Company has plans to establish a public bus company with a fleet of over 3,500 buses, said a responsible person from the company. After shutting down the All Private Bus Lines Control...
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Registration cards to be issued to Myanmar domestic helpers in foreign countries
REGISTRATION cards will be issued to Myanmar migrants who are illegally working as domestic helpers in neighbouring countries and others according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and...
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Government’s work performance for first 100 days press conference to be held...
A PRESS conference on the government’s work performance for the first 100 days will take place at the Ministry of Information at 1 pm this Friday with four ministries— the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
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MoHT hopeful tourism law will ease industry headaches
PLANS are being made to allow the Myanmar Hotel and Tourism Law to be enacted before the current year is out, according to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. “There should be laws [in place] for any...
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Vacant plots in Myotha industrial zone on sale in second week of August
Vacant plots from Myotha Industrial Park (MIP) in Ngazun Township, Mandalay will go on sale starting from 9 August with the cooperation of Mandalay-Myotha Industrial Development Public Company Limited...
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MoC searches for toll gate solution
The Ministry of Construction has already closed more than half of the 300 road and bridge tollgates it has built, and is looking for ways to make up the lost revenue that would result from plans to...
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YCDC drafts new rules for building permits
Yangon City Development Committee has finished amending its building permit regulations, its secretary said yesterday, after completing a divisive review of high-rise projects across the city that saw...
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Govt Invites Proposals for New Hotels in Myeik Archipelago
RANGOON — The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) is inviting proposals for new hotel projects in the Myeik Archipelago, which will be assessed for environmental friendliness in cooperation with the...
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Vehicle substitution announcement deflates Yangon’s car market
Sales in Yangon’s vehicle market have slumped after the Road Transport Administration Department (RTAD) issued a statement permitting the import of trucks if pickups and light-trucks are revoked as...
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Govt to hold press conferences on its 100-day undertakings
The government will hold press conferences on its 100-day undertakings in Nay Pyi Taw, the Ministry of Information said yesterday. The press conference will begin today with four ministries—the...
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Myanmar saw over 1m tourists in first half of 2016
SOME 1.69 million foreign visitors entered the country in the first six months of 2016, according to the Department of Hotels and Tourism. The department said the country’s tourism industry has seen a...
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