New economic zones planned
The Ministry of Planning and Finance is carrying out plans for new economic zones and special economic zones as the quality of existing industrial zones is mediocre and upgrading them is difficult, state media reported on 20 March.Keep reading ...
Chinese land grabs concern Kachin villagers
The residents of Kachin State are worried by Chinese entrepreneurs’ massive land acquisition, sources say.Keep reading ...
Worryingly high Myanmar marital birthrate revealed following census
While the total fertility rate in Myanmar is 2.5 children per woman, and on par with ASEAN averages, new and more detailed data tell a very different story: Married women in Myanmar give birth to five children on average. Keep reading ...
Nippon Foundation Suspends Vehicle Donations
The Nippon Foundation will suspend further vehicle donations in Burma until all of the cars currently parked at the Rangoon Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital have been deployed, deputy head of the foundation Takehiro Umemura told The Irrawaddy.Keep reading ...
Plastic-free zone campaign at Mt Zwe Ka Bin
The first plastic-free zone campaign will be held at Mount Zwe Ka Bin from March 11 to 14. The campaign, which will be held simultaneously with the Tabaung festival in Kayin State, will involve about 350 volunteers from various organisations, including the Hpa-an Students Union, student ...
Construction ministry looks to prioritise infrastructure development in rural areas
The government is working through a long list of infrastructure needs to determine priorities for development, the minister for construction told a forum of business leaders in Nay Pyi Taw last week.Speaking at a forum on corporate social responsibility on September 21, construction minister U ...
SNLD wins landslide in Shan State
The ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) had a disappointing run in the Shan State by-election on April 1, when Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) won with a landslide victory. Keep reading ...
MICS workers demand for their rights
Some 300 workers from the Myanmar Infrastructure, Craft and Service (MICS) labour organisation took to the streets yesterday, urging the government to listen to their demands.Keep reading ...
Government to Give Investors Equal Rights at New Industrial Zones, Satellite Townships
The government has plans to build new industrial zones and satellite townships across the country, U Kyaw Win, the minister for planning and finance, told an investment conference.Keep reading ...
Changes to Fuel Policy to Level Playing Field – Minister
Myanmar is planning to liberalize policy for foreign retailors in the local fuel sales industry, the minister for finance and planning said.U Kyaw Win told a meeting of investors at Yangon’s Novotel Hotel that “one of the reasons for liberalizing the policy is that there ...
Local Man Opens Rakhine’s First Garment Factory ‘to Stop Migration to Other Regions’
A local entrepreneur in Rakhine has started what he says is the area’s first garment factory in a bid to prevent people emigrating from the impoverished state.Keep reading ...
Skilled labour shortage still a problem
As Myanmar attracts more investments, the country is struggling to provide skilled labour for the construction, tourism and manufacturing sectors.Keep reading ...
Vice President cautions against impact of economic growth on environmental
Vice President U Myint Swe has shed light on the impact of economic growth on environmental in the undertaking of national development at a coordination meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, calling for effective efforts toward environmental protection.Keep reading ...
Australian agriculture institute launches Myanmar research project
Australia’s pre-eminent agricultural research institute, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), is cooperating with Myanmar on research and education projects aimed at improving the country’s agricultural sector.Keep reading ...
Economic Growth Could Increase Child Labor in Myanmar
After 50 years of economic isolation, observers fear that Myanmar children might be forced to work before they can complete schooling in a booming economy.Keep reading ...
By-election was smooth, with minor hiccups: observers
The by-election on April 1 proceeded and ended smoothly, although the voter turnout was low and there were minor incidents and misunderstandings.Keep reading ...
5 kinds of monsoon crops to be planted in Kayin State
In developing the farming sector in Kayin State, it is estimated that five kinds of monsoon crops will be grown in the state, according to an estimation of agricultural projects for 2017-18 fiscal year.Keep reading ...
Factories told to close on polling day
Factories in Hlaing Tharyar have been told to close on polling day to allow their employees to cast their votes in the township’s by-election.Keep reading ...
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD)
The ruling party National League for Democracy (NLD) won 9 out of the 19 seats vacant in Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw, State and Region Hluttaw in April 1 by-election.Keep reading ...
Controversy as Myanmar govt sacks Deputy Agriculture Minister
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Tun Win, was sacked by the ruling National League for Democracy on Friday. Keep reading ...
