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Hunger remains at ‘serious’ levels: report
Myanmar continues to have “serious” levels of hunger, comparable to North Korea, Rwanda and Nepal, according to a recently released global index.Keep reading ...
Pyinmana farmers given cash for confiscated land
About 172 acres were confiscated from 284 farmers in 2003 to construct Myo Shaung Road. The government paid out just over K325 million (US$275,000) to those farmers by the General Administrative Office of Pyinmana after village administrators, the township general administrator and the land management committee reviewed ...
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 ...
Rice exports earn $193m
Myanmar earned about US$193 million from exporting around 560,000 tonnes of rice and broken rice until October 21 this fiscal year, according to the Ministry of Commerce. Keep reading ...
Investment Law Rules and Regulations Released by March
NAYPYIDAW — Rules and regulations for the newly enacted Myanmar Investment Law will be released in three months at the earliest and by the end of March next year at the latest, according to U Maung Maung Win, deputy minister of national planning and finance.Keep ...
Fish research centre to open
The country’s first research centre for freshwater fish breeding is slated to open in 2017, according to the Department of Fisheries.Keep reading ...
Yangon labour department has launched 60 lawsuits against errant factories
After repeated, flagrant violations of the labour laws, 60 recalcitrant factories in Yangon have been slapped with lawsuits so far this year by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, a government official told The Myanmar Times yesterday. Keep reading ...
Gems Emporium Expected to Attract US and EU Traders
RANGOON — More Western jade traders are expected to attend to the upcoming Naypyidaw Gems Emporium, after the lifting of US economic sanctions last month. Keep reading ...
Only 3 Irrawaddy Dolphins remain in Laos, says WWF
The population of Irrawaddy Dolphins in Laos has fallen to just three, bringing into question the species’ survival in that country, according to the World Wildlife Fund.Keep reading ...
Brunei delegation eyes rice and paddy exports
A delegation from Brunei Darussalam will visit Myanmar to discuss buying rice and paddy, according to agriculture ministry officials, as the government continues an urgent search for new export markets.Keep reading ...
