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No need to seek approval from MIC for investment except for businesses with environmental impact

Investment businesses are no longer required to seek approval from Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) apart from the businesses needing environmental impact assessments.Those investment businesses can apply for registration at the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) branches in the regions and states concerned. Keep reading ...

Authorities to take protective measures against riverbank erosion

AS PART OF its riverbank erosion control progamme across Mandalay, authorities will carry out protection measures against riverbank erosion next month, said U Toe Aung Lin, director of regional department of water resources and improvement of river systems. Keep reading ...

As sandbanks clog up rivers, flooding augmented in Rakhine State

sandbanks, which are blocking the course of rivers and streams in Rakhine State, need to dredged to prevent flooding, say local residents and engineers.They point out that low-lying townships within the state are prone to flooding when rivers and streams in mountainous areas flow down ...

New fuel handling jetty project leads to riverbank erosion: DWIR official

PREVENTION activities should be carried out near the confluence of the Ayeyawady River and the Dokhtawaddy River to protect them from riverbank erosion, said U Taing Aung Lin, director of the Mandalay Region Department of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems.Keep reading ...

France to power Myanmar with environmentally friendly electricity from river currents in rurals

France is to provide technical assistance with sourcing an electricity supply from river currents for distribution to rural regions of Myanmar, according to the Sein Lan Ami-Myay Development Organisation. Keep reading ...

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