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Trade Between Myanmar and Middle East Tops $300m
Total trade between Myanmar and Middle Eastern countries reached $332.874 million in the first 10 months of this fiscal year, 2016-2017, official media reported.Keep reading ...
Yangon Parliament Approves Regional Planning Bill
Yangon’s parliament has approved a regional planning bill that includes details on plans for ‘satellite town’ projects, peripheral areas of the city earmarked for development to help the city cope with its booming population and an influx of investment.Keep reading ...
First Oil for Long-Awaited Pipeline to China Delayed Again
A long-awaited pipeline that would allow overseas oil to be pumped through Myanmar and into China for the first time has been delayed again as final import licences have not been given, leaving a tanker due to deliver crude sitting in open waters.Keep reading ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Increased tourists lead to higher revenue in Bagan
The number of tourist arrivals to Bagan has increased by more than 53,000 in the 2016-17 fiscal year, compared with the year, leading to a total collection of entrance fees by over K134 billion for both years, said U Kyi Thein Ko, general secretary of ...
Govt to promote sustainable fishing
A sustainable coastal fisheries project aimed at conserving coastal fish resources is being implemented by the Myanmar and Denmark governments, according to Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Tun Lwin.Keep reading ...
Voters lacking info about candidates: EEOP survey
More than half of the voters have admitted that they don’t know the plans and policies of the candidates competing in the by-election on April 1, 2017, according to the Pre-Election Voter Perception Survey done by the Election Education and Observation Partners (EEOP).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 ...
