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Myanmar likely to join Asean Power Grid
MYANMAR is likely to be the fifth Asean country to sign up for the Asean Power Grid formed by Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, energy ministers have said. Keep reading ...
Solving the Yangon housing shortage
Amid estimates that Yangon’s population of 7 million-plus will move into double-digits in the next 10 to 20 years, what is being done to solve the commercial capital’s housing crisis? The problem is exacerbated by the slow pace of economic and social development, which keeps incomes ...
Buddhists make up 87.9 pct of Myanmar's population: census
NAY PYI TAW, July 21 (Xinhua) — Buddhists make up 87.9 percent of Myanmar’s population, government census figures showed on Thursday. Keep reading ...
Suu Kyi speaks at UN general assembly
Burma’s State Counselor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the 71st United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, United States on Wednesday. NEW YORK, United States — Daw Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the UN General Assembly since forming a democratically elected ...
VP U Henry Van Thio meets with ASEAN Energy Ministers, Deputy Secretary-General
VICE President U Henry Van Thio received Ministers for Energy from ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Lim Hong Hin at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday to discuss matters related to further cooperation among ASEAN members in the energy sector. Keep reading ...
ASEAN energy ministers pledge greater cooperation in energy security and sustainability
A PRESS conference took place in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday in connection with the ongoing 34th ASEAN Ministers of Energy Meeting (AMEM) and its related meetings.The meeting agreed on the aspirational target to increase the component to renewable energy to 23 per cent by 2025 ...
JCMCs to be organized in Taninthayi
A local-level Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (JCMC) will be formed in Taninthayi Region, according to the Karen National Union (KNU) liaison office in Dawei.Keep reading ...
Over 100 schools to be built across Mon State
THE UNION government has allotted over K4.6million for a project to construct 108 school buildings across Mon State this fiscal year, according to the state’s education office.The local government is currently in the process of scrutinising bids to choose the winners of the contract to ...
Export price of rice to China on the decline unlike stable domestic rice price
The price of rice exported to China through the Muse trade channel has been on the decline, unlike the domestic rice price, which remains stable said U Kyaw Min, the secretary of Mandalay Rice Depot.Keep reading ...
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 ...
