Myanmar Times
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
After years of enslavement, abused child maids look to the future
The teenager stares at her crippled hands, broken after torture techniques endured over five years of life as a slave.“I want to continue my studies when my hands are recovered,” she said.Keep reading ...
Meteorologist advises smaller alternatives to Myitsone megadam
The former director general of the meteorology and hydrology department has proposed an alternative solution to the problem of the stalled Myitsone hydropower dam. Instead of building one destructive and publically reviled mega dam, why not build four smaller hydropower projects instead, he suggested on ...
Bill Committee advises more flexibility for civil servants’ retirement
The Pyithu Hluttaw Bill Committee has weighed in on ongoing efforts to amend the Civil Service Law, submitting a report to the lower house that recommends lowering the bar for government employees’ retirement. The proposal would allow civil servants to retire after completing 30 years of ...
Real estate sector FDI approvals account for bigger share this year
Myanmar’s real estate sector is receiving a far larger share of overall approved foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this fiscal year, according to data from the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA).As of August 31, real estate had received 15 percent of total ...
French business group seeks trade increase Print
The French Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry is taking a delegation of local firms to France next month, and is planning to a hold a French fair in Yangon later this year as part of efforts to boost trade relations between the two nations.Keep ...
