Once the agreement between Myanmar and Thailand has been reached, Maw Taung border trade post will be officially opened at the border city Maung Taung, Tanintharyi Township. The new trade post will promote trade between the two countries. The two countries are currently having discussions about ...

The Yangon Region Investment Committee gave the green light to eight foreign and three domestic projects with an estimated capital of US$15.8 million and K6.2 billion, respectively, at a meeting held yesterday. The projects are expected to create 5,630 jobs, according to a press release issued by...

The Weaving and Vocational Training School in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State, will offer a year-long course on cotton and textiles and a six-month course on weaving. The cotton and textile course has 20 seats, while the weaving course has 10 seats. The school will give a stipend of K30, 000 per mon...

The Labour Ministry has streamlined the process of making social security payments in a bid to better serve registered workers and employers, said the head of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. The new system is being tested in Hlaing Tharyar Township in Yangon Region and Pyigyi...

MANDALAY—Over 1,300 villages in rural areas of five regions will get access to electricity through solar power in fiscal 2019-20 as part of the National Electrification Project (NEP), according to the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. The ministry will team up with the Rural Development Depart...

The low-cost and affordable housing estates in Dagon Seikkan and Hlinethaya townships will be sold to people in the low-income group under a long-term instalment plan, said an official from the Urban and Housing Development Department under the Ministry of Construction. The real estate projects ...

An inter-village tar road was opened in Kyonbyaw Township, Ayeyawady Region, yesterday, as part of the rural roads, bridges, rural economic and transport development project. Undertaken by the Department of Rural Road Development (DRRD), with aid provided by the World Bank under the emergency reh...

YANGON- Yangon Region Government Committee had formed a Special Investigation Team to solve land confiscation cases of Ngwe Pin Le Dry Port Project to be implemented by Yangon Metropolitan Company. This information comes from MP Kyaw Zeya from No.2 Constituency of Dagon Township who is also the ...

The Government of Myanmar yesterday announced its vision for the country’s environmental protection and climate action, launching two new policies that will guide Myanmar’s environmental management and climate change strategy, according to a UN Environment statement. Myanmar is widely considered ...

Hundreds of Karen representatives from 56 different groups gathered to strengthen Karen customary land management systems at a seminar held at Lay Wah, Karen State from May 29 to 30, 2019. The Kaw Customary Land Seminar was attended by 519 people including representatives from local community and...