THE Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation is planning to give around Ks1980 billion in agricultural loans to farmers this fiscal year, its spokesperson said. These kinds of loans will be disbursed to a target group of farmers beginning this month with a very low interest rate. Unde...

TENDERS are to be called during the current 2016-17 fiscal year for the implementation of water access projects in 38 villages across Kayin State that are experience drinking water shortages, according to the state’s Department of Rural Development. Bids for an estimated budget of over K519 milli...

MAWLAMYINE, Mon State—Women from Mon State calling for their rights and needs in peace and development will soon have their concerns developed into an action plan, Myanmar’s Minister of Pa-O Ethnic Affairs Daw San Wint Khine said. Mon State has seen an increasing number of rape cases against mino...

Before the crowds begin descending on the sea shore this coming dry season, local activists are calling on the government to help manage tourism and tourism infrastructure at a Mon State beach. Kabyar Wa Beach in southern Ye township has become an increasingly popular destination, especially for ...

On a visit to a model farm in Israel this week, the potential for Myanmar’s agricultural development was there to see. I had the opportunity to see advanced techniques that Israeli agriculturalists developed and farmers use to maximize water use and grow sustainable crops. I assume that the main ...

Former political prisoners, many of whom suffered torture, are drafting a bill that would grant legal recognition to their status, and provide them with reparations such as free healthcare. Previous efforts to pursue such a law have been stalled by the refusal of the government to agree to a def...

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 ...

Under the cover of early morning darkness on April 27, authorities in Mon State affixed signs bearing the name General Aung San to the bridge and opened it to traffic, ending one chapter in a simmering dispute over ethnic rights in Myanmar (Burma). But even as authorities tried to put the controvers...

Myanmar will receive US$27 million in funds under the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) to kickstart a value chain financing project for agricultural businesses in the Dry Zone, said U Hla Kyaw, deputy minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (MOALI).Th...

With the monsoon rain season in Myanmar, the Agricultural Development Bank has begun disbursing agricultural loans to rice farmers nationwide through its bank branches. Agricultural loans for cultivating rice in rain-fed fields are disbursed no later than September, and those farmers who have lan...