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Shwedagon Pagoda a no-drone zone
Myanmar Times, Published on 03/10/2016
» YANGON - Shwedagon Pagoda is now a no drone zone. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are not welcome to fly over the famed pagoda or its grounds without prior permission, the pagoda trustee committee has announced.
Yangon clamps down on apartment renting to tourists
Myanmar Times, Published on 28/09/2016
» Yangon landlords will face penalties if they rent rooms or apartments to foreigners holding a tourist visa, said U Zaw Aye Maung, the military-appointed region minister for immigration.
Myanmar looks to new rice agreement with Jakarta
Myanmar Times, Published on 01/09/2016
» YANGON, Myanmar - The governments of Indonesia and Myanmar will sign a memorandum of understanding next month on continued rice exports, but the two commerce ministers then face an unresolved issue over payment for a previous shipment that failed to comply with Indonesian regulations.
Myanmar lifts import restrictions on 267 items
Myanmar Times, Published on 17/08/2016
» YANGON - The Ministry of Commerce has published a list of 267 items that can be imported from September without a licence, in the new government’s first step toward liberalising permit requirements.
Myanmar to complete demarcation of its borders
Myanmar Times, Published on 17/08/2016
» YANGON - Diplomatic negotiations are under way to finalise demarcation and posting of Myanmar's borders with Thailand and India, vice minister for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin told the lower house on Monday.