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Myanmar targets toxic bottled drinking water
Myanmar Times, Published on 30/01/2017
» YANGON - The Food and Drug Administration is once again taking aim at toxic drinking water, attempting to stop bacteria-laden and unregistered bottles from proliferating in the markets.
Myanmar draft foreigner laws worry expats
Myanmar Times, Published on 27/01/2017
» YANGON - Two draft laws concerning foreigners are sending shockwaves through the expat community and could undermine the government’s stated priorities in attracting responsible foreign investment and promoting a human rights agenda, lawyers and business experts say.
Myanmar's capital struggles to fill empty hotels
Myanmar Times, Published on 18/01/2017
» YANGON, Myanmar - A lack of tourist attractions combined with overly optimistic developers has left around 80% of hotel rooms empty on any given day in Nay Pyi Taw, the administrative capital.
Kyat slumps amid uncertainty over claims of record low
Myanmar Times, Published on 19/12/2016
» YANGON - While economic analysts argue over whether the weakening kyat is a preventable blight on the economy or a natural by-product of global macroeconomic conditions, a second question has arisen – how to tell if the currency is actually at record lows against the US dollar.
Three Mandalay projects delayed pending review
Myanmar Times, Published on 01/11/2016
» Three Mandalay Region development projects approved under the previous government are being reconsidered under the National League for Democracy administration.
Myanmar hotels look to boost standard with Thai help
Myanmar Times, Published on 20/10/2016
» YANGON - A joint seminar on hospitality management development will be held on Saturday, a cooperative effort by the Myanmar Hotelier Association and Thai industry.
Rescued Myanmar fishermen re-trafficked in home waters
Myanmar Times, Published on 11/10/2016
» YANGON - Four Myanmar fishermen who were enslaved on Thai fishing boats and later abandoned on remote Indonesian islands have recounted how they again became trapped on a trawler – this time in their home country.
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.