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Combine harvesters fill labour gap in Mandalay
Published on 08/06/2016
» Farmers in Mandalay are increasingly hiring combine harvesters to make up for a labour shortage in the region but there are not yet enough machines to go around.
State workers' rosy online views
News, Published on 26/05/2016
» China heavily censors its internet, limiting what its people can see or say online to channels that the government can control.
Myanmar immigration and personal income tax updates
Business, Published on 01/03/2016
» Political and economic reforms continue to take place in Myanmar, with more sanctions imposed during the former era of junta rule being lifted at an accelerated rate. This trend has been strengthened by the recent general election in which Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won a landslide victory over the military-aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party.
Suu Kyi's party cleaning up Myanmar -- literally
AFP, Published on 13/12/2015
» KAWHMU (MYANMAR) - Aung San Suu Kyi took to the streets of Myanmar Sunday to pick up rubbish, a rare public appearance since her election triumph in a move aimed at highlighting her party's commitment to public service.
Myanmar voters yearn for change as poll looms
AFP, Published on 04/11/2015
» YANGON - When hundreds of election observers fan out across Myanmar for Sunday's landmark poll, their boss Ko Sai will be relishing a very personal milestone -- his first chance to vote in a ballot that could reshape the political landscape after decades of military dominance.
S. Africa vows crackdown against anti-immigrant attacks
AFP, Published on 19/04/2015
» PRETORIA - South Africa on Sunday vowed to hunt down those behind a wave of attacks targeting immigrants, saying 307 people had been arrested over violence that has left at least seven people dead.
Holiday with a dictator: Helpful or immoral?
dpa, Published on 23/03/2015
» BERLIN — Fascinating travel destinations such as China, Cuba or Iran are home to some of the world's greatest cultural sites.
Samui protest at new police station site
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 15/02/2015
» SURAT THANI - About 100 community leaders and villagers protested in the streets of Koh Samui district on Sunday over a plan to move the main police station on the island away from the district township.
Military facility hides secrets from the world
Spectrum, Published on 13/07/2014
» It was the kind of scoop any intrepid journalist dreams of getting, hitting all the right notes along the way — a vast and mysterious military installation, rumours of chemicals weapons, unexplained Chinese workers, the gaping maw of a tunnel jutting from the earth.
Priced out of the market
Asia focus, Published on 06/05/2014
» As Myanmar lures more and more companies looking to tap Asean’s newest frontier market, real-estate prices have skyrocketed in Yangon, creating a domino effect that has raised rental costs for offices and residences alike, causing another headache for the foreign investors.