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Yangon 10m mega city plan unveiled
Online Reporters, Published on 09/05/2013
» The population of Yangon could double to more than 10 million over the next 25 years, under plans to turn the former Myanmar capital into a "mega city".
Singapore ups Myanmar investment
Published on 05/04/2013
» Singapore will open a Yangon Overseas Centre to encourage growing trade and investment in Myanmar.
Missing hiker found in Indonesia
Associated Press, Published on 11/03/2013
» MEDAN - Rescuers say they have safely evacuated a Japanese hiker who went missing for four days after climbing a dormant volcano in Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Hilton to open hotel in Myanmar
Published on 06/03/2013
» Yangon will get its first Hilton hotel in 2014 after Hilton Worldwide announced plans to build a 300-room luxury property in Myanmar’s commercial capital.
Myanmar taxi drivers get car discount
Published on 29/01/2013
» Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce plans to assist taxi drivers in buying their own cars at discounted prices.
Nearly 40% unemployment in Myanmar
Published on 25/01/2013
» Myanmar’s first ever nationwide survey of income and employment has revealed that unemployment in the country is as high as 37% - with more than a quarter of its 60 million people living in poverty.
Thailand 13th in illicit capital outflow
Published on 19/12/2012
» Crime, corruption and tax evasion costs Thailand an average of $6.43 billion (197 billion baht) per year, according to the authors of a report on illicit financial outflows in the developing world.
Pacquiao won’t quit despite Marquez defeat
Published on 09/12/2012
» Manny Pacquiao has refused to call time on his 17-year professional boxing career following a sixth round knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez that left him lying face down on the canvas.
Marquez knocks out Pacquiao in sixth
Published on 09/12/2012
» A blood-splattered Juan Manuel Marquez survived a broken nose and standing eight count to beat Manny Pacquiao with a stunning knockout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.