Myanmar Govt to Combine Two Key Economic Ministries

Many of China’s BRI plans are repackaged versions of previously shelved projects driven by the Yunnan provincial government and Chinese state firms, a new study finds.

Rice farmers in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region say the government has yet to purchase any of their paddy though the market price has fallen below the government’s minimum.

The Yangon City Development Committee says a Singaporean luxury spa in Yangon’s Secretariat building has to be closed, as it has been operating without a license.

Myanmar has awarded the tender for a new power plant in Yangon to a Chinese state-owned company that was recently debarred by the World Bank for committing fraud.

Workers from five Yangon factories stage sit-in to demand regional govt’s intervention in labor disputes; chief minister tells township authorities to find fair solution.

Japanese Prime Minister Abe urges Myanmar to act on rights abuses in Rakhine, during Tokyo meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; leaders also swap ideas on investment.

Fishermen off the coast of Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region found sacks floating in the ocean Wednesday containing nearly 650 kg of what police say are methamphetamines.

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative says Myanmar has improved accountability for the oil, gas and mining sectors but called for reform to military and state-owned com