Contributor Lin Tun writes that solar power should be seriously considered as an immediate solution to Myanmar’s growing power supply problems.
Selection of locally produced arts, crafts, food, fashion, music and more on offer on the 1st Sunday evening of every month.
Following a wave of scams, the Central Bank has emphasized that it is the sole issuer of the domestic currency and warned against trading in digital currencies including Bitcoin.
While a Thandwe Township lawmaker has accused nine hotels of encroaching on Ngapali’s beachfront, the township municipality has filed suit against just one.
The 20-year loan from a French agency would aid repairs on five hydropower plants throughout Myanmar as cities face blackouts and plants see water shortages.
Private sector views online disclosure as good for business and beneficial to overall reform efforts, MCRB’s latest assessment shows.
$500-million project in Htantabin Township to generate 150,000 jobs, regional gov’t says
Industry experts say incident could hurt Myanmar’s chances in increasingly competitive rice market.
When Ko Myint Thein Htun went into the family cotton weaving business by a twist of fate some 20 years ago, he had no idea he would spark a new...
As local landowners watch Chinese surveyors on their lands, few details are known about the 4,700-acre Myitkyina Economic Development Zone and whether they will be compensated.
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