High-quality rice prices up
HIGH-QUALITY pawsan rice risen in price by K1000 a bag (49 kilograms or 108 pounds), but the sales volume is slowing, said the owners of rice warehouses at Bayintnaung Wholesale Commodity Exchange Centre last week. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
Internet slow despite maintenance, say users
INTERNET users have had a frustrating fortnight plagued by painfully slow connection speeds, according to several internet-dependant businesspeople in Yangon. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
China becomes ASEAN’s biggest trade partner
CHINA became the biggest trade partner of ASEAN’s 10 member states in 2009, according to statistics released at ASEAN’s ministerial meeting in Danang, Vietnam, on August 25. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
Malaysian firms moot logistics pact
MALAYSIAN logistics companies last week expressed an interest in cooperating in Myanmar’s logistics sector. The expression of interest came during an August 30 seminar on logistics at the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (UMFCCI) office tower. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
Fisheries industry calls for study on mixed farming risk
FISHERIES industry sources have raised fears about the safety of mixed farming – the practice of establishing chicken coups above fish ponds. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
Umbrella repairers hope for rainy days
U GA NI could be forgiven for hoping that the rains don’t go away and come again another day – in fact he’d like them to come now, and tomorrow, the day after tomorrow and even the day after that. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
New banks quietly search for branch locations
FOUR new private banks are set to shake up the nation’s stagnant banking sector and create a stir in the commercial property sectors of the larger trading cities in the process. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
Design forum in Oct
MYNAMAR Engineering Society (MES) in cooperation with Thailand-based Seeds Asia will host the Design and Construction Forum at the MES headquarters in Hlaing township in the first week of October, said U Than Myint, the society’s vice president. (Volume 27, No. 539 - September 6 - 12, 2010)
