Kayin Chief Minister opens Hpa-an IZ
GOVERNMENT officials and private companies inaugurated a new industrial zone in the hills outside Hpa-an in Kayin State last week.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
Myawaddy- Mae Sot border reopens: media
TRADERS last week breathed a sigh of relief as the border crossing between Myanmar and Thailand at Myawaddy-Mae Sot reopened for trade.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
B&P trader allegedly flees to Thailand in $5m scandal
THE beans and pulses industry has been rocket by a scandal involving a trader who fled the country with about US$5 million of fraudulently obtained money.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
Vietnam investors to build Yangon hotel
VIETNAM has announced its intention to invest in Myanmar’s hotels and tourism sector, Minister for Industry and chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission U Soe Thein told local media last month.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
Fish feed body issues import warning
THE Myanmar Aqua Feed Association is urging members to test all bags of raw materials used to make fish feed imported from India after some bags were found to contain waste products with no nutritional value, a spokesperson said last week.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
Chinese growers squeeze melon market
A DISPUTE involving allegedly illegal foreign producers is pushing watermelon prices down, a Myanmar Fruit and Vegetable Producer and Exporters Association spokesperson said last month.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
Despite new competition, old retail centres retain customer interest
WITH the explosion of new shopping centres in Yangon such as Junction Centre Maw Tin Towers and Taw Win Centre launched in the past two years, an exodus of businesses from old centres might be expected.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
Outer suburbs in demand: agents
PROPERTY speculators are saying forget Golden Valley and downtown Yangon, the juiciest deals are to be found in outer suburban townships, where property prices have doubled in recent months.
(Volume 31, No. 605 - December 12 - 18, 2011)
