“Orders have increased by 20pc compared with last rainy season. From the start of August up until October 10 we made 120 dehumidifiers. We hope to reach 200 by the end of October,”

“We are planning to establish the centre with the aim of protecting Myanmar crab traders and ensuring them financial security,” the association’s chairman, U Hnin Oo, said at a weekly livestock and fisheries meeting in Yangon.

“In mid October last year, special-quality black gram cost K1.1 million per tonne, which was a record for the market because demand was so high. But prices and demand this year are looking very different,”

CONSTRUCTION companies are planning a series of promotions in Yangon for later this month to mark the return to the property market of people who have observed the tradition of staying put during Buddhist Lent.

“Custom-made furniture is becoming more popular because people are beginning to realise that this is an option available to them. In the past, people wanted to get things specially made but there was no one to do it for them,”

“We have been inspecting rivers since last month to check if sand producers operating along them have approval from the department or not. If they are found to be without a licence, we warn them and ask them to apply for one as this is the educating period,”