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Peninsula chain adds carefully chosen links in Myanmar, elsewhere
As it expands into Myanmar and Turkey, the operator of the Peninsula hotel chain is sticking with its signature formula of opening in the best of the best locations. The Peninsula Yangon will form a key part of a broader redevelopment project around the historic ...
Mooted Yangon expansion plans revived
Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein said that the regional government will launch the Yangon New City project in Kyeemyindaing township, but firms involved in the Yangon Southwest New City were not informed about the new plan. A similar plan was initiated by the ...
Exports prioritised to meet trade target
According to official figures from the Ministry of Commerce, trade volume reached US$23 billion until the end of January in this fiscal year. The ministry has set the target trade volume to be $31 billion, therefore the ministry will continue trying to achieve its target ...
No plans to suspend Criminal Act 144 in Minbu oil refineries
The imposition of Criminal Act 144 in Minbu district, Minbu township Mann oil refinery and oil refineries from Tauksharpin-Kanniyay, Magwe Region will not be suspended pending the enactment of other laws to safeguard the areas, said Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Major General Aung Soe. ...
Minimum wage committee reformed
Myanmar has formed a national committee on minimum wage again, to improve wages in the country. The committee, which was set up last week, include financial experts, ministries and representatives from labour and employer groups. Experts and labour representatives in the committee told The Myanmar ...
Skilled labour shortage still a problem
As Myanmar attracts more investments, the country is struggling to provide skilled labour for the construction, tourism and manufacturing sectors. One problem was the lack of certification workers needed to prove their skills to foreign investors, said U Ko Naing, an adviser to the German ...
Breweries shut down for flouting guidelines
Two breweries in the Mandalay industrial zone were temporarily shut down after they were found to have exceeded the specified wastewater disposal rate, said U Thant Zin Tun, assistant director of the Mandalay regional environmental conservation department. There are four breweries in the industrial zone, ...
Local protesters block road to Letpadaung copper mine
The Sagaing Division chief minister will likely visit the controversial Letpadaung copper mine later this week after protesters prevented vehicles from leaving the compound on February 21 and demanded the mine cease operations. “We blocked five trucks carrying copper from leaving the mine,” U Pho La ...
New housing projects for Yangon
In addition to the New Yangon city project, which is going to start at the end of February in the Kyeemyindaing township on the other side of the Yangon river, work to upgrade old houses and construct new housing for squatters and government employees will ...
Nurses, midwives urged to adhere to ethics and council laws
The Myanmar Nurse and Midwife Council has urged all nurses and midwives to adhere to ethics and council laws to improve the level of professionalism in the industry. MNMC President Daw Phyu Phyu said the council will be distributing three books – the MNMC Law, ...
