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Burmese government to buy rice at ‘fair price’

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new-goverment-thein-seinssDue to a price drop for brown rice, the Burmese government will buy brown rice at a “fair price” and store the rice to prevent farmers from suffering ...
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 November 2011 19:02 ) Read more...
 

Shell could return to Burma’s oil and gas sector as PTT partner

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ptt-logoAfter an 18-year absence, Shell may return to Burma’s booming oil and gas sector, according to a report published last week in ...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 November 2011 14:32 ) Read more...
 

Japanese used cars arrive in Burma: part of car-swap deal

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japanese-cars-sThe Panamanian-flagged container ship Ocean Blue carrying 110 used cars imported from Japan docked in Sule Port in Rangoon ...
Last Updated ( Monday, 14 November 2011 17:26 ) Read more...
 

Burmese gem emporium to be held in November cancelled

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48th-gems-emporium-naypyidaw2ssThe annual Burmese Gem Emporium held each November has been cancelled, said an official from the Myanmar Gems ...
Last Updated ( Friday, 04 November 2011 09:05 ) Read more...
 

IMF to work with Burma in revising currency exchange policy

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currency-exchange-policy-sA team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is prepared to cooperate with Burmese authorities as they revamp the country’s ...
Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 November 2011 18:49 ) Read more...
 

Burma may import onions to prevent prices from rising

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Onions-sFollowing heavy flooding in the Pakokku Region of Burma, onions may be imported to prevent prices from rising, ...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 November 2011 23:16 ) Read more...
 

Ministers’ Office building will not be transformed into a hotel

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Secretariat Building Yangon-sBurmese Industry Minister Soe Thein says the government will transform the historic Ministers’ Office building where National ...
Last Updated ( Friday, 28 October 2011 22:07 ) Read more...
 

Large-scale gold mining on rivers to be shut down; panning ok

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gold-mining-in-irrawaddy-sSmall-scale panning for gold will be allowed on Burma’s rivers and streams, but permits for large-scale mining will not be renewed ...
Last Updated ( Friday, 28 October 2011 16:06 ) Read more...
 

Burmese minister says historic gov’t buildings might make nice hotels

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khinshwe-sBritish-era buildings as hotels? Khin Shwe, the chairman of the Myanmar Tourism Board (MTB), says Burma needs more hotels and ...
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 October 2011 22:44 ) Read more...
 

Thant Myint-U book tops India bestseller list during Thein Sein’s visit

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Where-China-Meets-India-book-cover-sDuring Burmese President Thein Sein’s four-day visit to India last week, the book “Where China Meets India” by Burmese writer ...
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 October 2011 11:00 ) Read more...
 
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The Kachin’s last stand
Since October this year, Burma has been in a state of civil war, with fighting between Burmese military and armed ethnic rebels. The ruling junta started a crackdown on these armed groups.

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