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Freight rates spike to triple due to container shortage

Business

07/12/20

7 Dec

PANDEMIC-induced container shortage pushed up the freight rates to almost triple in Myanmar, businesspersons in the logistic industry shared their opinions.

Passenger bus operators struggling under no coverage of CERP

Business

07/12/20

7 Dec

THE highway passenger vehicle operators in Magway Region are facing difficulties as they are not covered by the COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP) by the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry, said the owners.

MoHT plans to restart domestic tourism this month

Local

07/12/20

7 Dec

THE Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has been planning to reopen its tourism industry with four travel plans in December.

New Yangon-Pathein-Nga Yoke Kaung expressway to appear almost immediately

Feature

06/12/20

Transport, one of the primary systems of infrastructures, plays one of the most essential parts, thereby helping to improve any country, any town or any village.

ONE Big Bang: Marat Grigorian wins with come-from-behind action

Sport

06/12/20

Armenia fighter Marat Grigorian defeated Russian fighter Ivan Kondratev via Technical Knockout at 1:52 minutes of round two in the Featherweight Kickboxing Fight of ONE Championship event named Big Bang which was held at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore on 4 December 2020.

Electrofishing vessels seized in dolphin conservation area

Local

06/12/20

Under the Ayeyawady dolphin conservation plan, authorities have seized a total of 21 electrofishing vessels and other related items in a dolphin conservation area within three months, said U Kyaw Hla Thein, officer-in-charge of Ayeyawady dolphin conservation under the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS-Myanmar).

Sesame export dives by half this FY

Local

06/12/20

The export of sesame dropped by half in the early months of this financial year because of the lower demand for sesame from abroad, according to Myanmar Pulses, Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association (MPBSSMA).

Myanmar citizens from Malaysia brought back home by relief flight

Local

06/12/20

A total of 172 Myanmar nationals stranded in Malaysia because of the suspension of commercial flights returned home by an MAI relief flight yesterday.