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Work on foundation of Yangon-Dala bridge begins
02/07/19
Drilling work for installing bored piles on the Dala side of the Yangon-Dala bridge across the Yangon River was started on 28 June.
Salted plum businesses reaping profits in Ngathayauk Township
02/07/19
Businesses producing value-added salted plums in Ngathayauk Town of NyaungU District are doing well financially, said U Thein Swe, a salted plum business owner.
Crops that need a stable market
02/07/19
Myanmar has 12.25 million hectares of sown acreage, and the agriculture sector contributes 24 per cent to the nation’s GDP and 30 per cent to the exports.
Leader who shaped our history
02/07/19
Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Only when we study the past can we know what we must take pride in, what we must conserve, what we must abandon, what we must take lessons from, and what we must avoid so mistakes are not repeated.
Meiktila mountaineering team ascends 6020ft high Elephant Mountain
02/07/19
An 80-member mountaineering team from Meiktila successfully reached the peak of the 6020 feet high Elephant Mountain on 30 June.
Border trade up by $1.17 bln in current FY
02/07/19
DURING the period from 1 October to 21 June in the current fiscal year, the value of border trade increased by US$1.17 billion compared with the same period in the 2017-2018FY to reach $7.6 billion, according to data from the Commerce Ministry. Exports rose by $1.08 billion and imports by $93 million.
Lower imports drag maritime trade value down to $17.7 bln
02/07/19
THE value of Myanmar’s maritime trade for the period between 1 October, 2018 and 21 June, 2019 in the current fiscal year
Agro exports up $268.4 mln
02/07/19
MYANMAR’S agricultural exports crossed US$2.5 billion in the period from 1 October to 21 June in the current fiscal year, an increase of $268.4 million from $2.24 billion recorded in the corresponding period of the 2017-2018FY, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce.
Myanmar begins repatriating 4th batch of migrant workers from Thailand
02/07/19
The fourth batch of Myanmar migrant workers returning from Thailand on their own volition are being scrutinized and welcomed at the border gates from 1 to 3 July.
MoU signed for $215-mln grant for healthcare activities of MoHS
02/07/19
The Ministry of Health and Sports signed an MoU with the Access to Health Fund yesterday on funding for healthcare services in Myanmar.
