While our country’s tourism sector is facing challenges from COVID-19, the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is taking a bold step forward by launching day trip flights to Ngapali, the popular beach in Rakhine State, to Bagan and caravan tours in line with the COVID-19 health guidelines.
With higher demand for living quarters created by the increasing population, online sales of housing plots carved out on farmland is widespread across the country, highlighting the dark side of our land management efforts.
While fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Union government is also taking measures to boost cooperation with foreign countries, to get assistance in terms of technology and to attract foreign investment as part of efforts for quick economic recovery in the post COVID-19 era.
However, market competition should not turn into price increases. Enforcement actions must be taken in protecting consumers from unfair pricing practices as people have suffered severe losses in income.
