Myanmar’s overseas trade up over $130 mln in current FY

Apr 28,2019
TRADE between Myanmar and international  trade  partners  crossed  US$18.8  billion  so  far  in  the  current  fiscal  year,  an  increase  of  over  $130  million,  or  0.7  per  cent,  from  the  cor-responding period last FY, the Ministry of Commerce reported this Friday.
High crude oil price drives up domestic fuel prices
Apr 24
THE spike in crude oil price in the global market has pushed up domestic fuel prices in the post-Thingyan period, according to oil dealers.
Youths leaving traditional carving jobs to make tombstones in China
Apr 23
Young stone carvers in Khattakan village of Monywa Township are leaving their traditional business to make tombstones in China, which is more lucrative, according to locals.
Post-Thingyan sales of beans, pulses grow in Mandalay market
Apr 22
The Mandalay pulses market is abuzz with buyers and sellers in the post-Thingyan period, said traders.
Grape growers in Meiktila reap handsome profits this season
Apr 21
Grape growers in Meiktila, a town in central Myanmar, said they reaped a healthy profit during this harvest thanks to stable prices in the domestic market.
Local farmers unhappy, despite growth of groundnut
Apr 21
Local farmers are unhappy, even though the growing of groundnut has been promising. Groundnuts were cultivated on 30.50 acres of land owned by nine local farmers during the groundnut planting season.
Foreign investors to be invited to invest in low-cost housing projects for over 15 years
Apr 20
Yangon regional government will invite foreign investors, who will invest for more than 15 years in low-cost housing project in Yangon Region,