The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved five projects this week in the services, oil and gas and real estate sectors, with investments amounting to USD 65 million. The meeting also allowed additional investments in three existing projects.
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Highlights
Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …
Myanmar in the Media
- Thai woman due in Myanmar court over death of US diplomatSource: Bangkok Post Recent StoriesJune 11, 202615 hours ago
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