Category: Highlights

Singapore sends medical supplies to help Covid-19 detection efforts

Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has sent 3,000 diagnostic tests and two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines to Myanmar to help the country in its efforts in detecting the new Corona virus, Covid-19, following a request by the

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Mangrove deforestation rates in Myanmar greatly exceeds previous estimates

More than 60 percent of Myanmar’s mangroves have been deforested in the last 20 years. This is the conclusion of a new research from the National University of Singapore (NUS) led by Associate Professor Edward Webb and Mr Jose Don De Alban from the

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Myanmar-India border trade declines this FY

Just days after Myanmar’s President U Win Myint ended his visit last week to India, meeting with India’s PM and President and signing 10 MoUs, the Ministry of Commerce released this week trade numbers with Myanmar’s western neighbor

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Illegal trade at USD 6.4 billion

During an event organised early February by the UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade And Development), it was revealed that Myanmar’s illicit trade value is about USD 6.4 billion every year. This staggering figure only reflects trade on o

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Myanmar President arrives in India to hold talks with top leadership and strengthen bilateral ties

Accompanied by the First Lady Daw Cho Cho and a delegation of officials, Myanmar’s President U Win Myint is visiting its Indian neighbour on a 4-day long official visit. Started Wednesday February 26th, Myanmar’s president is set to meet

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FDI inflows for current fiscal year top USD 2 billion, Hong Kong firms take top spot

According to DICA (Directorate of Investment and Company Administration), the total FDI inflows for current fiscal year topped USD 2 billion at USD 2.089 billion exactly. The energy sector accounted for nearly half of the total while Hong-Kong based

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