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ADB to help build all-weather rural roads in Myanmar

On November 12th, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced that it had approved a financing package of over USD 50 million (loan + grant) to help upgrade 152 kilometers of roads in 4 rural townships of Ayeyawady and Magway Regions. Featuring raised

Myanmar and Japan sign new grant agreement

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a USD 4 million grant agreement for provisions of agriculture and construction equipment in the rural areas in Myanmar, according to JICA M

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
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
February 26, 2021
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
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …