US calls for end to Rakhine internet shutdown
The United State has called for internet to be restored in western Myanmar, in Rakhine and Chin states. According to a Reuters article, Morgan Ortagus, the State Department spokeswoman, said that the US was “deeply concerned” by the blackout of i
Aung San statue plans abandoned in Chin State
Officials in Thantlang, in northern Chin State, have withdrawn plans to construct a statue of General Aung San in the town. According to an article in The Irrawaddy, Ram Khar, chairman of Thantlang’s Municipal Affairs Committee, was quoted as sayin
Investment Fair of Chin State to be held in Yangon
The government is planning to host the Chin State Investment Fair at Yangon’s Myanmar Convention Center in March. It is aimed at boosting development to the isolated state. According to an article in Myanmar Business Today, organizers of the fair h
Airport set to open in Chin State by 2020
A planned airport in Falam, the first to service remote Chin State, is planned to be open in September 2020, according to a report in the Myanmar Times, citing an official from Myanmar’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD). Construction of the airport,
Chin businesses request tax exemption for investors
Business owners in Chin State have requested the government to exempt tax for 7-10 years for domestic and foreign investors. According to an article in Myanmar Business Today, U Khaw Lelian, president of the Chin State of Commerce and Industry, also
