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Yangon bus operator goes digital with prepaid card service

Asia Starmar Transport Intelligent Co. Ltd. has officially launched its prepaid card service for its 597 buses in Yangon this week. The company said that more than 9,100 payment cards for use on Yangon Bus Service buses were sold in five days since J

E-commerce guidelines to come in late 2020

The government seems to try to embrace the development of a local digital eco-system as a recent interview with U Nyi Nyi Aung, Director of the Trade Department under The Ministry of Commerce shows. Back in 2019, the government formed the Digital Tra

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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, …

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Yangon bus operator goes digital with prepaid card service

E-commerce guidelines to come in late 2020

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Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted

Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect

Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military

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