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Consortium presents Flood Hazard Model to YCDC

A consortium of partners led by Royal Haskoning DHV from the Netherlands and that includes HKV consultants, Joy Brothers Engineering and Water Bridge Myanmar, presented a Flood Hazard Model (FHM) to representatives of YCDC last week. Funded

Five killed and thousands displaced in monsoon flooding

At least five people have been killed, and tens of thousands displaced, amid flooding in large parts of the country in the past week. An official from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement confirmed to AFP that five people had been

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, …