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Chinese firms take blame for Mandalay flood

Two Chinese companies will accept responsibility for a flood that forced thousands of people to flee their homes outside Mandalay. On Sunday, an embankment near the in-development Shwe Ge wastewater pumping station in Amarapura Township broke, forcin

Crops flood damage down from last year

Myanmar crops suffered less damage from monsoon flooding this year, U Myo Tint Tun, deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation said. Myo Tint Tun claimed that although 728,000 hectares of farmland were affecte

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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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Chinese firms take blame for Mandalay flood

Crops flood damage down from last year

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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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