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Parliament asked to approve ADB loan to improve electricity network

Power investment has topped USD 1 billion since October

Foreign investment in the power sector has reached USD 1 billion over the first four months of the fiscal year, official data shows. The investments came from foreign companies working with the government and local partners to develop power plants, t

New liquor import law brewing

Foreign liquor may soon be legally imported. A draft of a law that will allow for the legitimate import of hard liquor has been written and submitted before the attorney general for approval, according to the Myanmar Times. Importing popular foreign

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, …