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Garment demand down 75%

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Myanmar manufacturing for months, especially for garments. But a new report shows that lower demand from abroad is also damaging the garment industry. Orders from Europe, normally highest in August, have sunk to barely a

Trade unions to push for increase of minimum wage

The Confederation of Trade Unions in Myanmar (CTUM) is bringing a proposal to raise the minimum wage from 4,800 kyats (USD 3.19) to 7,200 kyats per day (900 kyats per hour for an eight-hour work day) to the National Committee for the Minimum Wage. In

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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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Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted

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