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Online businesses ordered to report to MOC

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) will soon institute a new registry for businesses in Myanmar’s growing e-commerce industry. Starting in December, online stores will be required to submit basic identifying information as well as their full produc

Four ways Myanmar can boost online shopping

Even the United Nations says Myanmar is dismal for online shopping. The country ranked 126th in the The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) “Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index.” measuring an economy’s pr

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, …