According to the National Planning Bill signed by the President on 21 Sep 2018, Myanmar telecommunications sector is expected to grow by 15 percent between Oct 2018 and Sep 2019
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Highlights
Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
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
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
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …
Myanmar in the Media
- China arrests US academic at conference for ‘espionage activities’Source: GuardianJune 12, 20263 hours ago
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