DHL launches largest express facility in Myanmar TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2016 – DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has launched the largest express facility in Myanmar, set to support the nation’s fast-growing economy which is forecast to rise by 8.5% in 2016, the company said in a statement. Located in Yangon and […]
Read MoreContainer ship jam at Yangon’s port SATURDAY, 4 JUNE 2016 – Container ships arriving at Myanmar’s Port of Yangon in May were forced to wait in port up to three times longer than normal due to high levels of congestion, according to a report by JOC.com on June 2. Ship call data seen by JOC.com […]
Read More‘Paddy to plate’ rice report launched WEDNESDAY, 1 JUNE 2016 – Social enterprise Proximity Designs launched a report on 31 May titled ‘Paddy to Plate: the Rice Ecosystem in Myanmar,’ which aims to identify the roles at each stage of paddy production, the factors that drive decision making in the sales chain, and the opportunities […]
Read MoreHeavy trading on Yangon Stock Exchange as second company lists SATURDAY, 21 MAY 2016 – Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings, or MTSH, became the second company on Myanmar’s Yangon Stock Exchange, riding a flood of interest from the country’s burgeoning equities market, according to Nikkei Asian Review in a report May 21. Trading was brisk. The […]
Read MoreRice production expected to not meet targets THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2016 – Rice production this fiscal year may be less than targeted as both natural disaster, including drought and flooding, as well as insects are expected to impact crop yields. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry have estimated farmers around the country to produce 4.2 […]
Read MoreLao Prime Minister Doesn’t Want Business as Usual for the Timber Industry TUESDAY, 21 JUNE 2016 – Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told local authorities in the southern province of Attapeu that the government is changing the way it handles the logging business.Since Thongloun took over as prime minister in April, he has made cracking […]
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