Myanmar’s parliament has enacted the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Law to promote safe and secure working environments for labourers and workers. The new law, signed by President U Win Myint on March 15, is expected to pave the way for the first legally-established health and safety standards in the country. It stipulated that OSH standards will […]
Read MoreMyanmar has embarked on a campaign to revive flagging interest among European investors, after focusing mainly on Asian countries — the source of almost all the country’s foreign investment in the last two years. “We are on the cusp of a new era of development,” Union Minister of Investment Thaung Tun told a large group of […]
Read MoreDRIVEN by the need for digital transformation in both public and private sectors in Myanmar, Microsoft Corporation, a US technology giant, is confident of rapid growth in the country, according to Sonia Bashir Kabir, managing director of Microsoft for Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan and Laos. Kabir said in an exclusive interview with The Nation that […]
Read MoreThe Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Assembly of the Union) passed amendments to improve consumer rights in the country on Friday. Under the amendments to the 2014 Consumer Protection Law, a consumer protection commission and committee will be formed, said U Swe Tint Kyu, director of the Department of Consumer Affairs. A new commission instead of a central committee […]
Read MoreThe second Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge linking Thailand’s Mae Sot district and Myanmar’s border city of Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border has been officially opened to facilitate cross-border transport of goods and people. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi presided over the opening ceremony held on Tuesday in the middle […]
Read MoreDiscussions will be made with the relevant departments to reduce visa restrictions on western travelers, said U Yan Win, chair of Myanmar Tourism Federation. The move comes after the government last year approved visa exemptions for tourists from Japan, China and South Korea in a bid draw more Asian travelers to Myanmar. “Granting visa exemptions […]
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