THE construction of a multi-purpose jetty on Botahtaung Pagoda road in Yangon will be terminated due to its negative impacts on the environment, Transportation and Communications Union Minister U Thant Sin Maung said yesterday at the Pyithu Hluttaw. The parliament was unanimous in accepting the proposal calling for an end to the project, with representatives […]
Outgoing Government Gives Wharf Concession to Tycoon’s Shipping Firm
March 31, 2016 by thiha
Burma’s Port Authority has awarded Kaung Myanmar Aung Shipping Co. Ltd. the right to develop a new area for cargo ships to dock on downtown Rangoon’s riverside, state media reports. The company is part of the sprawling KMA Group, which is headed by Burmese tycoon Khin Maung Aye, known to be close to outgoing President […]
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Mobile teams find illegal goods
May 27, 2015 by thiha
The Ministry of Commerce’s mobile enforcement teams have discovered illegal items in 120 containers this month, as they investigated containers held in port for more than 60 days. Often, the illegal items were smuggled goods like reconditioned cars and roof tiles, hidden behind other products such as textiles and food. Ministry of Commerce director U […]
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Authorities to Rachet Up Inspection to Meet Trade Target
July 7, 2014 by thiha
Union minister for commerce U Win Myint said the government will increase trade-route monitoring in Myanmar in hopes of meeting the country’s trade volume targets this fiscal year. Myanmar is aiming to have a trade volume of $25 billion in 2014-15 FY. Starting in July, anti-smuggling mobile enforcement teams has started inspections at Yangon International […]
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Tracing the Last of Myanmar’s Once Influential Armenians
November 25, 2013 by thiha
YANGON — A hand-drawn map showed the way to the colonial teak house that my Armenian grandmother’s family left behind when the Japanese captured Yangon in 1942. My relatives are thought to have hidden jewels in the well before fleeing the family home that was reportedly turned into a brothel during the Japanese occupation. Last […]
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Asia World Port tops the list of Yangon freight handlers
September 19, 2013 by thiha
Asia World Port is Yangon’s top freight handler, with a 45-percent share of all goods that pass through the nation’s commercial hub, according to the Myanmar Port Authority (MPA). Yangon’s ports are Bo Aung Kyaw, Myanmar Industry, Asia World, Htitan, and Myanmar International Port Thilawa. Asia World Port has a higher market share than all […]
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