Myanmar’s first island based tourism will be launched in Donnyaunghami Village in the Myeik archipelagos of Thaninthayi Region in the first week of 2021. A community based tourism is also being implemented in the village in Donpaleaw Village-tract, Kyunsu Township, Myeik District. Marine tourism to be launched in Donnyaunghami Village also includes night tours. After […]
Nearly 15,000 cattle stranded in Muse cause high feedstuff cost
December 18, 2020 by
About 70 companies of cattle stranded in Muse are arranging to bring the cattle back to their home owing to the burden of labour wages and high feedstuff cost, said U Soe Naing, chair of Mandalay Region Cattle Exporters Association. “It costs K400,000-600,000 to take care of 100 heads of cattle every day. It includes […]
Shan-Yangon transport cost double amidst COVID-19 resurgence
October 19, 2020 by
The transport cost for commodities from Shan State to Yangon Region has increased more than double amid the coronavirus crisis, said U Kyaw Thu, secretary of the Myanmar Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association (MFVP). At present, the truck fare rates remarkably soar to K1.6 million from the previous rate of K600,000-650,000, he […]
Yangon govt seeks CNG price reduction
October 6, 2020 by
The Yangon Region government has asked the Union government to reduce CNG prices by 50 percent, as Yangon Bus Service (YBS) revenues fall on declining passenger numbers. “The Yangon Region government are passing on a request first made by the Yangon Region Transport Authority (YRTA) to reduce the price of CNG. It is very hard […]
Colliers Myanmar Flexible Spaces: A New Offering On The Block
July 30, 2019 by
Summary & Recommendations Globally, the number of companies opting flexible workspaces has been gradually growing annually and is predicted to reach an unprecedented level in the next three to five years. With four million new businesses being registered worldwide just in one year, flexible spaces are seeing increasing demand from both small-scale enterprises and multinational […]
Minister decries cost of rice exports to China
June 26, 2014 by
It costs more to transport a tonne of rice from Yangon to Muse, Myanmar’s main border gate with China, than it does to ship it to Africa, Minister of Commerce Win Myint said. Each tonne of rice costs US$80 to transport from Yangon to Muse, said the minister. “The amount is higher than the cost […]
Foreign teams at SEA Games to receive free SIM cards
November 25, 2013 by
Myanmar Post and Telecommunication plans to issue 30,000 free SIM cards to foreign athletes, coaches, referees and team officials during the SEA Games next month, it said on November 19. The cards will be valid for three-months, the NPT’s deputy general manager in Naypyitaw, U Thein Hoke, told Mizzima in a telephone interview from Yangon. […]
