YANGON, SEPTEMBER 1: The humble ‘dal’ has sent pulses racing in Myanmar and India.Trouble started two weeks ago when India imposed import restrictions on tur (pigeon pea), urad (black bean) and moong (green gram) to avert a price crash. Pulses acreage rises Thanks to last year’s high prices, farmers turned to pulses and India’s acreage […]
As Car Market Expands, Japanese Models Rule
December 31, 2013 by
YANGON — Like most residents of Myanmar’s largest city, U Myint Maung never imagined that he would one day be able to buy a car of his own. Now, however, the 63-year-old retired government official is the proud owner of a used Toyota Belta—a vehicle that not so long ago would have been far beyond […]
