Rakhine State will target investments in tourism, fisheries and agriculture at an investment fair that will be held in February in Ngapali, southern Rakhine, Rakhine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu told the media in Yangon yesterday. With the aim of drawing funds that will be channelled towards the development of the state, the three-day […]
Rakhine ups efforts to draw investments, hopes for development
February 4, 2019 by Thiha
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Forest rights create new livelihoods in Myanmar
December 11, 2017 by Thiha
In Myanmar, the National League for Democracy (NLD) is transferring the rights to forest land – and all its potential bounty – to local communities. Duncan McQueen explains how this important move, supported by peer-to-peer learning, is helping to establish new long-term livelihoods. It is impossible to talk about Myanmar without acknowledging the persecution of […]
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