Mawtaung

Paving road in Mawtaung in Myanmar-Thailand border 70 percent complete

September 25, 2018 by Thiha

Taninthayi- Road paving of Htonnkhar-Mawtaung road section is 70 percent completed and will be finished by December. Htonnkhar-Mawtaung road section in Taninthayi Township is undertaken by Myeik Public Company and it will be complete in December according to the Company. Currently, as it is still within the monsoon season, the road is inaccessible to locals […]

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Border trade increases by $196 million

June 12, 2018 by Thiha

Between 1 April and 25 May in this fiscal year, the value of border trade reached US$ 1.165 billion, recording an increase of $196 million compared to the same period in the last FY, state media reported quoting figures recently released by the Commerce Ministry. The total value of border trade, as of 25 May […]

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External trade rises year-to-date, but border trade stalls

November 6, 2017 by thiha

Trade between Myanmar and its international counterparts hit $16.9 billion between April 1 and October 13 in the current fiscal year, government data revealed. That’s an increase of $2.9 billion over the same period in the previous fiscal year. The rise in external trade came despite a substantial drop in business at many of Myanmar’s […]

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Myanmar-Thailand Border Trade Exceeds $1bn

February 2, 2017 by thiha

Earnings from border trade between Myanmar and Thailand reached over US$1 billion this fiscal year compared to $160 million in the same period in last fiscal year, according to Directorate of Trade. Myanmar earned $1.025 billion from border trade with Thailand as of January 20 this fiscal year, according to statistics from the department. […]

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Myanmar earns more from border trade with Thailand

October 23, 2013 by thiha

Myanmar’s border trade with Thailand has also increased in this fiscal year. The country has earned US$ 352 million from border trade with Thailand till October 11 from April 1 in this fiscal year (2013-14), according to official data. Recent data from Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs shows it was US$ 141 million up […]