Pauktaw

Investment Opportunities Emerge in Kanyin Chaung Economic Zone

November 15, 2017 by thiha

Investment opportunities in Rakhine State are emerging as the government ups efforts to establish a functioning economy that will create jobs and encourage stability in the region. This month, local private sector experts and businessmen were invited to a briefing promoting investments in Rakhine. Selected sectors of the economy will be prioritised under a five-year […]

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Rakhine’s Tha Htay Chaung Hydro Dam Nearly 50 Percent Complete

May 16, 2017 by Thiha

Construction on the Tha Htay Chaung Hydropower Dam in Rakhine State is almost 50 percent complete, with electricity production to begin in the next few years, according to the regional government. The project has reached 42.74 percent complete at a cost of K17 billion, said U Aung Naing Tun, director of the Tha Htay Chaung […]

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Licenses issued for more than 280 trawlers, 161 boats in Maungtaw Tsp to overcome fishing challenges

January 30, 2017 by Thiha

Despite resumption of fishing which was suspended following deadly violent attacks in November and October and November last year, fishermen in Maungtaw District, Rakhine State, are facing challenges for nearshore fishing at night due to curfew order and labourers who have not yet received the National Verification cards. “More than four-month ban on fishing has […]

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