Plastic products are both a convenience and a curse but some innovative businesses in Yangon are striving to reduce their impact on the environment. FROM THE packaging of food to the outfitting of cars, plastic is essential to modern life. Its use accelerated rapidly after World War One, though the first man-made plastic material, Parkesine, […]
The business of plastic waste
January 21, 2020 by Thiha
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Ayeyarwady River, environment, plastics, Pollution, Pollution Control and Cleansing Department, recycling, rivers, waste, Yangon City Development Committee
Myanmar VP calls for more efforts to attract intra-ASEAN travelers
June 22, 2018 by Thiha
YANGON, June 13 (Xinhua) — Myanmar Second Vice President U Henry Van Thio called for more efforts to attract intra-ASEAN travelers to the country, Myanmar News Agency reported Wednesday. Addressing the opening of the the Myanmar Tourism Conference in Nay Pyi Taw Tuesday, U Henry Van Thio urged for targeting Eastern countries of China, Japan, […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: asean, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Bagan, beaches, Britain, CBT, Chaungtha, Chin Hills, China, community-based tourism, cultural tourism, Eastern countries, eco tourism, foreign tourists, Forests, France, Germany, historical landscapes, Inle, International Airports, intra-ASEAN travelers, islands, Japan, Kayin, lakes, luxury cruise liners, mandalay, Mon State, Myanmar news agency, Myanmar Second Vice President, Myanmar Tourism Conference, Myanmar VP calls, Myeik archaeology, Nay Pyi Taw, Ngwe Saung, rivers, South Korea, Thailand, tourism industry, U Henry Van Thio, United States, visa requirement, Western Countries, Yangon
Yangon Fishery Department to adopt Japanese technology to hatch rohu
June 7, 2018 by Thiha
The Yangon Region Fishery Department will conduct rohu hatching with the help of Japanese technology, according to a recent report in Myanma Alinn. The species of short-headed catfish will be added into the Twantay hatchery, in cooperation with Japanese livestock experts. We have carried out tissue experiments on dead fish and live fish, with the […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: a fish breeder, commercial, creeks, dead fish, fish farming lakes, Fish Species, foreign market, Head, Japanese livestock experts, Japanese technology, live fish, manageable-scale businessmen, Myanma Alinn, rivers, Twantay hatchery, U Aung Kyaw Kyaw, U Tun Win Myint, Yangon Fishery Department
Economic opportunities in Rakhine State
May 22, 2017 by Thiha
Rakhine State is rich in natural resources. It has many rivers, lakes, ponds and is connected to the ocean. Good ports exist and as improvement to road links are being made, trade, local and foreign investments are increasing. The government is emphasizing on investment and trade in order to increase production in agriculture products as […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Agriculture and livestock zone, Alethankyaw beach, Bangladesh, cement, Chin, CITIC, clothing, consumer good factories, country, Crab, dried fish, Economic opportunity, eletrical parts factories, European, Foodstuff, foreign investments, fresh, fuel station, garment factories, gas, GIZ, government, guesthouse, hand pumps, hotel, India, investors, job, Kaladan, Kanyinchaung, Kilkata, Kisapanadi River, Kyaukpandu, Kyauktaw, lakes, Ltd, mandalay, Maungtaw, Mizoram, Moreh, motel, MraukU, Myanmar, Myanmar Private Limited and Conoco Phillips Myanmar E&P Pte. Ltd, Myanmar Simco Song Da Joint Stock Co., Myanmar Sustainable Aquaculture Program (MYSAP), Nayputaung quarry, Ngapali, Ocean, oil, Paletwa, plants, plastic goods, ponds, Ponnagyun, Ports, prawn, rails, rakhine, restaurants, rivers, Road, room, Sector, Sittway, storage, Taungup, Thailand, Thaing Chaung, Thazin Myay Trade Centre, Trade, Warehouse, Water Transport, Yangon
Myanmar approves five foreign businesses
June 20, 2013 by thiha
The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved five foreign businesses which will include a luxury island hotel, river cruises and a new wood factory. Mokan International Co Ltd, a joint-venture of Scandinavian-based Gecko Holdings Ltd and Kyaw Win Phyo Mauk Co Ltd (Myanmar), were given approval to develop a luxury hotel project on two islands […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Bagan, China, cruise liner, Dagon Industrial Zone, factory, finished-wood, garment, Gecko Holdings, Greenply Industries (Myanmar) Private Ltd, INida, island, joint venture, JV, Kawthaung Township, Kyaw Win Phyo Mauk Co Ltd, Leisure Holdings Asia Ltd, luxuty hotel, mandalay, MIC, Mokan International Co Ltd, Myanmar investment commission, Nantong Mengsheng Shoes Co, Parfun CO Ltd, rivers, Scandinavian, shoe, Tanionthayi Region, Thai, UK, Yangon
