2017 was a difficult year for Myanmar. The rocky peace process and crisis in Rakhine have complicated the government’s effort to put together a reform agenda following five decades of authoritarian rule. In such a challenging context, it is easy for bureaucratic inertia to set in and for people within government to become more risk […]
Shan allows collection of entrance fees at Inle
April 10, 2018 by
The Shan State government has allowed local community organisations to collect entrance fees at Inle Lake so they can have funds to conduct conservation work on their own part of the lake. Speaking on Saturday, U Khin Maung Latt, general secretary of Save Inle Lake, said 16 civil society organisations and another six private associations […]
Taunggyi balloon festival contract may go for K280m
October 11, 2017 by
The Shan State government obtained K280.2 million from the tender of the Taunggyi Tazaungdaing balloon festival, State Finance Minister U Sai Shal Talon told The Myanmar Times on Thursday. The annual Taunggyi Tazaungdaing balloon festival will be held for eight days from October 27 to November 3. Initially, there were 14 applicants who expressed their […]
License revocation for distilleries that breach rules on waste management
November 30, 2016 by
Distilleries that fail to adopt standards in discharging their waste water will have their licenses revoked, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Aung Soe said to the Pyithu Hluttaw Session yesterday. The minister made the statement in response to a motion urging the union government to take action against distilleries that fail to observe the […]
Shan State invites firms to build small power plants
January 14, 2015 by
The Shan State government is inviting businesses to build small power plants of 30 megawatts and below under a BOO (build-operate-own) system for producing and distributing electricity. Firms are asked to submit registration documents, maps of the proposed plant’s location and project plans to the Ministry of Electric Power, Ministry of Industry and Shan State […]
