Government efforts to prevent illegal border trade have not been effective or sufficient and counterfeit goods are still being smuggled into the country. In fact, things are worse than before. “Illegal trade can’t be controlled. Illegal trade is worse than before even though measures were taken to reopen some of the border gates by the […]
Rakhine Officials Scrap Toll Fees to Ease ‘Burden’ on Businesses
May 31, 2017 by
Local officials have scrapped tollgate fees at the entrances to towns in Rakhine to ease financial pressure on traders who use the routes regularly, a state minister has said. U Min Aung, Rakhine’s State Minister for Civil Development, made the announcement following a decision at a regular state parliamentary meeting last month. “We will stop […]
Metal scaffolding taking hold
May 22, 2015 by
In a sign of maturing for Myanmar’s property market, more efficient metal scaffolding is replacing the traditional bamboo scaffolding in development projects in Yangon as buildings get higher and bamboo becomes more expensive, construction experts said. Though it is still common to see partly constructed buildings swathed in a framework of wooden scaffolding poles tied […]
