Just months after the Yangon government strictly enforced a ban on stores selling foreign liquor, the Ministry of Commerce announced it would come up with draft legislation this year to relax the decades-old ban on alcohol imports. Assistant secretary U Khin Maung Lwin told The Myanmar Times that the ministry is currently drafting a bill […]
Yangon gov’t makes losses in bus services: Auditor General
October 4, 2018 by
Yangon Region government took a loan of Ks-eight billion from Ayeyarwady Bank as it had no sufficient money to buy 1,000 new buses, according to an audit report submitted by Khin Than Hla, Yangon Region Auditor General for 2016-2017 fiscal year, at the session of Yangon region parliament on September 14. On behalf of Yangon […]
After Suu Kyi Intervention, Yangon Govt Works to Solve Landfill Fire
April 27, 2018 by
NAYPYITAW — Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein held a hasty meeting late last night after Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi offered assistance to his government as a huge landfill fire in Yangon’s Hlaing Thayar Township worsened, threatening public health. It was the first high-level meeting held by the Yangon government […]
Yangon government plans to buy, store fuel in attempt to control prices
March 20, 2018 by
As domestic fuel prices are expected to rise faster than global prices, the government will hedge against price volatility by buying and storing petrol onshore as demand rises during the coming fiscal year, said Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein. Fuel, gasoline and diesel are vital for facilitating the flow of trade in Myanmar. […]
Calls for YBS fare hikes mount as losses widen
March 14, 2018 by
It’s been more than a year since the Yangon Bus Service (YBS) was launched in Yangon in January 2017, but many routes are still loss-making. As a result, calls for measures to reduce the pressure on YBS margins and alleviate costs on the loss-making routes have been on the rise. “At fares of K200 per […]
Yangon regional government expands e-services to help public
November 15, 2017 by
The Yangon government is expanding its e-services to further ease business with various agencies and departments, a regional minister said. Information about the different routes of the YBS and the buses serving the routes has been made available through its website; yangon.gov.mm, said U Zaw Aye Maung, Yangon Region Minister for Rakhine Ethnic Affairs. “We […]
Yangon government takes first move to bring Reuters to court
August 21, 2017 by
The Yangon government has filed a complaint against international news agency Reuters before the Myanmar Press Council over a report about the alleged lack of transparency in the procurement of buses, a senior member of the council said Tuesday. The Yangon government’s move was the first step in hauling Reuters to court, according to legal […]
