Kachin State

DaNa Facility launches report on small businesses in Kachin State

February 19, 2020 by Thiha

UK aid-funded DaNa Facility and Dutch development organisation Cordaid has launched their groundbreaking study on small businesses in Kachin State with the aim of unlocking opportunities for these businesses to grow. The report “The Ecosystem for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Kachin State” was launched this week in Myitkyina Palm Spring Resort, which was attended […]

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Myanmar MPs Vote to Regulate, Tax Chinese-Backed Banana Trade

December 18, 2019 by Thiha

NAYPYITAW – The Upper House of Myanmar’s Parliament on Monday approved a proposal to regulate China-backed banana plantations and levy a tax on the industry. Earlier this month, parliamentarian Dr. Khun Win Thaung of Kachin State submitted the proposal to the Upper House, saying tissue-culture banana plantations operated by Chinese companies are threatening the community’s […]

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Myanmar has 2,642 Filling Stations Across the Country

November 29, 2019 by thiha

More than 250 filling stations were allowed within ten months in 2019, bringing Myanmar’s total count to 2,462 filling stations across the country, according to figures from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. There are 94 filling stations in Nay Pyi Taw, 186 filling stations in Yangon Region, 647 filling stations in Mandalay Region, 214 […]

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Panel to Consider Changing Laws to Aid Kachin Farmers

November 20, 2019 by thiha

A committee will be set up comprising farmers and civil society organisations to resolve farmland problems in Kachin State, U M Kawn La of the Kachin National Congress said. The committee, to initially include political party officials, law experts, civil society groups and literature associations, will discuss important farmland issues in the state. “Some of […]

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Mining to resume at suspended jade blocks

October 8, 2019 by Thiha

Jade mining at private blocks in Lonekhin and Hpakant, Kachin State, which had been temporarily suspended since July, have been permitted to resume this month, according to Myanmar Gems Enterprise, which is under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation. The suspension was ordered during the rainy season between July and September. While mining […]

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Myanmar’s stalled China-backed Myitsone dam project strained bilateral ties for years — now it could be scaled back or moved

February 1, 2019 by Thiha

A top Myanmar investment official on Tuesday suggested scaling back or relocating a stalled Chinese-backed hydropower project that has strained ties between the neighbours for nearly a decade. The suggestion follows a statement by the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar earlier this month that said civil society organisations in Kachin state supported the planned project. Hundreds […]

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Projects Approved by Previous Gov’t Should Not Be Abolished: State Counselor

January 25, 2019 by Thiha

Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said no investor would trust in Myanmar if a new government abolishes projects approved by its predecessor just because they do not comply with its policies. Her comments were in response to a question posed by a student at a meeting with locals in Kalay Township in […]

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On Myanmar border, a city thrives

November 26, 2018 by Thiha

Opening-up has played a key role in the economic development of Tengchong, Yunnan province, both in the past and today, local authorities say. “It is not hard to see that all the economically active periods in Tengchong’s history were those when we had close contacts and deep exchanges with South and Southeast Asia, and the […]

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Puma Energy JV expands $10 mln capital for aviation fuel services in Myanmar

October 31, 2018 by Thiha

National Energy Puma Aviation Services Company, which is joint venture between Singapore-based Puma Energy and Myanmar Petroleum Products Enterprises under the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, made capital expansion of over US$10.204 million in aviation fuel import, storage and distribution businesses, according to the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA). “The government holds more […]

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MPs urge govt to rein in farmland sales

August 23, 2018 by Thiha

The subdivision and selling of farmland must be done by the national government, not by local management and development committees, a legislator in the Upper House has said. U Myo Win, MP for Mon State constituency 1, underscored the need for the national government to regulate the activities of management and development committees in townships […]

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