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Trade volume between Myanmar and Thailand reaches over US$1.7 B

April 1, 2019 by Thiha

Trade volume between Myanmar and Thailand reached over US$1.7 billion till January 2019 and Myanmar exported over US$1 billion worth of products to Thailand, according to Ministry of Commerce. Myanmar exported US$3.823 billion worth of products and imported US$691.145 million worth of products in 2011-12 FY and exported US$4.576 billion worth of products and imported […]

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Second Thai-Myanmar friendship bridge opens

March 26, 2019 by Thiha

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday opened the second Thai-Myanmar bridge across the Moei River. The opening ceremony was held in the middle of the new bridge, which links Mae Sot district of Tak province and Myawaddy township in Myanmar. The completion of the new bridge showed […]

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Kayin State opens tender for Hpa-an mall

May 10, 2018 by Thiha

The Kayin State government is calling tenders for building the first shopping mall in the state capital of Hpa-an, a senior planning official said. U Than Naing, minister of the municipality as well as of the planning and finance departments of the state government, said the project was planned to be built within a two-and-a-half-year […]

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JICA to fund new projects to replace old suspension bridges

May 8, 2018 by Thiha

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will fund the construction of new bridges to replace ageing suspension bridges in some areas of the country, an official of the Japanese aid agency said. Among the new bridges that JICA will fund include the one that will replace the Gyaing suspension bridge in Kawkareik township of Kayin […]

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Army Shutters Myawaddy Checkpoint in Clampdown on Auto Smuggling

April 3, 2018 by Thiha

Two Border Guard Force (BGF) soldiers refused The Irrawaddy permission to approach a border crossing between Myawaddy and Mae Sot, Thailand on foot on Monday, saying the area was closed. The closure reportedly followed efforts by the army to clamp down on vehicle smuggling across the Thai border. According to Kyaw Than, an automobile trader […]

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KBank in border staff swap with Myanmar lender

March 8, 2018 by Thiha

KASIKORNBANK (KBank) is joining with Myanmar’s biggest lender, Kanbawza Bank (KBZ Bank), on a staff exchange programme for the border cities of Mae Sot and Myawaddy. The initiative is part of efforts to boost trade across the border. The focus is on import-export settlements via banking system and promotion of cross-border funds transfer via the […]

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Falling farm prices, currency hit Thai-Myanmar trade

January 10, 2018 by Thiha

TAK: Trade value across the border with Myanmar border in Mae Sot district dropped more than 10% last year on falling prices in the agricultural sector and a drop in the value of the kyat. Suchart Triratwattana, the chief adviser of the Tak Chamber of Commerce, said on Wednesday border trade between the district and […]

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MoU Myanmar Workers Migrating to Thailand is Higher Than Previous

July 13, 2017 by thiha

Thousands of undocumented workers are returning home from Thailand due to a new labour law, while the number of MoU workers migrating to Thailand is higher than last month. The Myawady District Immigration and Population Department said that there were 8,491 male and 6,582 female workers going to Thailand in June. Thousands of Myanmar migrants […]

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Govt mulls B4.5bn loan for Myanmar

February 23, 2017 by Thiha

Thailand is considering granting a 4.5-billion-baht loan to Myanmar to fund an infrastructure development project including the planned construction of a 132-km long road to stretch from the Thai-Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi to the Dawei special economic zone in the neighbouring country. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith revealed this on Tuesday, saying the loan request was […]

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Thai Commerce Minister Says Country Will Double Trade With Myanmar in 5 Years

February 15, 2017 by thiha

Thailand and Myanmar aim to double the value of trade between the two countries in the next five years, Thailand’s minister of commerce has said. Speaking during a visit Myanmar, Apiradi Tantraporn said Myanmar was a priority trade partner for Thailand. She was accompanying Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak early this month on […]

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