Yangon Region Investment Committee allowed eight local and foreign investments which can create 2,749 jobs for locals. Yangon Region Investment Committee held its 15/2019 meeting on September 13, attended by Yangon Region Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein and other government officials. At the meeting, the committee granted the permit to seven foreign investments worth 6.956 […]
Ten historic buildings in Yangon to be converted into tourist attractions
The authorities will select 10 historic buildings in Yangon to transform them into tourist spots. The decision was taken at a recent meeting of Yangon’s Regional Tourism Committee. Currently, there are 200 buildings which are of architectural value in Yangon. The committee will select 10 buildings and develop them into tourist attractions. “Bagan has been […]
JICA’s Create Team, MoI meet on improving quality of school textbooks
Japan International Cooperation Agency’s Create Team (Curriculum Reform at Primary Level of Basic Education), which is working with MoI for printing school textbooks, outlined the requirements for improving the quality of textbooks at the Ministry of Information yesterday. Deputy Minister U Aung Hla Tun, in his capacity as the chairman of the Committee for Accepting […]
State Counselor Offers Reassurances Amid Economic Woes
YANGON—Myanmar’s State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi offered words of reassurance to the business community regarding the current economic slowdown saying that her government is working to deal with some major complaints, though the progress will take time. At a meeting with members of the business community in Naypyitaw on Monday, Myanmar’s State Counselor […]