MONYWA-In collaboration with the Indian Government and the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry, plans are underway to open a Technical High School (THS) at the building of No.6 Garment Factory(Branch) near Ywatone village in Monywa Township, Sagaing Region. The school is one of the Garment factories (branch) in Sarlingyi Township under former N0.3 Heavy […]
Japanese company to conduct feasibility study on new waste disposal method in Monywa
Japan’s Fujita Company will study the feasibility of implementing a new waste disposal system in Monywa in July, said U Thit Htoo Myint, the Director of Sagaing Region’s Municipal Committee. “Monywa produces about 150 tons of garbage a day. The current system of waste disposal will damage the environment. Additionally, there is only limited space […]
Korean company conducts survey to build a dry port in Monywa
A Korean company is conducting a survey to build a dry port in Monywa, Sagaing Region to transport containers using railroad, according to Ministry of Transportation and Communications. At the present, the ministry is built a dry port each in Ywarthagyi in Yangon Region and Myitnge in Mandalay Region and seven places are proposed to […]
Contract farming launched in four districts of Sagaing
Four districts in the Sagaing Region — Sagaing, Shwebo, Monywa, and Yinmabin — are permitting contract farming for production of crops and seeds, said U Than Zaw Oo, the Secretary of the Sagaing Region Investment Committee. “In order to cultivate perennial crops and establish large plantations, investors can rent land by entering into long-term contracts […]
This company is on a mission to make Myanmar more economically inclusive
Going from 1 per cent of internet access six years ago to what Myanmar is today (Ericsson’s 2015 reports stated that the country has the fourth fastest growing smartphone ownership), Myanmar has kept a pace and managed to be home to many emerging startups that have yet to find the spotlight. Since it opened doors […]
Chamber backs SMEs to embrace digital technology
As small and medium enterprises in Myanmar are facing challenges, the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry is encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises to pursue digital competency to ensure their long-term survival, a chamber executive member said in an exclusive interview. Aye Tun, vice president of the chamber’s SMEs Committee and […]