An approval regarding the location of the proposed China-Myanmar border economic zone will be given “soon”, assistant secretary U Khin Maung Lwin from the Ministry of Commerce told The Myanmar Times. The discussions were carried out last week by the implementation body with priority made between Kachin and Shan states as they share the border […]
One Year on, First Poll Test Looms for Myanmar Government
March 29, 2017 by
YANGON — On April 1, Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy faces its first electoral test since taking power in Myanmar on the back of a landslide election win in 2015. The governing party will compete for a total of 2 million votes in all bar one of 19 by-election contests — seven […]
Myanmar’s Mining Reforms Stall, Hindering Foreign Investment
May 19, 2015 by
A new mining law that would clarify rules and ease restrictions for foreign investors looking to tap into the lucrative sector remains frozen in Myanmar’s legislature, said an official from the country’s Ministry of Mines. The law, which was proposed more than two years ago, is still being debated by Myanmar’s parliament said Win Htein, […]
Mining law remains frozen
May 18, 2015 by
A mining law that would simplify rules and ease restrictions for foreign investors in the mining sector remains frozen in Myanmar’s legislature. The law was tabled two years ago, however, lawmakers have struggled to find an agreement on the law as resource sharing in the country continues to be a contentious issue. The current mining […]
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