In Frontier’s first interview with Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group, the company said it wanted to be a model for Chinese investors.
In Frontier’s first interview with Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group, the company said it wanted to be a model for Chinese investors.
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy will announce in the coming weeks the winners of a tender for 30 solar projects that received more than 150 bids, many from Chinese companies.
A lack of job opportunities in Mon State has turned some migrants to smugglers in order to cross back into Thailand illegally.
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Most – but not all – militia groups in Muse Township are involved in illegal activities that include running gambling dens and brothels.
Police were ready and waiting when a river gang tried to rob cargo vessels for the third time in five days on the Twante Canal in September.
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A controversy has erupted over the appointment of a company to run a One Stop Service Centre for the gold and jewellery industry without a tender.
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Despite rising criminal prosecutions, human trafficking remains rife in Myanmar and is fuelled by widespread poverty.
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