It was perhaps inevitable that the disbursement of billions of kyat to help needy households weather the COVID-19 storm would lead to questions about administrative.
It was perhaps inevitable that the disbursement of billions of kyat to help needy households weather the COVID-19 storm would lead to questions about administrative.
Hopes are rising that elections can soon be held in the nine Rakhine State townships where voting was cancelled on November 8, but the National League for Democracy seems unconvinced.
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Over-extraction and illegal logging have resulted in deforestation and poor quality timber but new initiatives are underway to get the industry back on track.
BY Win Kyaw Oo
Over-extraction and illegal logging have resulted in deforestation and poor quality timber but new initiatives are underway to get the industry back on track.
BY Win Kyaw Oo
The Yangon Region government made resolving the squatter problem a priority but low-cost housing projects are scarce and remain too expensive for many.
BY Hein Ko Soe
A Yangon government minister says he is ‘saddened’ that housemaids do not have better protection from exploitation and abuse after calls for an overhaul of child labour laws.
BY Su Myat Mon
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There’s fierce competition in the ride-hailing market, with two local start-ups contending against a prominent global player and a rapidly growing regional company.
BY Sing Lee
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More than two months after they were introduced, residents and officials in Yangon are increasingly ignoring stay-at-home orders, yet the government insists infection rates need to fall before they can be rolled back.
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