Refugee repatriation won’t begin Tuesday as planned: Bangladesh

AFP: The repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar due to begin Tuesday will be delayed, a Bangladesh official said, citing the huge task of preparing transit centres and approving lists of returnees.  Government: Ready to begin repatriation Myanmar is ready to launch the repatriation of refugees from Bangladesh despite a delay […]

Visiting the Napa Valley of Myanmar

Myanmar has beauty — lush jungles, valleys floored with ancient pagodas. Now it has wine too. With two wineries near the fertile but fragile Inle Lake region and seeing new demand in the country, it may soon be added to the checklist of travelers with a thirst. And while it’s early days, the area might […]

Myanmar Companies Act an important key to transforming the economy

Myanmar Companies Law is a major step to transform the Myanmar economy and it will beneficially affect the influx of foreign investment in domestic businesses, Aung Naing Oo, director general at Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) under the ministry of planning and finance, stressed at an official briefing on the Myanmar Companies Law, […]

New Year ushered in

President U Htin Kyaw, First Lady, attend holy ceremony, provide offerings to 18,000 monks January 1, 2018 The Union government of Myanmar held a ceremony to consecrate the Shwedagon Pagoda in Buddhist Era 2561, along with 18,000 members of the Sangha (Buddhist monks), and offer provisions to the monks at the majestic Shwedagon Pagoda in […]