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Myanmar receives loans to boost electricity access in poorer states

By Nantiya December 7, 2020December 7, 2020

US$171 million loan to help Myanmar construct 44 medium-voltage substations and 1,006 kilometers of distribution lines across Kayin State and the Ayeyarwady, Bago and Magway regions.

Stop trash burning, let us breathe freely

By Nantiya December 4, 2020December 6, 2020

The air pollution levels have increased more than 8 times this past month, according to Nature Advocacy – an advocacy organisation seeking to clean up Yangon’s air.

Myanmar’s Kachin State Sees Boom in Chinese Banana Cultivation

By Nantiya December 4, 2020December 7, 2020

Seeking quick returns, Chinese investors are driving a scramble for plantation land in parts of northern Myanmar.

A Hitch in the Belt and Road in Myanmar

By Nantiya December 4, 2020December 7, 2020

A long-running war and COVID-19 muddle development in Kyaukphyu, Myanmar.

Yangon ports now able to receive bigger ships

By Nantiya December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

The improved capacity of the Yangon River is expected to enable more containerised cargo throughput at the port and encourage higher volumes of trade. About 95 percent of Myanmar’s trade is conducted by sea.

‘Our Struggle Is Far From Over,’ Says Karen Recipient of ‘Environmental Hero’ Prize

By Nantiya December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Ethnic Karen environmentalist Saw Paul Sein Twa has been awarded the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize, which recognizes individuals for their “sustained and significant efforts to protect the natural environment.”

Myanmar replies to Japan’s offer for cooperation in Dawei SEZ

By Nantiya December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

A minister-level meeting is now expected between the three governments.

Amid Tensions in Myanmar, An Indigenous Park of Peace Is Born

By Nantiya December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

The Karen people have turned a war zone into a protected area that respects their cultural traditions and looks to save the Salween, one of the world’s last free-flowing international rivers.

Myanmar to expand national grid, build more power stations

By Nantiya December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

Myanmar is building new power stations that will contribute a total of 500 kilovolt amperes (KV) to the national grid in fiscal 2020-21

Making Myanmar’s Markets Work for Safe Farmers

By Nantiya November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

This busy weekend bazaar gathers growers from Yangon and nearby regions to sell their organic- and Good Agricultural Practices

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