A study has found that the potential exists for Mekong SEZs to support decent work for women who make up the vast majority of their workforces, but this has not yet been realized.
Category: Myanmar
Working for a plastic-free future
Zero Plastic mainly distributes plastic alternatives from local and foreign sources rather than making its own products. Its main clients are hotels and restaurants, of which beach hotels seem to be the most interested.
Kokko Chinatown project sparks concerns in Tak
Mae Sot’s population of only 70,000 to 80,000 residents will be easily eclipsed by some 400,000 Chinese nationals expected to migrate to Kokko Chinatown in Myanmar,
World Bank Puts Myanmar’s Power Investment Needs at $2B a Year
To sustain economic growth, Myanmar needs to invest up to US$2 billion (3.06 trillion kyats) annually in its electricity sector, according to a World Bank report released on Tuesday.
Market Analysis for Rural Livelihoods in Kayah State (report)
Key challenges facing prospective entrepreneurs in rural Kayah state include: lack of official land tenure rights; an oligopolistic structure in many economic sectors resulting in smallholder farmers and small business people having little power; lack of capital for investment and difficulties accessing financing; and a lack of skills training opportunities.
The hunger haunting the nation’s rice bowl
A depletion in the variety of local food sources due in part to climate change, stubborn poverty rates and stretched health services are driving high rates of malnutrition in the Ayeyarwady delta.
Results of marine fish survey set to be released
Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand were involved in the latest round of Norwegian studies, which involved surveys of fish stocks, measurements of microplastic particles in the water, and microplastic contamination in fish.
Gems mines in Kachin State ordered to suspend work
Mining at the Hpakant and Lonekhin gems fields must shut down between July 1 to September 30 as waste pit collapses, landslides, human deaths and property and machinery damage usually occur in the rainy season.