Day: July 4, 2019

Chinese cattle breeder invests in Myanmar, plans to export

Chinese cattle breeder invests in Myanmar, plans to export

The Myanmar Invest Commission (MIC) last month permitted China’s Kangrui Agriculture & Livestock Development Company to invest in the raising of cattle in Myanmar. The investment will involve an injection of US$37 million in funds. A breeding facility will be established in Mahlaing Township, Mandalay Region. Kangrui, which is 90 percent owned by Shanghai Penghe Supply […]

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Myanmar to Change Text Encoding Standards This October

Myanmar to Change Text Encoding Standards This October

The government of Myanmar has decided to switch its text encoding to unicode from Zawgyi. This is part of its transition to e-government, since Zawkyi encoding does not comply with the international text encoding system. The government has also ordered all of the telecom operators in the country to change their Zawgyi-encoded text messages over […]

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China-Backed Venture Proposes $800M Development Near Kyaukphyu Seaport

China-Backed Venture Proposes $800M Development Near Kyaukphyu Seaport

A Chinese petrochemical giant and a Myanmar firm have jointly proposed to the Rakhine State government the development of nearly US$800 million (1.21 trillion kyats) worth of projects near the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ)’s deep seaport and Ramree Island. The centerpiece of the proposal is a new logistics terminal on Maday Island situated 10 […]

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Potato Cold Storage Opens in Heho, Southern Shan State, Myanmar

Potato Cold Storage Opens in Heho, Southern Shan State, Myanmar

A cold storage warehouse for potatoes of the Heho Potato Company was official opened on 21st of June, 2019 in Heho, Southern Shan State, Myanmar. This is the third professional cold storage facility for potatoes in Myanmar and the first commercial warehouse which compasses substantial storage capacities, and is equipped with modern technology from Omnivent. […]

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MoTC, Moon Engineering Joint Venture Co., Ltd sign contract for developing vehicle registration by RFID System

MoTC, Moon Engineering Joint Venture Co., Ltd sign contract for developing vehicle registration by RFID System

Road Transport Administration Department of Ministry of Transport and Communications and Moon Engineering Joint Venture Co., Ltd yesterday signed a consulting services contract for developing vehicle registration by Radio Frequency Identification-RFID System at the ministry in Nay Pyi Taw. Present at the meeting were Deputy Minister U Kyaw Myo and officials from the Ministry of […]

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