The price of mung beans has shot up by K40,000 per ton within a week, said U Min Ko Oo, the secretary of the Myanmar Pulses, Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association. The price of pigeon peas has also risen by K20,000 per ton. At present, mung beans are fetching K760,000 per ton, from K715,000, and pigeon peas (old stock) are priced at K830,000 […]

Yangon Regional Investment Committee said they will now allow investors into Yangon’s casino industry. Myanmar earlier this year passed the revised Gambling Act (1986), currently they only need to release the by-law for it which will pave the way for casinos in the city. According to the gambling act, foreigner only casinos can be opened with […]

Yangonites will be able to pay Yangon City Development  Committee’s (YCDC) taxes by mobile phone from 1 October. The mobile payment system for taxes was launched at a ceremony held on 12 September at the Yangon City Hall. The system was introduced with the aim of facilitating the payment of YCDC taxes, such as the municipal land tax, property tax, general tax, and kitchen […]