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Myanmar’s economy is set to contract further in 2025, the World Bank said in its latest outlook, after a year of conflict in which resistance groups made significant inroads against the country’s ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: As elections approach, Myanmar's economy is in shambles
Nearly five years after the coup, Myanmar is poorer, hungrier, and plagued by blackouts. Few believe the upcoming election will change anything. It has been nearly five years since Myanmar's military ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Myanmar: Opium crop hits 10-year high amid conflict and economic collapse
Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to a ten-year high, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, underscoring how prolonged conflict and economic collapse are driving farmers deeper into ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Myanmar fighting blocks key trade route with China, impacting economy
Ethnic and resistance forces in Myanmar have completely blocked a key trade route to China, halting cross-border commerce and further damaging Myanmar's already struggling economy. The Mandalay-Lashio ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Myanmar social entrepreneur eyes materializing Chinese market opportunities for honey
For Thida Win, CEO of Plan Bee, a social enterprise in Myanmar's Shan State, promising opportunities for honey sales within China's ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Myanmar’s polluting mines selling to China through Thai companies
UMPHANG, Thailand — At 8 a.m. on June 26, at least 13 double-trailer trucks were lined up at the Pheung Khleung border crossing in northern Thailand — one of the few places where minerals can be ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Photos: Myanmar motorists queue for hours as fuel shortages persist
Residents in northern Myanmar’s Mandalay city and Taunggyi city in Shan state have been queuing all day and – in some instances – overnight to keep their spot in line for the limited amount of ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Myanmar designates new protected public forest area in eastern state
The designation is expected to help conserve forests and wildlife species, improve the climate, further develop agriculture and horticulture, and sustain water sources. - Supplied YANGON: Myanmar's ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: As elections approach, Myanmar's economy is in shambles
It has been nearly five years since Myanmar's military generals seized control of the country. The population is now poorer, hungrier and often in the dark - literally - because of the constant ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Interview: Myanmar social entrepreneur eyes materialising Chinese market opportunities for honey
For Thida Win, CEO of Plan Bee, a social enterprise in Myanmar's Shan State, promising opportunities for honey sales within China's healthcare and food sectors are materialising. Years of persistent ...