Coconut shell lantern makers expect good sales during Thadingyut festival

Oct 8,2019
Coconut shell lanterns, which are a work of art, will sell well during the Thadingyut lighting festival, said Ko Pho Zaw, a coconut shell lantern artist.
Maritime trade registered a sharp drop of $1.68 bln last fiscal
Oct 07
THE value of Myanmar’s maritime  trade  for  the  period  be-tween  1  October,  2018  and  20  September, 2019 in the last fiscal year totaled US$24.1 billin, a  decline  of  over  $1.68  billion  compared with the year-ago period, according to data provided by the Ministry of Commerce.
Over 50% drop in Sterculia gum price this year in Magway
Oct 05

Lantern makers see demand pick up ahead of Thadingyut festival
Oct 04

Fishery exports cross $700 mln
Oct 03
Export earnings from the fisheries sector in the period from 1 October, 2018 to 20 September, 2019 in the 2018-19 financial year reached US$709 million, an increase of $21.9 million from the year-ago period, according to statistics released by the Commerce Ministry.
Myanmar earns over $ 623 mln from rice export in current FY
Oct 02

Need to raise tourism promotion budget to increase national revenue: Yangon govt
Oct 01
To increase the revenue of the nation, a bigger budget needs to be allocated for tourism promotion activities, according to Naw Pan Thinzar Myo, the Yangon Region Minister for Kayin Ethnic Affairs and the deputy chairman of the regional tourism committee.