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Exported pigeon peas’ FOB price surges by US$30 per tonne
10/10/23
The free-on-board (FOB) price of a tonne of pigeon peas (red gram) was only US$1,320–1,340 from 5 to 7 October, but on 9 October, it increased to $1,350–1,370.
Onion prices drop amid high stocks, weak foreign demand
09/10/23
The prices of onions stay low in the domestic market amid the high stocks and weak demand by foreign buyers.
MFF attends AFC MAs & RAs Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2023
09/10/23
The AFC MAs & RAs Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2023 was held on 7 and 8 October in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
MoH specialists conduct medical outreach in Kengtung, Shan State
09/10/23
A specialist team from Yangon General Hospital, Specialist Hospital (500-bed), Eye Specialist Hospital and Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Specialist Hospital in collaboration with medics from Kengtung General Hospital
Hlawga main power station in Mingaladon Township to get transformers
09/10/23
In the electricity generation industry, plans are underway to install more transformers at Hlawga main power station in Mingaladon Township of Yangon Region, according to Director-General of the Electric Power Transmission and System Control Departme
Shwemawdaw Pagoda in Bago to arrange lighting festival
09/10/23
A lighting festival including donation event for 5,000 Buddhist monks will be conducted at Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Bago Township, Bago Region on the full moon day of Thadingyut, according to U Aye Maung Kyi, Secretary of the Bago Regio
Sugarcane price set to rise as local demand surge
09/10/23
A sugar mill in Shan State has been purchasing one tonne of sugarcane at a price of K120,000 starting 3 October and has also offered to buy 6,500/7,000 tonnes of sugarcane per day, according to a notice by the mill to the merchant
Taninthayi Region draws significant influx of domestic, international tourists in Jan-Sept 2023
09/10/23
The Taninthayi Region, particularly Kawthoung, has witnessed a significant influx of both domestic and international tourists with a total of 105,000 local travellers and 15,000 foreign tourists during the nine-month period spanni
A Fam Trip for Russian tourists planned this month
09/10/23
In a bid to develop the tourism market in Myanmar, an invitation programme (Fam Trip) for Russian tourists will start in the fourth week of October, with 30 Russian tourists visiting 14 destinations in Myanmar, according to U Tin
Bago opens 29 temporary flood relief centres
09/10/23
Since the morning of 8 October, the Yangon-Mandalay Highway has been flooded due to continuous heavy rains, and 29 temporary evacuation centres have been opened in Bago City.
