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Gem traders in Mandalay are gearing up in opposition to a government plan to relocate Burma?s biggest jade and gem market.
Local traders, who have long opposed a relocation plan that would move them from downtown Mandalay to Amarapura, in the outskirts of the city, said they would submit a formal complaint to the divisional parliament while the issue is under debate by lawmakers.
?We will submit a complaint to the divisional parliament and request that the market be upgraded instead of moved, as we all wish,” said Than Win, a trader and chairman of a community committee advocating for renovation
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy"
Date of Publication:
2014-12-15
Date of entry:
2014-12-21
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Language:
English