HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Kamaryut duplex on offer as sale or rental
YOU can buy it or you can rent it, and it’s available at Hanthar Yeikmon housing project, just off Bayintnaung Road, about 25 minutes from downtown, and not far from the Hledan Junction and Thirimingalar market. more
Building costs peak before monsoon
MOST construction materials are still priced towards the high end, though below record highs set in previous years, wholesale and retail suppliers say.(Volume 26, No. 520)
Ngwe Saung hotels enjoy record season
VISITORS are flocking to Ngwe Saung Beach hotels – in numbers not seen in the destination’s 10-year history, hoteliers say.(Volume 26, No. 520)
Rice company shooting for higher quality with new $3 million mill
A RICE company is building a K3 billion (US$3 million) mill to export high-quality rice to Europe. (Volume 26, No. 520)
China FDI climbs by just $15m
TOTAL foreign direct investment in Myanmar from China hit US$1.85 billion by the end of 2009-2010 financial year, with significant expenditures in hydropower, oil and gas and mining, official figures show. (Volume 26, No. 520)
Photographer loves the craft, not the workplace
KYAW Tin’s job confines him to the Yangon Zoo for 10 hours every day, and he can sum up his feelings toward his workplace in one sentence: “The animals are annoying and the whole place smells.” (Volume 26, No. 520)
Max set for expansion into rubber
MAX Myanmar Group of Companies has paid K2.8 billion for 3546 acres (one acre equals 0.4 hectares) of rubber plantation in Mon State and is considering expanding to 5000 acres in 2010, said the group’s project director U Maung Maung Thet. (Volume 26, No. 520)
