Friday, August 31, 2007

Dollar and euro rise in Yangon

Dollar and euro rise in this week in Yangon verus Myanmar currency kyat in illegal market, after the government fuel price change in August 15 said the local importer who live in Yangon.
In Yangon ,government is still using 1 dollar equivalent to 6 kyats,instead of the real exchange rate 1200 kyats.
Dollar,one of the popular hard currency in Yangon,It had been 1200 for several months in this year after taking action on illegal money transfer hondi player.
" dollar rose from 1200 kyats to 1350 kyats in last two days ago ,it is one of the remarkable exchange rate in this years, export earning that allowed to transfer from own account go up above 1405 kyats "
Myanmar currency kyat fell in illegal market against the yen and euro in Myanmar -china border area that he added.
There is double exchange rate in Yangon offically and illegal ly,The dollar often moves based on trader views about economic factors like the size of the Government trade deficit or the outlook for economic growth. By those measures it seems destined to fall, as it was doing until a few weeks ago.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

NEW domestic AIR FARE FROM YANGON TO

YANGON- MANDALAY 65000K adult 48570K child
YANGON-NYAUNG U 53000K adult 39750K child
YANGON-HEHO 53000Kadult 39750
YANGON-THANDWE 65000 adult 48750
YANGON-TACHILEIK 112000adult 84000
YANGON-KYAING TONG 112000 adult 84000
YANGON-DAWEI 52000 adult 39000
YANGON-MYEIK 79000 adult 59250
YANGON-KAWAUNG 11200 adult 84000

domestic air lines raise the new air fare

Yangon august 30
The three private domestic air lines in Yangon will raise the same local air fare charges, nearly 25 percent form at coming 01 September 2007 and onwards said sun far travel agent ,one of the big ticketing company in Myanmar.
Including air bagan one of the famous air line in Myanmar ,air Mandalay and yangonairways raise the same fare prices at same destination.
The new prices for each destination is round about 15000 kyats higher than the old prices and the highest price is between Yangon and Myitkyina that equivalent to 120000 kyats.
before that situation,The domestic air fare charges were different individually.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Over ten thousands acres of fish and shrimp farms are still under water in Burma
Yangon august 26
Over ten thousands acres of fish and shrimp farms are still under water in Burma, Yangon ,Irrawaddy and Pegu division area which is situated lower part of Burma,many of fish and shrimp farms were flooded that area, said U Htay myint (yuzana) chairman of the Myanmar fishery federation(MFF) .

“ It is more than 10 thousands acres of fish and shrimp farms which was destroyed”. He said at the MFF formal meeting at Yangon.

There is not detail information for that damage but the latest report from fresh Myanmar shrimps farm association confirmed that 6440 acres of shrimp farms are already destroyed by river water.

" three islands that has a lot of fish and shrimp farms near the Nyaung done is still under water ,we asked for aid to government but we suffered up till now" said 300 acres fish farms owner who was doing business in that area.

The water level has still 3 feet above the fish farms, so what we are thinking is to give up for this business, he added.

It has been started at 2004 monsoon season but it happened again the region .Flood waters are slowly receding as the low pressure system that overwhelmed the region moves to the Irrawaddy river.

Friday, August 24, 2007

detain more than 5o people

Goverment has detained more than 50 activists who protested fuel-price hikes, a state-controlled newspaper reported Saturday, in a campaign to snuff out increasingly daring demostartion.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Myanmar government bans import of palm oil for private
Yangon august 21
Myanmar government trade council , committee that controlling the export and import license ,has banned import of palm oil for private sector since last July said member of the edible and oil dealer association.
"we are allowed to import for palm oil if we have export earning since December 2006,before that period only Myanmar economic holding enterprise and htoo company had import license for palm oil"said the member who live in Mandalay.
Last July, After 8 months latter giving import chance to private,and then government announced recently that sort of palm oil is not suitable for public and reduced the Import amount from 30000 tons to 20000tons of monthly.
but the certain amount of palm oil import license is still getting only Myanmar Economic holding enterprise since august.
" we have less palm oil quota than as usual from oil dealer association,In domestic market palm oil retail price is higher than sesame price because local snack producer is still using palm oil" said oil dealer from Mandalay.

Monday, August 20, 2007


Editors from weekly eleven journal being interrogated by special branch police
Yangon august 21
Sources close to the yangontoday, Rangoon 's Special Branch police on monday interrogated at least 5 editors from weekly eleven journal.However, no action has been taken, said the source.

Refusing to provide detailed information on the interrogation, one of the saff from weekly eleven told to yangontoday, "It is still too early to comment."


university student continue marrching protest in yangontoday

Yangon,august 21
Some students from Western Yangon university start marching
through Mingaladon township (Danyinkone) to their university,outskirt area of the Myanmar biggest city ,on today morning .In protest against an enormous hike in fuel prices last week said local people who live in Yangon.
But we haven't got any confirmation either from official or eye witness person.
One of the news also come out In Yangon ,there will be happened another silent marching in today afternoon in Yangon.
they said ,it will be happened in Yangon downtown area.

Thursday, August 16, 2007


Shin Satellite Public Company to sign a new contract with MRTV

Shin Satellite Public Company to sign a new contract with MRTV

Yangon august 17

Thailand well known Shin Satellite Public to sign a new contract with Myanmar Radio and Television for using its satellite service said Mr. Chalermkiet Limarttanknakul, regional manager of Shin Company.

Myanmar newspapers have recently reported that a recent visit of a high ranking official of Shin company and his meeting of General Kyaw San, Minister for information Myanmar at July.

At present, Shin Company completed the installation of 10 IP STAR gateways in eight countries including Thai, Cambodia, Australia, Vietnam, Newzeland, Myanmar and China.

The telecommunication business formerly controlled by Thai late Prime Minister Thaksin and now owned by Singapore Temasek Holding.

No more 50 kyats( nearly 5 cents) for bus fares in Yangon

Bus fares in yangon increase today but there are not many bus running in yangon said the conductor who is working sule –nroth okala line No 43 .
No 43 line which is running between sule ( downtown) and north okalapa has changed from 100 kyats to 200 kyats for each person.
“ No more 50 kyats if u take any bus u have to pay at least 100 kyats wherever you go”. He added." every bus line change the fares because of the fuel and CNG prices that changed yesterday.he explained.
There are round about 5000 buses which have been running for Yangon city ,round about 6 million people lived , Most of the buses lines already changed from fuel engine to compressed natural gas engine.
"we will stick the new prices list on the buses but we had officially got approval from the head"
said bus owner.
Even though the bus operators can have more money from the people.They said ,they are not happy to do that.
"we know the real situation"
The same thing like that happened last year approved the bus owner who live in northoklapa township.But right now people thought raise bus fares but fewer buses in Yangon.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Many buses were not running today in Yangon

yangon august 15
Many buses were not running today in Yangon morning because of Government-run gasoline stations doubled their prices for petrol and diesel, while prices for compressed natural gas increased five-fold.
bus owners in yangon thoguht this is not reasonable for their business either because they could not afford the increased bus fares or because buses had simply stopped running due to the higher fuel prices.
The disel prices change from 15oo kyats to 3000 kyats per gallon and gasoline moved from 1500 to 25oo,one of the conductor said.
Not only gasoline prices ,compressed natural gas ,abandon natural resources of burma,Increased five time.
"today we have to pay 12000 kyats for four containner ,it is only 2000 kyats in yesterday". the conductor siad.
People who live in outskirt area have been facing the problem for that and they have not get enough buses for transporation.
"I paid nearly double for bus fares when I came to the office but not offically confirmed yet"said office staff who work in down town area.
The decision of raising the fuel prices is seen as being made in line with the rise of world oil prices.The controlled supply quota remains unchanged at two gallons per day per car.

Monday, August 13, 2007


Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will arrive yangon coming wednsday
Yangon august 13
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will be in Myanmar after his Singapore visit, for a two-day introductory visit starting 13 August at the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
He will reach Nay pyi daw ,new capital of Myanmar government, at august 15 said local business man who got invitation to attend economic cooperation meeting ,it will held Yangon sedona hotel.
During the trip, Mr Dung is expected to meet vice general Thein Sein and parties and hold separate meetings .Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Also on the agenda is a business breakfast hosted by Myanmar UMFCCI, where Mr Dung is expected to call for greater economic cooperation and investments.
The Vietnamese prime minister will be accompanied by his wife, Tran Thanh Kiem, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Pham Khoi Nguyen, senior officials and a business delegation.

Sunday, August 12, 2007




some areas in mandalay nearly under water

Yangon august 13

Due to incessant rains the water level of near Mandalay area,upper Burma rose by nearly danger level of outskirts area in last few days.Some wards near the Irrawaddy river .The mirror ,local state own media said at 11th august KADIBA VILLAGE in Amarapura was hit by flood.Students and teachers from that village who were evacuated to safety it is also said.