The Voice 2007
The Voice
Vol. 3, No. 13 (January 1)
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation will conduct three-year organic farming project in Burma, Thailand and Malaysia since March next year. Four prawn firms will be the first to collaborate with FAO for initiating the project. (December 24 news)
Customs clearance agencies resume their normal operation after some agencies went under investigation for briberies. Authorities withdrew the operating licences of some agencies that got involved in corruption cases. (December 23 news)
About 30 private companies have submitted applications for import of palm oil after government announced granting private sector with export earning to import edible palm oil. (December 23 news)
The Ministry of Commerce said companies were invited to compromise with Export/Import Cooperation Committee for the basis prices of items either to be exported or imported. (December 23 news)
The Switzerland-based Francois-Xavier Bagnoud will launch anti-human trafficking project early next year in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Project Services. (December 22 news)
Myawaddy Trading Company became the top exporter of the month in November with more than US$28million export-earning followed by KB International Company with more than $20million. (December 22 news)
The Ministry of Finance and Revenue recruits 18 female staff to employ them at the Yangon International Airport. The ministry suspended duties of more than 400 customs officials to investigate their involvement in corruption. (December 22 news)
R.V Mahaythi river cruise introduces two-hour sunset tour in Yangon River in addition to its seven-hour Rangoon-Twante tour. Foreigners can enjoy the service with FEC10 per head for two-hour tour and FEC30 per head for the latter one. (December 20 news)
EU Minister-Counsellor for trade Mr Jean Jacques Bouflet met with the Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein at Naypyidaw from December 12 to 14. During their meeting the Minister-Counsellor discussed Burma's business issue and EU's ongoing trade law. (December 19 news)
About 812,500 visses of onion are pumped into the Bayintnaung wholesale market during early to mid December, and the price per viss varies from K1,000 to K1,600 during that period. (December 19 news)