Government is planning to loosen tie on fuel import
procedure
It means
that the permission for fuel import would be allowed to
organizations and private businesses to apply to the
Trade Council. But other organizations must seek an
approval from the Trade Council. If approval is granted,
the organization has to reveal the amount of fuel and
why it is needed in the application. The private sectors
that would be given permission are the mining, gems,
forestry, fishery and livestock sectors. [Source:
Myanmar times]
Legal
experts are expecting Trademark act
Legal experts last week said Acts must be put in
action to protect trademarks if the country is
going to attract the foreign investment.
it is also an
important task to educate the people about the
trademark act. Enacting a trademark act will
bring benefits for both businesses and the
state. If companies want to register their
property, they have to report and work with the
Yangon Registration Office of the settlements
and Land Records Department. [Source:
Myanmar
times]
The Rich Gems Jewellery Show
  
News from Mirror
Newspaper 22nd Aug, 2007
News from Mirror
Newspaper 2nd July, 2007
Recent
Myanmar Gems News from Pala Gems International
This month, the sheer immensity of devastation in southern
Burma and Sichuan, China—on the heels of the flooding in
Merelani, Tanzania—gives us pause.
The following news items pertaining to Burma were
published since our last Gem News.
• Burma to Grant More Jade Mining Blocks to Local
Businesses: Burma will grant 319 mining blocks to local
entrepreneurs,
People’s Daily Online
reported May 4. Each block measures one acre and will be
leased for three years.
• Te Za Begins Mining in Phakant: Burma tycoon Te Za
has begun jade mining operations in Phakant, in the Kachin
State of northern Burma,
Burma News International
preported May 1. The area was confiscated with the help of
the Phakant-based military junta, displacing “over 30
households in each mine area.” The households received
compensation.
• Burma Forms First Gem Merchants Association:
Burma's largest business organization and the Ministry of
Mines are facilitating formation of the country’s first
rough-gem merchants association, the Myanmar Gem Merchants’
Association,
Rapaport reported April 15.
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Burma Developments of Interest
• Bush to Hold First
Summit with ASEAN Leaders in Singapore, from
Agence France-Presse, May 4
• ASEAN Aims to Ink Free Trade Pact with Japan, from
AP, May 3
• Burma–Thai Bilateral Trade Up Over 50% in 2006–07, from
Xinhua, April 30
● Pearl auction
underway in Myanmar
A three-day pearl auction, sponsored by the state-run
Myanmar Pearl Enterprise (MPE), is underway, attracting
dozens of foreign pearl traders. A total of 515 pearl lots
and 94,....
http://english.people.com.cn/200702/23/eng20070223_352056.html
(2007.02.23)
● Myanmar to hold
pearl auction in February
Myanmar will hold a pearl auction in February with the aim
of boosting foreign exchange earning, a local weekly
reported Friday. During the three-day Myanmar
http://english.people.com.cn/200701/19/eng20070119_342827.html
(2007.01.19)
● Myanmar to hold gems
show in March
Myanmar will hold an annual gems show From March 8 to 20 to
draw foreign merchants in a bid to earn more foreign
exchange, according to an announcement of....
http://english.people.com.cn/200701/06/eng20070106_338740.html
(2007.01.06)
● Myanmar to hold gems
exhibition in March
Myanmar will hold a gems exhibition in March next year
targeting mainly at merchants abroad, state-run media
reported on Saturday. Domestically produced ....
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/30/eng20061230_337172.html (2006.12.30)
● Myanmar leader meets
Sri Lankan PM
Vice-Chairman of the Myanmar State Peace and Development
Council Vice-Senior General Maung Aye met Wednesday with
visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka
in ....
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/21/eng20061221_334541.html (2006.12.21)
● Sri Lankan PM to
visit Myanmar
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka will pay
a working visit to Myanmar in the near future, an official
announcement said here Friday without giving the date of
t....
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/15/eng20061215_332859.html (2006.12.15)
● Myanmar to further
develop finished gem industry
Myanmar leader Lieutenant-General Thein Sein has stressed
the need to develop finished gem industry to pave way for
exporting value-added products. Thein Sein, first secretary
....
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/05/eng20061205_328604.html (2006.12.05)
● Myanmar to grant new
gem mining blocks for local investors in 2007
Myanmar will grant 215 more new gem mining blocks for local
investors in 2007 to promote gems and jade production, said
a report of Sunday's
http://english.people.com.cn/200611/27/eng20061127_325342.html (2006.11.27)
● Myanmar agrees to
establish direct trade links with Sri Lanka
Myanmar has agreed with Sri Lanka to establish direct air
and sea links to effectively boost their bilateral trade
ties, the local weekly Myanmar Times re....
http://english.people.com.cn/200611/06/eng20061106_318785.html (2006.11.06)
● Mid-year gems
emporium begins in Myanmar
A mid-year Myanmar gems emporium kicked off in Yangon
Thursday, putting the country's quality gems, jade, pearl
and jewelry worth over 75 million U.S. dol....
http://english.people.com.cn/200610/19/eng20061019_313505.html (2006.10.19)
● Myanmar to hold
mid-year gems emporium later this month
Myanmar will hold a mid-year gems emporium later this month
to encourage national gem traders to sell more quality gems,
jade, pear....
http://english.people.com.cn/200610/03/eng20061003_308522.html (2006.10.03)
• Unrivalled, jade
remains a yardstick for gem industry
By May Thandar Win
 MYANMAR
jade, unrivalled in quality around the world, fills its
country with pride.
The English word ‘jade’ is derived from ijada, Spanish for
‘the stone that cures kidney diseases’. The Chinese word for
jade is yu, a general term for any stone that humans utilise
for their own purposes.
News by Myanmar Times
• Myanmar Gems
special Exhibition in July
Yangon : 23.April.2007 :
Myanmar Gems Special Exhibition and Auction will be held in
July, 2007. This annual event has been held since 1964 and
mid-year Myanmar Gem exhibition was held since 1992. Selling
of raw jade, ruby and other precious stones fetched Myanmar
over 600 million dollars yearly.
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