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Archive of article indicating that the Myanmar Pearl Law has been amended for the second time to allow foreign direct investments (FDI) in the sector, U Min Oo, managing directo...

The lack of transparency and accountability together with the issues of corruption, an overwhelming wood demand and land rights are still posing challenges for the timber indust...

Newspaper article on processes from the 2012 Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Management Law.

Archived webpage indicating the Organization/Responsibilities: Oil and gas planning department at the Ministry of Electricity and Energy

2017 Petroleum law

Archived webpage indicating the organization of the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise

Archived webpage detailing procedures for the foreign investment in Mining Sector In the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Archived webpage summarizing the activities and investment opportunities in the mining sector in Myanmar

Forest cover in Myanmar is approximately 29 million hectares or about 43% of its national territory. Of this area, about 31% is managed by the State. According to the Food and A...

Archived webpage detailing Global Witness' view on Myanmar's 2019 Gemstone Law.

The rapid expansion of geospatial technology has brought the need for new skills to be able to understand and apply the newly available tools – not just for GIS professionals bu...

Archived webpage showing overview of role of DGSE.

Resident people in 44 townships of the Yangon Region are prohibited to travel outside the Yangon from 11 Sep to 1 Oct 2020, with an exception for health and important cases.

Blogpost on How to Improve Myanmar’s Covid-19 Emergency Relief Program

As in the rest of tropical Asia, most indigenous vegetation in Myanmar is associated with two basic types of tropical forest: monsoon forest (with a distinctive dry season of th...

Press release outlining the actions of the Myanmar government regarding the ongoing conflict in Rakhine State

The Sustainable Development Goal 16 recognizes the centrality of governance-informed development to ensure that societies’ aspirations for higher access and quality of public se...

Myanmar's government is putting an end to its timber exports in the first step of a project to establish a domestic wood-processing industry that will dramatically boost revenue...

Website describing the Southern Forest Complex of Myanmar.

Myanmar's natural resources include oil and gas, minerals and gems. The extractive sector accounted for 6% of GDP, 23.6% of State revenue and 38.5% of exports in 2013. It has pr...