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Yangon · YangonMyanmar's drivers are shifting to electric vehicles, a move that underscores the military junta's growing ties with China. Industry experts in Myanmar suggest China's affordable vehicles will continue to dominate the EV market. The ruling junta has banned importing EVs made elsewhere. The prohibition extends to luxury models.See the Story
Myanmar Drivers Shift to EVs Made in China
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Yangon · YangonSeptember - Samir Al-Mulhem: The match will take place today at the Conference Palace in the capital Yangon, the technical meeting for the national team's football match against Myanmar's rival in the context of the third round of the qualifying double matches leading to the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 ASIA Cup. All organizational, administrative, and medical matters have been reviewed, along with the media events related to the match, where our…See the Story
Technical meeting before the match between our team and Myanmar
Yangon · YangonAn explosion rocked Yangon around 4 a.m. on Sunday. Local media reported that an anti-military guerilla group triggered the bomb remotely. Apparently, no one was killed or injured. The blasts have brought the conflict there closer to foreigners who live there.See the Story
Bomb attacks in Yangon put Myanmar's biggest city on edge
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Yangon · YangonThe noisy hum of electricity generators heaving toxic fumes fills my ears. High fuel costs cut into earnings. When I moved in, there were no beggars on my street either. Now mothers sit adjacent to parked cars, clutching their sleeping children with one hand with the other held desperately aloft.See the Story
What running has taught me about life in Yangon under military rule
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Yangon · YangonMore than 7,000 Myanmar nationals have applied for visas with the Thai embassy in Yangon as mandatory conscription looms in the military-ruled country, figures from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs show.See the Story
7,000 Myanmar citizens seeking Thai visas
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Yangon · Yangon[Yangon = Watanabe Sadao] The number of registered electric vehicles (EVs) in Myanmar exceeded 2200 units at the end of January. There was a sharp increase of 6.5 times a year ago due to import tax exemptions. Myanmar's unique environment, such as the embargo on gasoline cars and the devastation of local production, is also an unexpected tailwind. Sustainable spread is not foreseeable, but the introduction of EVs is progressing, centering on tho…See the Story
Myanmar bans imports of powerful gasoline cars even with EV shift
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