Debt, health and education woes bedevil Rangoon’s urban poor
Many among Rangoon’s urban poor are being forced to rely on high-interest loans to survive, a new report by Save the Children has found.
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Development Lead Story News Rangoon
Parliament lends support to controversial Rangoon development
The Rangoon Division parliament has passed a resolution urging the continuation of the controversial ‘New Yangon Project’.
Economy Lead Story News Rangoon
Halt Dagon City 1 project, MP to ask parliament
A planned proposal in the lower house could see the government urged to block the Dagon City 1 development abutting Rangoon’s historic Shwedagon pagoda.
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Business Development Lead Story News Rangoon
Mayor hits brakes on Rangoon expansion plan
Rangoon’s divisional government has withdrawn a controversial proposal to extend the city limits, just ahead of a scheduled debate in the regional parliament on Friday.
Lead Story News Politics Property Rangoon
Rangoon expansion plan brought before regional parliament
A controversial urban expansion plan for Burma’s former capital, Rangoon, was brought before an emergency session of the regional parliament on Monday.
