housing – DVB

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The UN says that one in four people in Burma live in low-quality housing, exposing them to greater threats during natural disasters.

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In Rangoon’s Hlaing Tharyar Township, slums for the poor sit uncomfortably next to new, gated communities for the wealthy.

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Burma’s cities are attracting an increasing number of rural poor, but efforts to provide them with affordable housing are falling short.

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The under-pressure developers of a controversial housing and commercial district in Rangoon say the government supports continuing the project.

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Telenor posts record revenues; Carlsberg opens beer factory in Pegu; Burma poised to be leading rice exporter; and rents in Rangoon on the rise.

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In business this week: Thai-Burma cooperation on Dawei, and an extension for YSX license applications.