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As of 2006, Myanmar government web pages in English used imperial and metric units inconsistently. For instance, the Ministry of Construction used miles to describe the length of roads [4] and square feet for the size of houses, [5] but square kilometres for the total land area of new town developments in Yangon City. [5]
The Department of Food and Drug Administration (Burmese: အစားအသောက်နှင့် ဆေးဝါးကွပ်ကဲရေး ဦးစီးဌာန; abbreviated FDA) is Burma's food safety regulatory body, which oversees the safety and quality of food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics. [1] FDA was established in ...
As of 2015, Myanmar exports gas to Thailand and China. [3] Myanmar had proven gas reserves of 10 trillion cubic feet in 2012, with an annual production capacity of 416 BcF. [14] Oil reserves in 2013 numbered at 50 million barrels, with a production capacity of 21,000 bbl/d. [14] The Yenangyaung oil field continues to be in operation.
Prices for basic staples, like rice, fuel and cooking oil, have skyrocketed partly due to shortages created by the junta’s control of supply routes north from Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon ...
Metric and Imperial. The Liberian government has begun transitioning from use of imperial units to the metric system. However, this change has been gradual, with government reports concurrently using both systems. [131] 2011 [Note 7] [132] 2013 [133] [134] Myanmar Burmese and imperial
The widespread sale and use of “gutter oil” – or cooking oil recycled from the gutter, household drains and grease traps – emerged as a major issue in the early 2010s.
The Shwe gas field is a natural gas field in the Andaman Sea, offshore from Myanmar. Discovered in 2004, it was developed by Daewoo, determining it to have initial total proven reserves of around 9.1 trillion ft 3 (260 km 3). It began production of natural gas and condensates in 2013, with a production rate of around 700 million ft 3 /day (20× ...
The United Nations warned Friday that far too little aid is reaching cyclone-hit areas of Myanmar and the country could face a major food crisis soon if farmers are unable to plant crops. “The ...