July 2020

Following the cement shortage in the local market, the newly completed cement plant, Prime Cement, is expected to start operations on Thursday next week, and is expected to fill the current cement deficit in the local market. Located in…

Due to the cement shortage in the local market, the newly completed cement plant, Prime Cement, is expected to start operations in August, and is expected to fill the current cement deficit in the local market. Located in…

A cement plant owned by Mawlamyine Cement Ltd. (MCL) has ceased operations due to a lack of available raw materials. Some 1,000 workers were made redundant, but the shutdown was welcomed by locals and environmental activists who…

Point-of-sale lender Afterpay, which got its start financing online purchases, is now offering its installment loans to U.S. consumers shopping at brick-and-mortar retailers.The arrival of an in-store option comes at a time when many…

DTI urged to take action Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) has expressed concern over recent cement price spikes and urged the Ministry of Trade and Industry to investigate with the aim of regulating and…