The government will also crack down on cassava smuggling.
The ministry will ask for cooperation from the Interior Ministry, border checkpoints and governors of border provinces to monitor cassava imports strictly and limit the cassava carried by each truck coming in through border passes.
IHH forays into Myanmar
IHH Healthcare, the world's second-largest healthcare provider by market value, has made its first step into the Myanmar private-hospital market. Through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Parkway Healthcare Indo-China, the company has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the US$70-million (Bt2.5 billion), 250-bed hospital in Yangon.
Parkway Yangon is Parkway Pantai's first hospital in Myanmar, the company said in a statement yesterday. It was encouraged by Myanmar's steps to improve healthcare infrastructure and expand basic health coverage. Demand for private health services in the country is expected to rise.
Myanmar's long-term income-growth potential and the gradual emergence of its middle class, coupled with the rapid influx of foreign tourists and expatriates, are expected to bode well for private healthcare providers like IHH.
CPN to ring in New Year
Central Pattana, the country's largest retail developer, is going all out to capitalise on the expected mass arrival of Chinese holidaymakers by launching the Bt40-million "Great Chinese New Year" campaign.
CPN manages shopping complexes under the CentralWorld, CentralPlaza and CentralFestival brands.
Using a new and modern concept of the traditional Chinese celebrations to attract a new generation of customers, it is showcasing traditional art pieces, performances and an array of auspicious activities in every CPN shopping centre nationwide from February 5-29.