Gem traders in Mandalay oppose moving marketplace

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Gem traders in Mandalay are gearing up in opposition to a government plan to relocate Burma?s biggest jade and gem market. Local traders, who have long opposed a relocation plan that would move them from downtown Mandalay to Amarapura, in the outskirts of the city, said they would submit a formal complaint to the divisional parliament while the issue is under debate by lawmakers. ?We will submit a complaint to the divisional parliament and request that the market be upgraded instead of moved, as we all wish,” said Than Win, a trader and chairman of a community committee advocating for renovation

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Zarni Mann

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"The Irrawaddy"

Date of Publication: 

2014-12-15

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2014-12-21

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English

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