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Panalpina to open new office in Yangon
Yet another freight forwarding and supply chain group has opened up its own office in Yangon as Panalpina strengthens its ties in a country which it has traditionally traded via native agencies...
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Thai firms join 24 foreign firms at Yangon business matching event
Two Thai firms joined a business-matching event in Yangon last week, which was attended by 24 Japanese corporations and 13 Myanmar companies. The aim was to introduce business partners to customers in...
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Mobimedia to launch mJams music streaming service in Myanmar
Mobimedia will launch its music streaming service in Myanmar. This will be one of several apps that Mobimedia will be launching in Myanmar in the coming months. Since its announcement, mJams has...
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Aboitiz Looks at Vietnam, Myanmar as Glut Hits Home
Aboitiz Power Corp. will build plants in Indonesia and scout for ventures in Vietnam and Myanmar as the Philippines’ second-largest electricity producer expands in Southeast Asia, while expecting an...
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Department of Rural Development invites Expressions of Interest for eligible...
Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of the National Community Driven Development Project (NCDDP). The Department of Rural Development (DRD) of the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural...
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IFC to finance $40m Myanmar-based gas turbine project
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is planning to invest $40 million in a 225 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant at Mandalay according to the dealstreetasia website on 8 October....
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Keeping the FDI spigot flowing in Myanmar
After emerging from nearly half a century of economic isolation, Myanmar has become an investment darling thanks to reforms launched by military leaders four years ago. The surge in foreign direct...
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SDEV promotes business co-operation in Myanmar
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Secretary for Development, Mr Paul Chan, addressed a networking luncheon organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Union of Myanmar Federation of...
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Stronger joint marketing push for Greater Mekong Subregion
A NEW marketing strategy has been introduced by the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) – which includes Cambodia, Laos, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam – at the 20th GMS Ministerial Conference held...
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Thailand Turns to Mekong Neighbors, Myanmar to Diversify Exports
Thai policy makers searching for ways to reverse a slump in exports may have found a solution close to home — a $170 billion market just over the border that’s growing by more than 6 percent a year....
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Tun Tun Min must find answer to Kerr questions
Who is the best? That’s the titular question being asked this weekend at Thein Pyu Stadium as Myanmar’s lethwei golden belt champion faces up against yet another international challenger on October...
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Vietnam’s BIDV says will be prioritised in next Myanmar bank licence issue
BIDV, Vietnam’s biggest partly private lender by assets, said on Wednesday it would be prioritised in the next issue of banking licences by Myanmar, citing comments by the country’s president during a...
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လူမှုကွန်ရက်စာမျက်နှာပေါ်တွင် ပြုလုပ်မိသည့် မိမိ၏အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကျောင်းလုပ်ငန်းကို ထိခိုက်စေနိုင်သည့် အမှား (၇) ချက် ၁။ လူမှုကွန်ရက်စာမျက်နှာပေါ်တွင် အထင်သေးခံရခြင်း၊ ၂။ မိမိ၏အလုပ်ရှင်ကို...
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Heineken seeks expansion permit
The Dutch brewer has only been in the country for a month, but demand is already so high it can’t produce enough, said Lester Tan, managing director of APB Alliance Brewery Company, a joint venture...
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Heineken’s Foot in the Door
Last Friday’s launch of Heineken Beer in Myanmar marked the official entrance of the Amsterdam-based giant’s flagship brand, but the company’s place in the market will require years of strategy and...
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IFC to loan Ooredoo $150 million for infrastructure
The project – which has been in the works for the last few months and has involved Ooredoo’s corporate group, local management in Myanmar and the IFC – will primarily fund infrastructure development,...
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Japan to help upgrade Yangon’s ancient sewers
The new system, which is being put in place with help from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, will replace the colonial-era sewerage arrangements that were meant to serve a population of...
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Myanmar Business Leaders Fear Election Will Slow Key Reforms
Myanmar’s ministers are trying to reassure foreign businesses that political uncertainty during the election period, which will probably last until March 2016, will not disrupt their investment plans...
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Poultry Farmers Want Gov’t to Limit Chicken Imports
Local poultry farmers want government to limit the import of chickens in order to keep local farmers competitive, according to the Myanmar Poultry Business Association. “We don’t want local...
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Shell Lubricants targets 15pc market share
Shell Lubricants entered Myanmar in 2013 and now has a 5pc share in the market, said Troy Chapman, executive director for Southeast Asia lubricants, on October 10. Shell has over 70 years of...
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