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Telenor taxis hit the road
The Norwegian telco put the pedal down on the program yesterday with 300 taxis in Yangon as part of its “customer-first day”. Telenor said its upcoming fleet of branded taxis, tuk-tuks and trucks –...
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Yangon Region Government Invitation for Open Tender 1. National Business man are invited to build rental housing at government land that has 12.534 acre, at plat No (141/2), Corner of No(2) main road...
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Ministry of Electric Power Mandalay Electricity Supply Corporation Mandalay Region, Mandalay City Invitation for Open Tender 1. The following items will be bought to use in Mandalay Electricity Supply...
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Camera factory workers strike over allowance
Workers at a camera lens factory in Pyin Oo Lwin township, Mandalay Region, walked off the job because they say the introduction of the minimum wage has led to their pay being cut. The strike is the...
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EU helps Myanmar boost aquaculture production, exports
The European Union is helping Myanmar boost aquaculture production and exports by providing training courses as part of EU Myanmar Trade Development Program, according to a press release of the EU...
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In search of fame and fortune at Myanmar’s finishing schools
Knees pressed together and sitting bolt upright, Myanmar students watch a demonstration on personal grooming, the latest batch at a Yangon finishing school chasing dreams of celebrity and success. A...
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Kirin aims to brew up a storm with MBL stake
Beer drinkers are poised to celebrate a bigger selection of quaffing options under a move by Myanmar Brewery Limited to launch at least two new products in a market thirsty for choice. Japan’s Kirin...
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Myanmar villages to get Japanese development agency-funded solar microgrids
A Japanese government development agency will fund solar microgrids at 11 villages in Myanmar, with rural infrastructure and off-grid solar company Sunlabob set to develop them. Earlier this week...
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Permitted investments, local and foreign, on the increase
They were commenting on the announcement by the Directorate of Investment and Companies Administration (DICA) that Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) had permitted 204 local and overseas investments...
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This founder bet on Myanmar’s tourism. Now it’s exploding and he’s reaping...
Myanmar is a tourism hot spot. This once isolated country is seeing a surge in tourist arrivals, with its Ministry of Hotels and Tourism expecting 4.5 million foreign visitors this year, 46 percent...
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Three Companies Submit Myo Thit Bids
Three companies have submitted tender bids to construct the Yangon New City (Yangon Myo Thit) Project, according to Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development of the Yangon regional...
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Max Myanmar sells two beach hotels to Amazing Group
Max Myanmar Hotels has sold two beach resorts toAmazing Hotels & Resorts – one on land that was confiscated from villagers by the Tatmadaw ostensibly for the development of a military compound....
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Migrant workers fear impact of Mae Sot economic zone
The development by the Thai government of a special economic zone at Mae Sot, which is intended to improve trade and communications between Thailand and Myanmar, could have devastating consequences...
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Myanmar fishermen protest Thai hires
The hiring of Thai helmsmen on Myanmar fishing boats has been criticised by the local fishing industry. Two Myanmar companies last year hired Thai captains on the grounds that they were familiar with...
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Myanmar telecoms prepared for entry of fourth operator
Starting this month, Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), the state-owned operator whose monopolistic rights ended last year, cut its Internet charges from 7 kyat (Bt0.21) per megabyte to 6...
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Myanmar’s mixed messages
“Just jump in any taxi and I’ll tell you what you’re going to see,” says John Lwin, the flamboyant founder of Star Event Production, a local company that has become something of a one-stop-shop for...
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Printers call for access to finance
Cash-starved printers are calling for government support in their efforts to expand their business in what could be profitable times. The chief complaint in the printing world is that they cannot...
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Proposal to open Yangon City Hall to the public in limbo
A proposal to open the downtown headquarters of Yangon City Development Committee to the public have been on hold for almost a year, according to an official. Yangon City Hall was the first building...
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US engineering firm returns to Myanmar
Black & Veatch was recently appointed by Green Earth Power (Thailand) to provide design and consultancy services for a solar power project in Myanmar, the first after the company opened an office...
View ArticleMyanma Petrochemical Enterprise invites open tender for 8/2015, Closing Date:...
Ministry of Energy Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise Invitation for Open Tender (7/1015) 1. Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise invites open tender for the following items: No Items Remark 1 Engine and...
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