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Myanmar mobile leaps along
Much talk in the telecoms market has been dedicated to the digital leapfrog: the almighty hop from legacy technology to a mobile-first future. Myanmar’s operators – state-owned incumbent Myanma Posts...
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IWT advised to SELL — IWT considers corporatisation or privatisation to...
TO cover losses stemming from the water transportation business the Ministry of Transport and Communications is considering turning its Inland Water Transport programme to do either corporatisation or...
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Threatened treasures
Smart urban policy planning with an eye on preserving Yangon’s colonial-era and heritage buildings will determine the city’s future – and tourism appeal, writes Xinyi Liang-Pholsena In a region that...
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Myanmar president frees 83 political prisoners
Myanmar’s new president has pardoned 83 prisoners held for political crimes, officials said Sunday, just weeks after the first government in half a century not connected to the military took office....
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As economy booms, children toil in Myanmar
When a boat stacked with gravel moors at a jetty in Yangon, 14-year-old Aung Htet Myat fills a basket he then carries on his back to trucks that whisk the load to construction sites springing up...
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‘Long-necked’ women to attract tourists
PANPET (Myanmar) • Wearing a stack of bronze neck coils – a sign of beauty for her Kayan tribe – Ms Mu Par dreams of a time when all “long-necked” women can return to Myanmar from Thailand, where they...
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Boldly going: the exotic ‘frontier’ markets that intrepid investors are...
It was 15 years ago that academics began to predict a shift in economic power from the old order of developed economies to the newly named “Bric” nations. Ever since, Brazil, Russia, India and China...
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Traditional Typists Persevere in 21st Century Burma
RANGOON — On most afternoons, Tin Zaw Htet sits in front of a Cold War-era typewriter surrounded by satin-and-gauze portfolios and legal certificates hanging in the unrelenting Rangoon sun. On the...
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Myanmar’s wireless market heating up
YANGON — Competition in Myanmar’s mobile phone market is getting fierce. With sustained downward pressure on prices, the industry fears it could squeeze itself out of profitability. And things could...
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Local Myanmar Company with mining rights for Llemenite, Ziron & Monazite...
Our client is Burmese company with mining rights in heavy mineral sands such as Llmenite, Zircon and Monazite and industrial scale processing of Titanium Oxide and Rare Earth Oxide in the Mon State,...
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The Republic Of The Union Of Myanmar Ministry Of Electric Power And Energy...
Open tenders are invited for supply of the following respective items in United States Dollars. S/Nr Tender No Description Remarks (1) IFB-001(16-17) Spares for Well Surveying Tool (1) Item US$ (2)...
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NLD to look West, but not ignore its tough neighbours
Revered in the West almost as much as at home, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi may steer Myanmar’s foregin policy to a westward pivot to some degree, although the Nobel Peace Prize winner has already shown she...
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Yangon among Myanmar’s ‘industrial’ hubs
YANGON – Yangon, Bago, Mandalay and Sagaing have been labelled potential “industrial hubs” by Myanmar’s Industry Ministry. These cities are highlighted thanks to their location, the ministry said....
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Myanmar’s former ruling party expels members seen as close to Aung San Suu Kyi
NAYPYIDAW (BLOOMBERG) – Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has expelled 17 members seen as co- operating with Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, said former ruling party...
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Thai investments promote tourism in Taninthayi
THAI investments are expected to promote tourism in Taninthayi Region, according to Thai media. A Thai company called Pongpipat has been building an international standard hotel in Taninthayi with an...
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MPU Card reaches 1.8 million users
THE number of MPU credit card users has reached 1.8 million people in Myanmar. The Myanmar Payment Union credit card can be used to make direct payments from a Myanmar bank account. “Electronic bill...
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Dos and don’ts for Suu Kyi on dealing with ASEAN
For the first time in its history, there will be a Nobel Peace laureate and the world’s most famous political icon in the family of the Asean Ministerial Meeting (AMM), which serves as the Asean...
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CBM to monitor Myanmar investment overseas
The Central Bank is hoping the new government will support a law that requires all residents with overseas bank accounts to submit regular reports to the monetary authority, which would allow it to...
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Second YSX listing delayed until May
The firm, which is expected to be the second to move its shares onto Myanmar’s new exchange, has not yet received approval from the YSX to list, said Kensuke Yazu, Myanmar representative for the Japan...
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