Myanmar is one of the great internet stories of recent years, with millions of people coming online after decades of being virtually cut off from the rest of the world due to government oppression. In less than a decade, the country’s digital population has soared, with 97% growth in internet users in a single year […]
Oil Pipeline Through Myanmar Highlights China’s Growing Import Dependence
April 22, 2017 by
Oil began flowing into a crucial pipeline in Myanmar this week, after years of delay. The pipeline, along with a twin natural gas line running along the same route, is an essential element of China’s strategy to diversify its sources of oil supply. When the pipeline reaches maximum capacity, it could account for as much […]
Chinese companies showing interest in Myanmar avocados
September 21, 2016 by
A number of Chinese companies have plans to visit Myanmar and meet with local traders to start Importing avocados, according to the Myanmar Fruit and Vegetable Producers Association (MFVP). The MFVP showed such Fruits as avocados, mangoes, Pomelos, watermelons and honeydew Melons as well as Myanmar Thanakhar and tea leaves at a Fruit exhibition which […]
Chinese-led group to build Indian Ocean port, industrial park
January 7, 2016 by
Myanmar has chosen a consortium of mostly Chinese companies to develop a special economic zone sitting near plentiful offshore natural gas reserves. The Kyaukphyu zone, in the western state of Rakhine, already has an oil and gas pipeline connecting it to China, whose influence over southern neighbor Myanmar could grow as a result of the […]
Saha Group subsidiary Tiger expands to Myanmar
February 23, 2015 by
Tiger Distribution & Logistics Co, a subsidiary of Saha Group, has set up a joint venture with local partners in Myanmar to expand its logistics and warehouse business. Tiger Distribution & Logistics (Myanmar) has registered capital of 10 million baht. ICC International Plc, a marketing arm of Saha Group, and Vichien Kantathavorn, founder and managing […]
Multimillion-dollar Chinese companies not listed as top taxpayers
December 31, 2014 by
Chinese companies that are attempting to invest Ks 7 trillion in New Yangon City were not listed on this year’s top tax-payers list. Myanmar Setana Myothit Public Co is owned by a Chinese entrepreneur and was planning to develop the Yangon Myothit Project. The project has never held an open tender, and its details have […]
Hydropower megaproject still under analysis, says Myanmar Investment Commission
December 8, 2014 by
The 1,360-megawatt Hatgyi hydropower project – a joint venture between the local IGE Company and Chinese companies – is not yet officially permitted, and the case is still being studied, said Aung Naing Oo, the secretary of the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) at a press conference on December 2. “The Hatgyi hydropower project has not […]
Illegitimate Chinese companies hog housing projects in Myanmar
September 22, 2014 by
The majority of housing and residential projects in Yangon, Mandalay and Muse have been dominated by illegitimate Chinese companies. A local businessperson at the Myanmar Global Investment Forum said: “New Star Light Company, which is currently operating a 300-acre luxury complex in Muse, and the company implementing Mingalar Mandalay housing project in Mandalay are of […]
World Bank Injects a Shot of Electrical Power into Myanmar
October 7, 2013 by
Foreign investors appear hesitant to jump into Myanmar’s energy sector, given some of the problems faced particularly by Chinese companies and the setback posed by the halt on the US$3.6 billion Myitsone Dam project, plus an unclear investment playing field. But the World Bank is hoping their refurbishing of a gas turbine plant in southern […]
