Half of Myanmar’s child laborers work in dangerous conditions for low minimum wages as the Southeast Asian country strives to eliminate the ubiquitous practice of employing young people, the country’s labor minister said Monday. “Half of Myanmar’s child laborers are working in dangerous conditions, but we can’t ask them to stop immediately,” Thein Swe, the […]
Siam Cement Using Cash Pile to Grow in Indonesia & Myanmar
November 11, 2013 by
Siam Cement, Asia’s biggest cement producer by market value, plans to buy as many as five companies in Southeast Asia as rising incomes boost demand for homes and governments increase spending on infrastructure. Bangkok-based Siam Cement is in talks with companies including a building-materials producer in Vietnam, President Kan Trakulhoon said, without naming them. The […]
DuPont to foray into Myanmar
July 11, 2013 by
American science and chemical giant DuPont has set its eyes on Myanmar as part of its ASEAN expansion strategy and will open an office in the Southeast Asian country this year, a top executive said. “Our regional team has done a lot of good work to get us started in Myanmar. We are in the […]
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