Several Southeast Asian countries are finding ways to protect their emerging car industries from imports, after eliminating auto duties by the end of last year. Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand have introduced measures either to hinder imports or benefit local production, while Malaysia is looking at possible curbs on foreign car sales. The new trend is […]
Myanmar state counselor calls for efforts for regaining top rice exporting country status
March 12, 2018 by
YANGON, March 7 (Xinhua) — Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has called on farmers and stakeholders in the country to strive for regaining the past status of top rice exporting country by turning to new agricultural methods such as organic farming, Myanmar News Agency reported Wednesday. Aung San Suu Kyi made the call […]
Mandalay taps British expertise for higher education
November 14, 2017 by
MANDALAY, Myanmar’s second largest city, is expected to become the country’s northern economic hub over the next two years. Yet, skills and talent in the city still lags behind Yangon and many cities in ASEAN. The brain drain and skills shortage are dragging its economic growth. But Ko Ye Tun Min, founder of the Mandalay […]
Uber Offers Solution to Yangon Traffic
September 15, 2017 by
Uber Myanmar recently released a report by Roland Berger that advocates for the use of ridesharing in Yangon, detailing the positive impacts its could have on the city’s chronic traffic. Compiled by interviewing over 4,700 riders and drivers, the report concludes that ride-sharing, or the use of private cars for the public good, essentially, the […]
As the World Moves to Renewable Energy, Myanmar Will Follow
July 26, 2017 by
YANGON — The government has been pushing plans for coal-fired power plants to address Myanmar’s great need for electricity. Renewable energy expert Hans-Josef Fell talks about how Myanmar can develop its energy plan. Fell is a former parliamentarian in Germany and the current president of the Berlin-based Energy Watch Group. The Myanmar government has been […]
Nationwide survey launched to draft business environment index
July 25, 2017 by
The San Francisco-headquartered Asia Foundation (TAF) and the UK-funded DaNa Facility have launched a three-year nationwide program to improve sub-national business environment. The program is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by DAI Europe, a London-based international development company. DFID provided £25 million (K43.9 billion) to fund DaNa, which supports […]
Myanmar-Japan venture to farm eels for export
January 30, 2017 by
Myanmar is set to increase its exports of farmed eels to Japan, the world’s biggest consumer of the fish, under a joint venture between companies from the two countries. Under an agreement between Myanmar’s Anawa Devi Fishing & General Trading Co-op Ltd and Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co, a major Japanese taxi operator which has diversified […]
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