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Cash-strapped Myanmar govt desperate for education improvement: state counselor state

August 20, 2019 by Thiha

At an International Youth Day gathering in Naypyitaw on Monday, Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi lamented a shortage of government funds while stressing an absolute desperation to improve the country’s educational system. “I don’t want to say our country is poor, but we are not a developed country,” Daw Aung San Suu […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: development, education budget, educational system, Improve, learning process, Ministry of Education, Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, research, skills, universal access, vision

Integrating Traditional Medicine Into Primary Health Care Of Myanmar

March 8, 2019 by Thiha

The Union Government has been seriously encouraging Traditional Medicine (TM), considering it a traditional heritage and a profession which can provide full health care to the people together with modern western medical science to ensure sustainable development and systematic progress, and in the right way. Besides, The Union Government, on its parts, has been working […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Herbal Medicine (HM), Heritage, Myanmar, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, profession, research, Support, sustainable development, systematic progress, traditional medicine, Union Government

Southeast Asia seeks ways to protect car industry

November 5, 2018 by Thiha

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 […]

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Investor sentiment buoyant in ASEAN; PH leads in GDP growth forecast

April 27, 2018 by Thiha

Despite concerns on the domestic tax environment in the Philippines, the country still ranks highest in terms of high GDP growth projection in ASEAN, which growth is partly driven by government spending, according to a survey. The Oxford Business Group launched its edition of the Business Barometer: OBG in ASEAN CEO Survey, which pointed to […]

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Myanmar state counselor calls for efforts for regaining top rice exporting country status

March 12, 2018 by Thiha

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 […]

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Mandalay taps British expertise for higher education

November 14, 2017 by Thiha

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 […]

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Uber Offers Solution to Yangon Traffic

September 15, 2017 by Thiha

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 […]

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How Genius Coffee cracked Myanmar’s premium export market

August 9, 2017 by Thiha

One of the main challenges facing Myanmar is developing its export trade. The majority of Myanmar’s exports are extractives and raw goods. But some of Myanmar’s most lucrative potential export markets need to produce more value-added high-quality goods. The Global New Light of Myanmar Daily Newspaper interviewed U Ngwe Tun, founder mof Aung Nay Lin […]

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As the World Moves to Renewable Energy, Myanmar Will Follow

July 26, 2017 by Thiha

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 […]

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Nationwide survey launched to draft business environment index

July 25, 2017 by Thiha

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 […]

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