The government of Ayeyawady Region has approved the test operation of a floating hotel on a luxury cruise ship near Aungmingalar Island of Chaungtha Beach. It has been allowed for a one-year test period after building a jetty near the island and the government will continue to monitor whether it will adhere to rules and […]
Invitation for Open Tenders – 24th Yadana Offshore Domestic Gas Pipeline Free Span Survey, Deadline: 15th November, 2019
October 1, 2019 by
THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY MYANMA OIL AND GAS ENTERPRISE (2/2019) Open tenders are invited for service of the following operations in United States Dollars. Sr. No Tender No Description Remark (1) OS-001 (2019-2020) 24th Yadana Offshore Domestic Gas Pipeline Free Span Survey US$ Tender Closing Date […]
Medicos discuss rising trend of people seeking treatment abroad
September 2, 2018 by
A former UN adviser said that a rising number of Myanmar citizens are seeking medical treatment abroad because they do not trust the country’s medical facilities and services. U Aung Tun Thet, a retired UN senior adviser and chief coordinator of Union Enterprise, said the increasing number of patients going abroad causes an outflow of […]
MIRAIT Technologies Establishes a Subsidiary Company in Myanmar
March 16, 2016 by
TOKYO- MIRAIT Technologies Corporation (Head office: Nishi-Ku, Osaka, President: Kouichi Takahatake) announced today the establishment of its local subsidiary with 100% stake in Myanmar. Purpose of the new company MIRAIT Technologies Corporation as a comprehensive engineering company is expanding its business in APAC region with “Triple-Win Strategy.” Mamoru Tanaka, Senior Corporate Officer and Head of […]
Asia Frontier Capital Research Trip To Yangon In Myanmar
November 16, 2015 by
My last trip to Yangon was a little over two years ago. When arriving at the airport nothing has changed since then – just the immigration staff became more efficient – or maybe their computers are newer and thus faster? Last time it took the staff over 5 minutes to handle one person and fortunately […]
MPT disappoints customers with new charges
January 13, 2015 by
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) is introducing new rates for internet, calls and SMS services on January 12. The MPT customers will pay Ks 10,000 for subscriptions to use the new programme, called “Swe Thahar”, and they will be charged Ks 25 per call, Ks 15 per SMS and Ks 15 per MB for the […]
Less that 20 percent of Yangon citizens have a bank account
November 24, 2014 by
More than 80 percent of Yangon’s 7 million inhabitants do not have a bank account, according to a two-month survey carried out by Yangon-based Thura Swiss research and consultancy company. The firm’s CEO Dr Aung Thura told Mizzima that their in-house survey team conducted 2, 892 interviewees with people in a wide variety of careers […]
Telecoms keep improving but expectations are high
September 23, 2014 by
The mobile race is nearly in full swing, though consumers need to be realistic as service rollouts across the country have years to go, industry observers say. The introduction of foreign telcos has already led to visible communications improvements, with SIMs now routinely sold at K1500 and speeds and communication reliability better than a year […]
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