Following the three-year success of its commercial operations in Yangon, Titan Pest Management Co, an international subsidiary of Singapore’s Killem Pest Pte Ltd, is planning to expand into other major cities in Myanmar, according to Krystian Zycinski-Singh, the firm’s co-founder and managing director. “Our main target is to be firmly established into Nay Pyi Taw […]
Searching for Tycoon Lim Chin Tsong
April 22, 2019 by
Stories abound about the tycoon who built a Chinese-style mansion in Yangon. One involves a hidden printing press, counterfeit British pounds and an American honey trap. By JEREMY BURNS | FRONTIER LAST YEAR a random coincidence led me to discover and explore the dilapidated, semi-ruined building that was once the grandest mansion in Yangon, Chin […]
NLD’s U Soe Lwin Elected Deputy Mayor of Yangon
April 18, 2019 by
YANGON — U Soe Lwin, who won a seat on the executive board of the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) as a candidate for the National League for Democracy in last month’s municipal election, was voted deputy mayor of Myanmar’s largest city and commercial capital on Monday. “[Yangon residents] will see change. We contested the […]
Myanmar, China raise efforts to develop tourism industries
April 9, 2019 by
Myanmar and China are taking big steps to develop each other’s tourism industries. China Eastern Airlines yesterday launched Hohhot – Kunming – Yangon flights and will deploy a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a seat capacity of 184 for the new service.This will operate from Yangon International Airport three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and […]
‘Knowledge is transformative’: UTIAS professor teaches robotics in Myanmar
April 4, 2019 by
Professor Jonathan Kelly (UTIAS) recently returned from a week in Yangon, Myanmar, where he partnered with a startup accelerator to teach robotics to 25 local university students. The teaching opportunity was part of an initiative by Phandeeyar, an organization that aims to expand the pool of tech talent in Myanmar in order to accelerate the […]
Traffic, garbage and drainage the top concerns in Yangon, say election hopefuls
April 3, 2019 by
YANGON — Traffic management, garbage collection, drainage and land tenure were named as the main concerns of Yangon residents at a panel discussion to promote the municipal election on March 31. Hundreds of people attended the event organised by the Yangon School of Political Science and the New Myanmar Foundation in downtown Maha Bandoola Park […]
German wholesaler Metro bets on Myanmar’s hospitality sector
March 28, 2019 by
YANGON — German wholesaler Metro has opened a massive logistics center near Yangon serving hotels and eateries, betting on the industries’ growth as tourist traffic from other parts of Asia picks up. The 5,800-sq.-meter facility located inside the Thilawa Special Economic Zone went into full swing in early March, supplying fresh food and other items […]
Heguru: A unique way to develop children’s potential
March 25, 2019 by
Ma Khaing Mon Oo, owner of Heguru Yangon, has always been aware of the great need for education in Myanmar. About three years ago, after a conversation with a friend whose daughter was attending Heguru Singapore, she was inspired to start providing children’s supplementary classes in Yangon. Developed and refined over the past 30 years […]
Big future for bicycles in Yangon
March 22, 2019 by
After being employed at a new job for eight months in an office in Tamwe, Yangon, Ko Tin Htoo Aung decided to buy an e-bike. “I bought it because I thought it would be much better than riding on crowded buses,” he said about his decision to spend of K250,000 (US$163) on his electric bicycle. […]
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