Myanmar
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A good character is more valuable than gold.
— Burmese proverb
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Thai ambitions target Myanmar
Myanmar's new foreign direct investment act is expected to attract more Thai investment in the neighbouring country, says the head of the Thai Business Association of Myanmar.
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Ministry stretching PromptPay borders
The Finance Ministry is pushing electronic payment systems into Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to help Thai financial institutions access customers in these countries without opening physical branches there.
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Vietnam's Viettel, partners to launch Myanmar's first 4G network
HANOI: Vietnam's military-run telecommunication company Viettel Group and its partners will launch the first 4G mobile network in Myanmar next month to cash in on the Southeast Asian country's fast-growing economy, the Vietnamese government said on Monday.
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Islamic countries call Rohingya crisis ‘ethnic cleansing’
A grouping of Islamic countries said Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims is a “serious and blatant violation of international law” and it is calling for international support in solving the crisis.
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China sugar import limits hit Thai-Myanmar trade
TAK: Trade value across the Mae Sot-Myawaddy border fell 9.8% in the first three months of this year after China imposed strict limits on sugar imports, affecting Thai sugar exports.
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AirAsia in talks to set up Myanmar airline
HONG KONG: Tony Fernandes' AirAsia Bhd is in talks with a potential partner to open an airline serving Myanmar, in a move that would help the low-cost carrier cover up to 95% of the Southeast Asian travel market.
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Bangladesh protests Myanmar for troops at Rohingya shelter
Bangladesh summoned Myanmar’s ambassador on Match 1 over an increased security presence near their border, where thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been sheltering just inside Myanmar, Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said.
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Prachuap again seeking permanent border crossing
Prachuap Khiri Khan will again propose the upgrading of Singkhon border pass to a permanent checkpoint at next week's mobile cabinet meeting, to promote trade with Myanmar.
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Myanmar generals face EU sanctions
The European Union will start preparing sanctions against Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya Muslims by formally calling on the bloc’s foreign policy chief next week to draw up a list of possible names, two diplomats said.
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UK’s Johnson meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar’s capital on Feb. 11 to press for action on the Rohingya crisis, as the country faces mounting pressure to punish troops accused of atrocities against the Muslim minority.
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Exim Thailand looks to lead CLMV push
Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Thailand) aims for 9% lending growth this year, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and outbound investment in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV).
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Japan’s Yamato Holdings Co. enters joint venture in Myanmar
Yamato Holdings Co. plans to provide logistics services in Myanmar through a joint venture with a local partner, aiming to capitalize on growing demand for ...
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Myanmar: un clima favorevole per gli investimenti
Con H.E. U Myint Naung, Ambasciatore del Myanmar in Italia, abbiamo analizzato le opportunità di business offerte da un paese che, dopo essere stato relegato per decenni ai margini della comunità internazionale, sta vivendo una fase di forte crescita. Come si sono evolute nel tempo le relazioni economiche tra Italia e Myanmar, ...
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Falling farm prices, currency hit Thai-Myanmar trade
TAK: Trade value across the border with Myanmar border in Mae Sot district dropped more than 10% last year on falling prices in the agricultural sector and a drop in the value of the kyat.
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Myanmar frees journalists working for Turkish state broadcaster
Myanmar on Dec. 29 freed two journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster, their local interpreter and a driver after they completed a two-month jail sentence for violating an aircraft law by filming with a drone, a prison official said.
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Myanmar police to free Turkish state broadcaster journalists in drone case
Myanmar police said on Dec. 26 that they would drop pending charges against two journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT World, their interpreter and driver, who were jailed in November for violating an aircraft law by filming with a drone.
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Myanmar's business confidence 'plummets' over uncertainty
YANGON: Business confidence among entrepreneurs in Myanmar dropped "drastically" this year due to unclear economic policy, a survey shows on Tuesday, amid growing frustration over leader Aung San Suu Kyi's management of the fledgling economy.
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Myanmar powers up
The government of Myanmar has made energising the power sector an urgent priority, aiming to provide electricity to the whole country by 2030 at the latest. While hydroelectric dams will provide most power needs, new gas-powered plants and liquefied natural gas (LNG) will increase the supply in the medium term. ...
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Thai investments flow into Myanmar despite refugee flood
As the US and Europe grow increasingly outraged over the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar, Asian businesses are continuing to invest.
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Suu Kyi, Trump, Johnson win Islamophobia Award 2017
Myanmar’s first and incumbent State Counsellor (a position akin to a Prime Minister), foreign minister and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was announced the 2017 International Islamophobe of the Year on Nov. 26.
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About 624,000 Rohingya driven into Cox’s Bazar since late August
Source: International Organization for Migration, Inter Sector Coordination Group Country: Bangladesh, MyanmarThe speed and scale of the influx has resulted in a critical humanitarian emergency. Population movements within Cox’s Bazar remain highly fluid, with increasing concentration in Ukhia. Highlights • 624,000 new arrivals (Since 25th August) are reported as of 25 November ((IOM Needs ...