Myanmar’s telecom market offers opportunities in mobile data and fixed broadband with projected revenue growth driven by expanding fiber-optic networks and increased mobile internet subscriptions.
Myanmar’s franchising opportunities
The opening of Myanmar’s economy presents many opportunities for international brands. Tran Manh Hung and Luc Tung Phong explain how companies can use franchising agreements to enter the market …
China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations
China has executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion …
China executes 11 members of gang who ran billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar
China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.
China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia
China has executed 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report. A court in Zhejiang province sentenced the Ming family members for crimes including homicide, …
Myanmar pipeline loan bid
The Myanmar government is seeking approval for a $131 million loan from South Korea that will enable it to upgrade the nation’s gas pipeline infrastructure. “The financing is meant to be used for a …
Myanmar’s U9 partners with TrueMoney for digital financial services
Mobile operator U9 (formerly Ooredoo Myanmar) revealed on Tuesday it has signed an MoU with TrueMoney Myanmar to enable broader access to digital financial services for individuals and businesses …
Landmines destroy limbs and lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh’s border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
Trump admin signals possible shift as Myanmar election takes place
Myanmar started a multi-phase national election late last month as the Trump administration showed openness to renewed engagement with the Southeast Asian country. The first phase of voting began on …
Myanmar junta to free 6,000 prisoners in independence day amnesty
The military has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its February 2021 coup that ended Myanmar’s brief democratic experiment and plunged t …