Controversial China-backed projects like the Myitsone Dam and the Belt and Road Initiative are shaping up to be key election issues as Myanmar heads to the polls.
Hard times: Myanmar’s biggest city endures new lockdown
SHOTLIST YANGON, YANGON DIVISION, MYANMARSEPTEMBER 24, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV 1. High angle shot buses on Yangon street2. Wide shot man walking on empty street 3. Mid shot people getting into bus 4.
8 rescued fishermen to return from Myanmar
The eight fishermen from the city, who were rescued by Myanmar coast guard personnel after getting stranded mid sea for 55 days, are likely t.
Bangladesh urges greater international action on Rohingya status
Entornointeligente.com / The Prime Minister of Bangladesh has called for stronger international action to help Rohingya refugees in the country to return to neighbouring Myanmar. Bangladesh is hosting …
Yangon under strain as Myanmar coronavirus cases surge
Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon has rapidly built new quarantine centres as it scrambles to contain the commercial hub’s first significant coronavirus outbreak, with overworked medical staff fearing …
Parlo finds niche in Myanmar’s workforce
LITTLE-known ACE Market firm Parlo Bhd has somehow flown onto the the radar of some investors, with its share price skyrocketing to a high of 55 sen, a rise of six times over the last eight weeks.
Travel agency Parlo inks Myanmar deal for new revenue sources
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Parlo Bhd has signed an agreement with Myanmar’s Diamond Palace Group of Companies Ltd and Agensi Pekerjaan Seaview Hectare Sdn Bhd (Seaview) to provide employment agency …
Chinese Companies Flocking to Southern Myanmar’s Industrial Complex Megaproject
Chinese investors are far outpacing their Japanese and Thai counterparts in proposing projects for the $8-billion Dawei Special Economic Zone in Tanintharyi Region.
CNBC Transcript: Serge Pun, Executive Chairman, Yoma Strategic Holdings and First Myanmar Investment
Below is the transcript of a CNBC interview with Serge Pun, Executive Chairman, Yoma Strategic Holdings and First Myanmar Investment. The interview played out in CNBC’s latest episode of Managing Asia …
Myanmar businesses expect stronger economic agenda in November elections
The panel included U Nyantha Maw Lin of Burgundy Hills Co, Daw Thiri Thant Mon of Pegu Partners, Vicky Bowman of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business and U Zaw Naing of Mandalay Technology.