[Analytics] Myanmar garment workers caught in global tug-of-war
The garment sector in Myanmar faces challenges to its commercial survival, with the possibility of…
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Daewoo starts assembling semi-knocked down buses in Myanmar from April
YANGON, Mar 4, 2019, Myanmar Times. Daewoo Bus Myanmar Company, a joint venture between Myanmar…
Approval given for South Korean industrial complex in Myanmar
NAYPYIDAW, Mar 1, 2019, Myanmar Times. The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved the setting…
Bangladesh tells UN it will no longer take in Myanmar refugees
UN, Mar 1, 2019, AFP. Bangladesh told the UN Security Council on Thursday that it…
[Analytics] Rice industry needs long term strategy
Amid the context of poor consumption, paddy price in Mekong Delta provinces is unlikely to…
Top-10 cheapest places for travel in the world are in the Pacific region
HANOI, Feb 26, 2019, VN Express. A travel database confirms that three of Vietnam’s tourist…
[Analytics] Full steam ahead for China-Myanmar high-speed railway
Once stalled plans to build a high-speed railroad connecting China’s southern city of Kunming and…
HG Metal’s advanced cut-bend-fabricate facility for steel rebar in Myanmar now fully operational
YANGON, Feb 23, 2019, Myanmar Times. Singapore-listed HG Metal Manufacturing Ltd. (HG Metal) is expanding…
Japan-backed bridge project begins in Yangon
YANGON, Feb 15, 2019, Myanmar Times. Construction of a Japan-funded bridge in Myanmar, seen as…
Myanmar police fire rubber bullets at ethnic Karenni protest
YANGON, Feb 13, 2019, Bangkok Post. Myanmar police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water…
[Analytics] Why Suu Kyi can’t and won’t democratize Myanmar
Is Myanmar headed towards more representative and less military-steered democracy? On February 6, Myanmar’s parliament…
Angelina Jolie arrived at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
KUTUPALONG, Feb 5, 2019, Dhaka Tribune. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) special envoy…