1 - 10 of 238 results for "myanmar"

  1. 1. business | 03 Jun 2013

    Investing in Myanmar’s power market requires a strategic approach

    Asia In Depth

    Newspaper section: Asia focus

    » Foreign companies are set to play a big role in helping develop Myanmar’s inadequate power generating capacity. Only 26% of Myanmar’s populace has access to electricity, and a lack of reliable supply is a stumbling block...

  2. 2. learning | 20 May 2013

    Thai factories moving to Myanmar

    About exports

    By Jon Fernquest

    » For years Europe stopped textile & garment exports from Myanmar. Now with democratic change, Europe will give Myanmar textiles a tariff advantage.

  3. 3. opinion | 11 Jun 2013

    Can Myanmar live up to expectations?

    DEVELOPMENT

    Newspaper section: News

    » Interest in Myanmar has become intense. Last month, Thein Sein became the first president of Myanmar to visit the White House in nearly 50 years, and leaders from British Prime Minister David Cameron to India's Manmo...

  4. 4. news | 03 May 2013

    Indonesia radicals urge 'Myanmar jihad'

    By AFP

    » Two Indonesians have been detained over a plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, officials said Friday, as radicals rallying in the city called for "jihad in Myanmar" to avenge Muslim deaths.

  5. 5. opinion | 29 May 2013

    Myanmar baby ban has to go

    EDITORIAL

    Newspaper section: News

    » Myanmar has shown again that 50 years as a dictatorship will lead to awkward moments in rejoining the world community of nations. Last weekend, the government did something completely outlandish and unacceptable. It decr...

  6. 6. opinion | 13 May 2013

    Election fever grips Myanmar, 2 years ahead of time

    SOUTHEAST ASIA

    By Larry Jagan, Newspaper section: News

    » Myanmar's next national elections - more than two years away - are already preoccupying the country's leaders and the opposition. "Everyone is focused on 2015," said a Myanmar government official, who declined to...

  7. 7. business | 06 Jun 2013

    SCG cements plan of action for Myanmar

    By Nalin Viboonchart, Newspaper section: Business

    » Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate, will start construction of its first cement plant in Myanmar in the second half of this year after the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) recently...

  8. 8. news | 28 May 2013

    Myanmar resumes talks with Kachin

    By AP

    » MYITKYINA, Myanmar - Myanmar's government launched a new round of peace talks with ethnic Kachin rebels on Tuesday, seeking to end a major armed conflict that has recently been overshadowed by strife between Buddhist...

  9. 9. news | 17 May 2013

    US visit endorses 'Myanmar's Spring': Thein Sein aide

    By AFP

    » President Thein Sein's historic invitation to the White House is an endorsement of "Myanmar's Spring" and a further sign that the former pariah's reforms are irreversible, a senior Myanmar official said.

  10. 10. news | 12 May 2013

    Myanmar-Thai SPV to run Dawei ops

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » Myanmar and Thailand will on May 27 sign an agreement to establish a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to manage Myanmar's Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone.

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