Public Video Contest Aims to Boost Myanmar Tourism
In the past two years, the number of tourists visiting Myanmar has dropped, so CCI France Myanmar, the French chamber of commerce, has formed a partnership with the Myanmar Tourism Marketing [...]
Myanmar Among World Bank’s Top 20 for Business Ease Improvements
As the Myanmar government makes efforts to complete its ambitious goal to reach the top 100 of the World Bank’s ease-of-doing-business index 2020, the country was listed among the top 20 [...]
An Alternative Guide to Travelling Myanmar
For a long time, travel in Myanmar was dominated by visits to the “Grand Four” of Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake, with Ngapali Beach tagged onto the end. It has been exciting [...]
US Embassy warns of possible attacks in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay
Major cities, including three of the largest in Myanmar could face potential attacks this month, the next, and coming months, US Embassy in Myanmar warned on Wednesday. A security alert posted on [...]
How Myanmar’s Military Chief Could Become President
Have you ever entertained the notion that Myanmar’s military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, could be the president of the country after the 2020 election? No one should underestimate him, [...]
UN’s Myanmar Rights Envoy Urges Aung San Suu Kyi to ‘Open Your Eyes’
An appeal by a United Nations envoy on human rights to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to stop ignoring the situation of persecuted Muslim refugees in Bangladesh and those still living in the [...]
Call Me Today Myanmar’s first suicide hotline
Last June the suicide of a librarian who was bullied for being gay raised the thorny issue of sexual harassment in Myanmar workplaces. Despite several dismissals and a high-profile resignation, [...]
Japan opens World Cup qualifying with 2-0 away win against Myanmar
Shoya Nakajima’s and Takumi Minamino’s first-half goals lead Japan to a 2-0 win away over Myanmar as the Samurai Blue opened their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a victory. Japan picked [...]
Myanmar to use US$1 billion loan for infrastructure projects
Economic development, agriculture, electricity, and infrastructure projects will be the focus of a framework for loans between South Korea and Myanmar. On September 3, Union Minister for [...]
Myanmar, South Korea Sign Major Agreements on Trade, Investment and Finance
Myanmar and South Korea signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) on financial, trade and investment cooperation as well as infrastructure projects at the Myanmar-Korea Business Forum on [...]
