Yoke The’ black tea will become the first Myanmar product to be sold on China’s e-commerce platforms, said the Myanmar Economic Counselor Office in Nanning, China. A one-year agreement was signed on January 14 between Myanmar’s Tawwin Kanbawza Mountain Co. Ltd and the Guangxi CAEXPO Brand Management Co., Ltd to market and sell the product […]
Bangladesh wins and loses in China-India rivalry
October 30, 2020 by
Bangladesh is in the middle of rising Indian and Chinese competition for South Asian influence, a position that could benefit or imperil the Muslim majority developing nation of over 161 million people. On one hand, Bangladesh enjoys robust strategic ties with India, witnessed in just- completed joint naval exercises with India where the two sides […]
One million acres of cornfield farming contracted in Shan
October 26, 2020 by
The Shan State Government is planning to cooperate with private investors and farmers to cultivate one million acres of maize under a contract farming arrangement in Shan State. This would expand the existing maize acreage in Myanmar by around 50 percent as there is now about 1.9 million acres of cornfields in the country, with […]
India to provide first submarine to Myanmar’s navy
October 22, 2020 by
NEW DELHI — India said on Thursday that it will provide a diesel-powered submarine to the Myanmar navy as part of maritime security cooperation between the two countries. Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said the decision was part of a commitment to help build capacity and self-reliance in neighboring countries. “We understand that […]
Insurer, bank tie up to provide bancassurance in Myanmar
September 17, 2020 by
Capital Taiyo Life Insurance and Myanmar Citizens Bank have announced that that they will cooperate to provide life insurance products in Myanmar. Capital Taiyo Life and Myanmar Citizens Bank (MCB) signed announced on Friday that they had signed an agreement on June 29 to provide bancassurance products via MCB’s network of branches. The agreement brings […]
Yangon govt signs agreement with Berjaya Land for housing project
February 14, 2020 by
The Yangon Region government has signed a concession agreement with Malaysia-owned BDS Smart City Co Ltd to formalise a public housing and mixed-development project in Yangon, according to a stock exchange filing by Berjaya Land Bhd, the parent of BDS Smart City, on February 10. The project will be developed across 183 acres of land […]
Myanmar, S’pore ink investment promotion and protection deal
October 1, 2019 by
YANGON—Myanmar inked an agreement with Singapore on Tuesday to promote and protect investment between the two countries, paving the way to boost trade relations. As of February, Singapore is Myanmar’s largest source of foreign investment. The city-state has invested more than US$22 billion (33.6 trillion kyats), nearly 30 percent of total foreign investment in Myanmar, […]
Implementation of burma’s vacant, fallow and virgin land management law: at odds with the nationwide ceasefire agreement and peace negotiations
December 17, 2018 by
Land rights of peoples must be protected to improve prospects for peace. The Government of Myanmar’s approach to land policy risks increasing land conflicts and exacerbating current challenges in formal peace negotiations. Civil society organizations strongly oppose implementation of the recently-amended Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Management Law (VFV Land Law), due to well-founded fears […]
Dialogue on Pakbaeng Hydropower Project Begins
January 23, 2018 by
CHIANG RAI PROVINCE, Thailand (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The first dialogue meeting of the Pakbaeng Hydropower Project on the Mekong River yesterday took place to further react with the recommendations raised by the Mekong River Commission in regards to the PNPCA process of the project. Officials from the Thailand National Mekong Committee Secretariat (TNMCS) and Lao […]
Agreement for Hanthawady airport close to signing
January 8, 2018 by
An agreement appears in the offing as the coordination committee for the Hanthawady International Airport construction project heads into its sixth meeting with the tender-winning company optimistic that they could emerge with a contract. Coordinated efforts are being made to get moving on the project for an international airport in Bago Region. The first week […]
