British American Tobacco

Online tender, Request for Letter of Interest, Deadline : 3rd June, 2019

May 31, 2019 by Thiha

British American Tobacco Myanmar Limited Plot No. 55-56, Survey Ward No. 14 Shwe Than Lwin Industrial Zone Hlaing Tharyar Township Yangon, Myanmar (the “Company”) Ref: Y19/MKT/Trade/010 The Company request the Letter of interest for the below Product & Services: 1) Zebra Printer-model ZQ320: Qty: 112 units 2) Global Travel Agency Service We are planning to […]

Filed Under: Tenders & Awards Tagged With: British American Tobacco, travel agency, Zebra Printer

Mandalay, gateway to India, China: US firms

June 8, 2017 by Thiha

To pave the way for making this a reality, a high level business delegation led by the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar (AMCHAM Myanmar), visited Mandalay and met with government officials. Andrew Lee, a AMCHAM Myanmar Executive Committee member and Country Manager for GE said, “As the second largest city in Myanmar and with […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: AmCham Myanmar, AMCHAM Myanmar Executive Committee member, American Chamber of Commerce, Andrew Lee, British American Tobacco, China, coca cola, Country Manager for GE, deputy chair of the Mandalay Region Commerce and Industry, Dr Zaw Myint Maung, Gateway, general electric, Global Technology Group, Han Golf Masters, India, KBZ BAnk, mandalay, Mandalay Advisory Council, Mandalay Myotha Industrial Park, Mandalay Region Chief Minister, MRCCI, Myan Shwe Pyi Tractors, Myanmar, Myanmar Times, Novotel Yangon MAX, Thailand, U Kyaw Min, US Firms, Yangon

Tax Incentives for Alcohol, Tobacco Were a ‘Big Mistake’

December 16, 2016 by thiha

Providing blanket five-year tax holidays to all foreign investors in recent years was a “big mistake” that will be fixed when a new investment law comes into effect next year, a senior official at Myanmar’s investment body has said. U Aung Naing Oo, director general of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Australia Myanmar Chamber of Commerce in Yangon, British American Tobacco, carlsberg, DICA, Directorate of Investment and Company Administration, heineken, Myanmar Citizen Investment law, Myanmar investment commission, U Aung Naing Oo

With return of Big Tobacco to Myanmar, smoking rates on the rise

July 18, 2016 by thiha

Since the return of Big Tobacco to Myanmar en masse in 2013, smoking rates have increased markedly. Tobacco control experts warn that the firms’ sophisticated strategies are likely to push more people into the clutches of addiction From the backseat of a traffic-stranded cab attempting to travel from Yangon’s airport to a city hotel, Myanmar’s burgeoning love affair with […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: BAT, Big Tobacco to Myanmar, British American Tobacco, China Tobacco, cigarette, Control Alliance, European, Frontier Myanmar, Health Foundation in Myanmar, House of Lords in London, International Tax, Investment Centre, ITIC, Japan Tobacco International, JTI, Judith Mackay, Kaung Htet Lin, MacKenzie, Macquarie University in Sydney, May Myat Cho, Ministry of Health, Myat Cho, Myint Htwe, Red Ruby, Rehan Baig, Ross Mackenzie, SEATCA, Sein Win, Southeast Asia Tobacco, Vendor Sein Win, Vital Strategies, WHO, World Health Organisation, Yangon

Yangon’s struggling industrial zones need support: interview

December 1, 2015 by Thiha

Yangon’s industrial zones have been left largely to fend for themselves while the government focuses instead on trophy projects such as a new special economic zone at Thilawa, says U Myat Thin Aung, chair of Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone. Almost all the infrastructure that keeps factories functioning, including electricity, roads and sewers, is provided by […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: British American Tobacco, coca cola, Factories, HWT sewing factory, Industrial land, infrastructure, Manufacturing Sector, Myanmar investment commission, trophy projects, U Htay Aung Moe, Yangon's industrial zones

Bates Returns to Myanmar to Handle Ooredoo Business

August 26, 2015 by Thiha

Hong Kong-based ad agency Bates CHI & Partners has announced the appointment of Milla Chaplin as Strategic Account Director in Myanmar to focus on its Ooredoo business. Chaplin, a former WPP fellow, will be responsible for strategic planning and senior account management, with a focus on research and insights, Bates, which is part of British […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: advertising, Bates & Chi, Bates CHI & Partners Indochina, BP, British American Tobacco, HSBC, marketing, Milla Chaplin, Ogilvy, Ooredoo, research firm TNS, sales, tns, Tue Nguyen, WPP

MIC allows over 100 foreign investment businesses this year

December 30, 2013 by thiha

Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has granted permission for more than 100 foreign investment businesses in this year, including beer and cigarette makers. For the period of January to December 19, MIC said it granted permission for 118 foreign investment businesses and joint ventures to operate in the country. Some of them included international big names […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: APB Alliance Brewery, Auto Manufacturing, Beer and Cigarette Makers, Beer Chang, British American Tobacco, China, Consumer Foods, Foreign Investment Businesses, Granted, Home Appliances, Hong Kong, IT Services, joint ventures, Largest Investors, Medicines Making, MIC, Myanmar Carlesberg, Myanmar investment commission, Root Manufacturing, Thailand

Tobacco brands slip into Myanmar without fanfare

August 24, 2013 by thiha

As some of the world’s biggest companies trumpet their arrival in Asia’s hottest frontier market, the tobacco industry has a different strategy: It’s slipping into Myanmar without fanfare. The impoverished nation of 60 million people emerged from a half-century of isolation and brutal military rule two years ago. With most international sanctions against the country […]