State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi scolded students who were protesting against the extension of the school year during an event in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday. Myanmar’s de facto leader was speaking at the Education Sector Development Seminar when students stood up and unfurled banners to protest against the one-month extension. “This kind […]
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi tops PACE public-trust survey
August 5, 2019 by
Seventy percent of Myanmar people trust State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, or 1pc more than for President U Win Myint, according to a survey by the People’s Alliance for Credible Elections (PACE). Ko Sai Ye Kyaw Swar Myint, executive director of PACE, said, “Maybe the State Counsellor’s high trust rating will be an […]
Only if projects win confidence and support of local people from participating countries in BRT, can their aims be achieved
May 8, 2019 by
Only if projects win confidence and support of local people from participating countries in BRT, can their aims be achieved. Trust and support of the local people matters most, said State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The remarks came from the speech of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi delivered at the High Level Meeting […]
Projects Approved by Previous Gov’t Should Not Be Abolished: State Counselor
January 25, 2019 by
Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said no investor would trust in Myanmar if a new government abolishes projects approved by its predecessor just because they do not comply with its policies. Her comments were in response to a question posed by a student at a meeting with locals in Kalay Township in […]
India hands over 50 housing units in Rakhine province to Myanmar
December 19, 2018 by
India has handed over 50 housing units in the Rakhine province to Myanmar on Tuesday during President Ram Nath Kovind’s maiden visit to the country. The housing units are part of a bigger developmental project, within which India is building 250 houses in Myanmar’s Rakhine province. Coinciding with President Kovind’s visit, Myanmar has also announced […]
China’s top planning agency doubles down on Belt and Road collaboration
December 4, 2018 by
Ning Jizhe, vice chair of China’s top planning agency National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), visited Myanmar from November 24 to 27. The visit is built on the consensus reached by State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and China’s leader Xi Jinping at the end of 2017, with regards to the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor […]
Beijing Urges Gov’t to Get Ball Rolling on China-Myanmar Economic Corridor
December 4, 2018 by
The vice chairman of China’s top economic planning agency has pushed Myanmar’s State Counselor to work out an implementation plan for the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, a part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Ning Jizhe held talks with State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi […]
Daw Suu pitches Myanmar to ASEAN, vows to improve business environment
November 15, 2018 by
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Singapore yesterday sought to drum up investor interest in Myanmar, couching the country’s economy as “Southeast Asia’s final frontier market with innumerable investment opportunities.” Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was delivering her keynote speech at the 2018 ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in the city state, where […]
India, Myanmar sign MoU towards Sittwe Port operationalisation
October 30, 2018 by
NEW DELHI: India and Myanmar signed an important MoU on Monday for the appointment of a private Port Operator for the Operation and Maintenance of Sittwe Port, Paletwa Inland Water Terminal and associated facilities included in the Kaladan Multi Model Transit Transport Project in implementation of India’s Act East Policy. Following this MoU the process […]
