Author: Anthony Larmon is the founder and managing director of Echo Myanmar In an article posted last week titled “Don’t Invest in Myanmar, Here’s Why”, a young Mr. Reid Kirchenbauer encourages the good readers of his InvestAsian blog not to invest in Myanmar. He doesn’t encourage them to do their due diligence, to think […]
Rice Communications enters Myanmar
January 26, 2015 by
Rice Communications, a boutique communications agency headquartered in Singapore, has launched operations in Myanmar. With a team based in Yangon, Rice Communications Myanmar has started operations with clients such as Hughes and Bosch. It aims to deliver creative and communications support to multinational clients and local companies. “Myanmar is the most exciting emerging market in […]
Legal : In-house interview with Ooredoo Asia General Counsel
November 18, 2013 by
Helping the country open up to the world is an exciting opportunity, says Singapore-based Scott Weenink, Asia GC for telecoms provider Ooredoo Myanmar has seen tremendous change in a short period of time and one manifestation of this is the growing number of foreign business people and travellers visiting the country. Myanmar’s former capital and […]
Singapore’s Fraser & Neave Says in Beer Spat With Myanmar Partner
September 1, 2013 by
Singapore property and drinks conglomerate Fraser and Neave said on Thursday its joint venture partner, which is run by Burma’s military, plans to start arbitration proceedings over the company’s stake in Myanmar Brewery. The brewery represents only a small part of F&N’s business but losing its stake would mean being shut out of one of […]
Myanmar’s Moment? 8 reasons to be optimistic about Southeast Asia’s rising tiger
June 2, 2013 by
Myanmar is attracting a lot of attention these days. The visit by President Thein Sein to Washington in May, the first by a leader of Myanmar since 1966, included a meeting with President Barack Obama — marking an emphatic end to the years of international isolation. But it is not only Myanmar’s change of political […]
