<ahref=”https://youtu.be/pCvYiQYDHcE” target=”_blank”> Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd (SGX: Z59) is a leading conglomerate in Myanmar with businesses in various sectors ranging from consumer to financial services. Serge Pun founded the group in 1962. As Yoma is a conglomerate with diverse business interests, the best way to find out how it makes money is to look into […]
Tealive partners MFFT to open five outlets in Myanmar
Malaysian bubble tea brand Tealive has partnered with Myanmar Food For Thought Co Ltd (MFFT) to open five outlets in Myanmar by year-end. This follows its successful launch in the country, its third ASEAN market after Vietnam and Brunei. “We have full confidence in the MFFT team as they are a leading food and beverage […]
Exim Thailand ramps up support for Myanmar venturesCorporate
The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Thailand) is gearing up to provide more loans for Thai companies venturing into Myanmar on expectations of a long-awaited economic boom. The bank would provide more loans to Thai and Myanmar businesses that are considering using a wide range of Thai products in their commercial operations in Myanmar, said […]
Transforming Myanmar’s food industry via digital solutions
In response to the growing cash flow in Myanmar’s food and beverage industry, Code2LAB Pte Ltd, a local technology company, has brought two innovative solutions to the market to help digitise the nation’s restaurant industry, according to Min Zeya Phyo, the firm’s founder and chief executive. In an exclusive interview with The Nation, he said […]
Singapore Myanmar Investco in share sale agreement to dispose unit for US$10.8m
MAINBOARD-listed Singapore Myanmar Investco (SMI) on Monday announced that its subsidiary, Myanmar Infrastructure Group (MIG), has entered into a US$10.8 million share sale agreement with Tiger Infrastructure for the proposed disposal of its 99.9 per cent-owned indirect subsidiary, TPR Myanmar. TPR, which was incorporated in Myanmar in 2014, is a subsidiary of MIG, and the […]
Chinese hotpot chain to arrive in Myanmar by year’s end
YOMA Strategic will launch Myanmar’s first franchise restaurant, Little Sheep, later this year. Little Sheep originated from China’s Inner Mongolia Province in 1999 and now has 300 outlets across 120 regions. A subsidiary of Yum China Holdings, the Baotou-headquartered restaurant chain is renowned for its hotpot broth made from a wide variety of herbs and […]
Daibochi’s Myanmar ops lift 1Q net profit by 12%
KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Daibochi Plastic and Packaging Industry Bhd said its new consumer packaging plant in Yangon, Maynmar, which commenced operation last July, helped lift its latest quarterly net profit by 12.3% to RM6.48 million, from RM5.77 million a year ago. This resulted in higher earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, […]
Singapore Myanmar Investco signs deal to develop The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf brand in Myanmar
MAINBOARD-listed Singapore Myanmar Investco (SMI) announced on Monday that it has secured an exclusive deal to set up and develop The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) brand in Myanmar, expanding its arrangement with the coffee chain. Under the agreement, SMI will expand the CBTL brand across Myanmar, with the first CBTL outlet opening under […]