The Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) and the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has issued guidelines on international visitors who want to return to Myanmar to conduct urgent business during the pandemic. The two organisations have requested the government to allow foreign employees who are working in companies registered with the MIC and Myanmar […]
Woman to head Yangon’s new ministry
July 8, 2019 by
MP Daw Moe Moe Su Kyi has been appointed head of the new Yangon Ministry of Immigration and Human Resources, which was formed in Yangon last week. The Yangon Region Hluttaw (assembly) announced the appointment on Tuesday. The regional assembly approved the appointment of Daw Moe Moe Su Kyi, who was nominated by Yangon Chief […]
Myanmar plans to attract more western travellers
March 19, 2019 by
Myanmar is planning to reduce visa restrictions on western countries such as France, Germany, Russia, Poland, Italy and Spain, according to Immigration Department from Yangon International Airport. The visit of travellers from western countries was reduced in recent years due to political affairs in Myanmar and hotel and tourism companies and respective ministries are cooperating […]
Five business sectors that are looking interesting in 2019
January 14, 2019 by
Businesses did not have a positive outlook on the Myanmar business sector last year with falling confidence and firms pulling out of Myanmar. However, with the arrival of a new year, things seem to be looking more optimistic for some sectors. Our reporters have interviewed insiders and experts from five business sectors on their views […]
Business group vows to help 7000 Yangon workers get ID cards
October 4, 2018 by
The Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry vowed to help some 7100 workers in Yangon Region’s 14 industrial zones to get their national registration cards (NRCs), a senior executive of the organisation said. Daw Khine Khine Nwe, associate general secretary of the federation, said yesterday that his group will secure the […]
Government Reaffirms Commitment to Labour Market Reforms
January 27, 2018 by
Representatives of the Myanmar government, employers, workers, civil society and international partners on Wednesday gathered for the third time since 2015 in a forum to discuss the progress and challenges faced in an ongoing effort to implement labour market reforms. Taking place in Nay Pyi Taw, the forum was held as part of the ‘Initiative […]
Ban Lifted on Going to Malaysia for Work
July 8, 2017 by
Myanmar has lifted a six-month ban on sending workers to Malaysia, a senior labour official said, as the country struggles with influx of tens of thousands of returning migrants from neighbouring Thailand. Myanmar migrant workers flocked in droves to the border area of Myawady Township during the past week to avoid the neighbouring kingdom’s June […]
Myanmar Unsure of Sending Workers to Malaysia
July 1, 2017 by
The Myanmar government has not given a deadline for sending workers to Malaysia although the worker ban has been lifted for more than 6 months, according to officials of the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Affairs. “We have been waiting for a comment from the foreign affairs ministry. Whether or not the workers should be […]
