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Myanmar toughens stance against money laundering, terror financing

April 15, 2016 by thiha

THE FINANCIAL Investigation Unit (FIU) is stepping up its awareness-raising activities to combat money laundering and terrorist financing in Myanmar. The move is aimed at supporting the new government’s vow to tackle corruption and maintain the country’s growth momentum. Pol Colonel Kyaw Win Thein, deputy chief of the FIU and head of the anti-financial crime […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: AML, CFT, FIU, INGO, Myanmar, Pol Colonel Kyaw Win Thein, THE FINANCIAL Investigation Unit

Telenor will partner with INGO on ‘tele-medicine’ services

July 31, 2014 by thiha

Telenor Myanmar and the non-profit health organisation Marie Stopes International announced last week that they will be partnering on an initiative to connect isolated communities with healthcare professionals via smartphone. Initially the project will be focused on young children and expectant mothers, according to a joint statement from the partners, but they plan to eventually […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: children, Dr. Sid Naing, healthcare, INGO, mothers, Petter Furberg, Smartphone, SMS, tele-medicine, telenor, text, voice

Yangon start-up will launch maternity app with Ooredoo

July 14, 2014 by thiha

On June 26th, Ooredoo Myanmar announced that, in partnership with the Yangon based company Ko Ko Tech, they would be providing a free maternal health app for all Ooredoo costumers following their network’s launch later this year. Using the app, expectant mothers will receive three notifications per week in Myanmar language offering advice on how […]