Jakarta Globe

Govt urged to establish Belt and Road taskforce

September 6, 2017 by Thiha

From tackling illegal border trade to constructing Kyaukphyu SEZ, the to-do list for Belt and Road in Myanmar is very long. THE Myanmar government is urged to take a proactive role and form a taskforce to carve out its involvement in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). An adviser to the National League for Democracy-led […]

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Investor-Friendly Environment and Human Capital Essential for Myanmar’s Success in the Belt and Road Initiative

June 5, 2017 by thiha

The Belt and Road Initiative: interview with Jonathan Woetzel, McKinsey senior partner and MGI director Jonathan Woetzel, senior partner of McKinsey & Company and director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), told The Myanmar Times that success of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Myanmar would depend on the country creating an investor-friendly environment […]

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Direct flights to open between Yangon and Yogyakarta

February 19, 2015 by thiha

Direct flights between Yogyakarta and Myanmar will start this year with the aim of boosting the number of tourists from Myanmar visiting the city and other places in Indonesia, reports the Jakarta Globe on February 11. Indonesia’s ambassador to Myanmar Mr Ito Sumardi told media that only dozens of tourists from Myanmar visit Indonesia each […]

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