Concerns of disruption and job losses are mounting among Myanmar’s gold leaf makers as demand rises for a swifter, more economical option to produce gold leaf sheets, used mainly for gilding at religious structures like pagodas. Now that machines capable of manufacturing gold leaf sheets are more readily available and affordable, the handmade industry is […]
Sentiment in Mandalay Property Sector Dampened by High Tax Rates
While homes priced between K50 million and K100 million have been selling relatively quickly in Mandalay, demand for properties priced beyond that bracket has been lackluster, property brokers in Myanmar’s second largest city said. Since 2011, demand for investment properties in Mandalay has been slow, and most buy cheaper properties for residential purposes. That has […]
Telenor Myanmar opens 2nd call center in Mandalay
Telenor Myanmar has inaugurated its second call center, located in Maha Aung Myay Township in Mandalay. Telenor now has around 300 agents in both Yangon and Mandalay, serving 12 million customers, 24 hours per day. The new call center operation will be managed by Telenor’s contracted partner, Genex Infosys, a provider of Business Process Outsourcing […]