Myanmar’s population

40% of Myanmar’s population to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2021

January 25, 2021 by Thiha

Myanmar plans to vaccinate 40% of its population against COVID-19 in 2021, said Dr. Khin Khin Gyi, director of the Contagious Disease Prevention and Eradication Division under the Ministry of Health and Sports. Myanmar has received 1.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from India as per an earlier agreement. This translates to vaccination for […]

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Mobile Marketing opportunities in Myanmar

January 12, 2017 by Thiha

In 2013, only seven per cent of Myanmar’s population owned a mobile phone. Three years later, some 85 per cent of the country’s citizens own handsets. Myanmar is now representing a user base of more than 46 million subscribers, according to the latest research by BuddeComm, an Australian specialist telecoms research company. According to the […]

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One in five children in Myanmar go to work instead of school – census

April 1, 2016 by thiha

One in five children aged 10 to 17 in Myanmar go to work instead of school, according to figures from a census report on employment published on Monday. The Occupation and Industry report – part of Myanmar’s 2014 census – shows about 1.7 million children between 10 and 17 years of age are working. “Today, […]

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Qatari telco sets sights on 3G

August 21, 2013 by thiha

The firm was one of two successful applicants alongside Norway’s Telenor for Myanmar mobile licences in June, catching attention with plans to invest US$15 billion over the first 15 years of domestic operations. Ooredoo expects to review and receive the actual licence later this year and put up a $200 million performance bond after the […]