Myanmar- Thai Border Trade Rises $200m

​​ Myanmar’s border trade with Thai­land increased by about $200 million in the current fiscal year 2016-2017 as of March 3rd, as compared with the same period of the last fis­cal year, official media re­ported last Thursday. Myanmar-Thai bilateral border trade amounted to $1.2 billion while that of the last fiscal year was $1 billion […]

Thai Border Trade Tops $1.1b

​​ Cross-border trade with Thailand exceeded US$1.13 billion this financial year until February 17, according to the Ministry of Commerce. Myanmar imported more than US$870 million worth of goods from Thailand and exported just US$250 million, it said. Myanmar trades with Thailand mainly through the Tarchilek border in Shan State, Myawaddy in Kayin State and others in Tanintharyi Region and […]

MoUs Inked to Step up Thailand-Myanmar Cross-Border Trade

​​ Business communities and the governments of Thailand and Myanmar have agreed on bolstering cross-border trade by improving existing channels and developing new routes, and with an emphasis on the exchange of data and a new cross-border SEZ. The Thai delegation, led by Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, met with State Counsellor Daw Aung […]

Telenor and MPT apply for spectrum auction

Telecoms companies Telenor and state-owned MPT will be among the potential bidders at a long-awaited auction for more broadband spectrum next month, while rival telco Ooredoo has decided to wait for a separate auction it expects to happen later in the year. Spectrum – the radio frequency on which communication traffic can be sent – […]