<a href=”https://youtu.be/pCvYiQYDHcE” target=”_blank”><img src=”https://consult-myanmar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/doingbusinessinmyanmar-thumbnail2.jpg” width=”600″ height=”250″ /> </a> YANGON — Myanmar’s president has instructed the government, state-owned enterprises and private companies involved in the country’s extractive sector to publicly disclose any contracts from Jan. 1. The President’s Office stated that all parties must follow “contract transparency”, starting on New Year’s Day, in collaboration with Myanmar […]
Myanmar President Orders Mining Firms to Publish Contracts, Boosting Transparency
December 18, 2020 by
Broken dreams: the closure of the president’s scholarship programme
February 19, 2020 by
Hundreds of students were left disappointed when the National League for Democracy government shut down a multi-million-dollar international scholarship programme set up to great fanfare in 2014. By EAINT THET SU | FRONTIER IN EARLY 2016, Ma Kay Khine received a letter that she thought would change her life. An Australian university had accepted her […]
South Korean President Enhances Bilateral Economic Ties with Myanmar
September 17, 2019 by
YANGON- The president of South Korea pledged to accelerate Korea’s economic presence and to cooperate on development in Myanmar after meeting with the Myanmar State Counselor in Naypyitaw on Tuesday. The trip is a part of his “New Southern Policy” to deepen relations with Southeast Asian nations, including in the economic realm. Moon Jae-in arrived […]
Why Myanmar matters so much for India
December 19, 2018 by
President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a four-day state visit to Myanmar starting on December 10. This will be the fifth high-level visit between the two countries in the last four years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit last year was the third by an Indian prime minister in five years and his second in […]
Yangon Contractors Face Trouble
August 3, 2018 by
Due to the dollar rate appreciation, bad weather, and a sluggish market, contractors are facing difficulties and troubles. In order to address the issue, an event was held at The Sky Star Hotel on July 21. The event that was drafting the Apartment Law gave the opportunity for many to express their feelings. Feelings of […]
MPs object to president reappointing current Central Bank governor
July 30, 2018 by
President U Win Myint has proposed reappointing 79-year-old U Kyaw Kyaw Maung as governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) after his current term is complete by the end of this month. Parliament representatives had been expecting the job of improving Myanmar’s financial system to be given to a much younger candidate. Some have […]
Fast-track delivery of Wärtsilä gas-fired power plant will help alleviate Myanmar’s electricity shortage in Kyaukse
July 11, 2018 by
The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide the generating equipment for a new gas-fired power plant needed to alleviate the shortage of electricity in Myanmar. The power plant will operate on eight Wärtsilä 50SG gas-fueled engines, and the electricity generated will be fed into the national grid. The 145-MW plant is being built […]
Myanmar not ready yet for auto boom
June 27, 2018 by
THOUGH MYANMAR has the potential for a boom in its automotive industry, it may take more than five years to enjoy tangible benefits in reality, according to Soe Tun, president of Myanmar Automobile Manufacturers and Distributors Association and managing director of Farmer Auto Trading Co. “It is not the right time for newcomers to enter […]
