A recent Telenor Group survey showed Myanmar women found happiness and optimism as one of their top feelings associated with mobile usage. The survey which was conducted in six countries; Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sweden and Norway; with a sample of 1,300 professional women aged 25-40 gave interesting insight into the habits and values of […]
Tetra Pak targets growth in Myanmar
October 17, 2017 by
Tetra Pak, the food processing and packaging solutions company, said it expects to produce 300 million packages in Myanmar by 2020. “Myanmar has a young and growing population and its GDP has continued to grow around 6-8 percent, which is a good indication of higher consumer spending power. With the current low penetration of Ready-to-Drink […]
Telenor to abolish roaming taxes in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia
February 2, 2017 by
Telenor will be the first operator in Sweden to abolish roaming taxes on surfing the internet in countries outside Europe. From 26 January 2017, Swedes with Telenor’s subscription ‘Telenor Frihet’ (freedom) can start surfing the internet in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia with no extra charge. Since June 2016, ‘Telenor Frihet’ started including the rest of […]
Telenor Group reports second quarter results, Myanmar growth
July 26, 2016 by
The Norway-based Telenor Group has reported positive second quarter results including continued growth in its mobile phone outreach in Myanmar, a country in the throws of a communication revolution after decades of military regime rule. Telenor and Ooredoo are the two main players competing in the largely virgin Myanmar market, helping everyone from farmers, to […]
Myanmar plastics industry bound by lack of CMP licenses
June 30, 2016 by
Yangon, June 24 – the Myanmar Plastic Industries Association (MPIA) has voiced the Myanmar plastics industry would benefit from the issuing of Cut-Make-Packaging (CMP) licenses in the manner as has been supplied for the country’s garment factory industry. Myanmar plastic enterprises are currently confined to distribution solely within the domestic market. If domestically produce plastics […]
Myanmar targets $12 bn of garment exports by 2020
April 12, 2016 by
Myanmar’s garment industry has set an ambitious export revenue target of $12 billion and create around 1.5 million new jobs by 2020, the Myanmar Garment Entrepreneurs Association has announced. The industry has gained momentum since 2014 when its export earnings amounted to $1.5 million. By mid-2015, the industry created over 230,000 jobs. The local garment […]
UN Hails Myanmar’s Historic New Parliament
February 5, 2016 by
The UN has added its powerful voice of support for the dramatic leadership changes happening now at all levels in Myanmar’s government. When U.Thant of Burma (now Myanmar) was elected UN Secretary-General back in November 1962, he was the first Asian to hold that post after Trygve Lie of Norway and Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden. […]
