Mandalay will allow factories with Grade-A health and safety scores to reopen, said U Khin Maung Hla, chair of Industry Zone Management Committee. Many essential businesses such as food manufacturing, pharmacy, and purified water distribution have been given a Grade-A score by the Ministry of Health and Sports, and have been allowed to reopen. “A […]
Soilbuild – a small Singapore construction firm that ventured into Myanmar 30 years after its founding
Soilbuild Construction Group took the plunge to expand overseas even though it was fully aware the move offered no guarantees of profit. Its executive director explains why. SINGAPORE: When it comes to ensuring the growth of our local companies, the most common refrain nearly all bosses of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hear is this: […]
New vocational institute opens in Yangon
Suu Vocational Institute, which will provide vocational training for people lacking formal education, opened in Hlaing Thayar township on Tuesday. “All the vocational training will follow State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s instructions. Myanmar needs more vocational education because most people do not get degrees so they need vocational education to live better. The […]
Myanmar tackles food safety in bid to boost agricultural exports
MYANMAR plans to improve food safety in a bid to boost agricultural exports and extract more value from a sector that accounts for 38 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product. Ye Tint Tun, director general of the Department of Agriculture, said exports of agricultural products made up 23 per cent of Myanmar’s export […]
Singapore’s export agency to focus more on Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia
Trade agency IE Singapore has tied up with two new partners to organise more business workshops that will focus on South-east Asia, especially Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia. The new partners – Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Human Capital Singapore – have joined existing partners Singapore Business Federation and Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in […]