Myanmar Investment Law on Hold
Bangkok Post | Myanmar President Thein Sein is holding off on a foreign investment bill asking for amendments to the law that aims to open up the long-isolated nation to overseas trade. The president returned […]
Bangkok Post | Myanmar President Thein Sein is holding off on a foreign investment bill asking for amendments to the law that aims to open up the long-isolated nation to overseas trade. The president returned […]
Irawaddy | Thirteen peace activists in Burma have been charged by police and could face jail time for leading marches to mark the UN’s International Peace Day without official permission. The protest leaders have been […]
Burma and three other Southeast Asian countries situated along the Mekong River reached an agreement in Vietnam’s capital last week to cooperate on boosting tourism in the region, according to a report by Travel Daily News. […]
The Burmese government’s latest release of political prisoners falls short of meeting its commitment to release all political prisoners and shows the need for a transparent process to ensure that all political prisoners are immediately […]
Bangkok Post | Bangkok Bank (BBL), the only Thai bank operating in Myanmar, sees a bright future in the country as it continues to undergo dramatic social, economic and political reforms. Chansak Fuangfu, a director […]
Bloomberg Businessweek | Myanmar, shunned since the 1990s for tolerating corruption and human trafficking, is set for record foreign investment in 2012 led by oil companies after the southeast Asian nation took its first steps […]
The Wall Street Journal | The president of Myanmar’s main business federation said that despite rising pressure from investors to ease the country’s investment laws Myanmar companies need protection from foreign competitors. Responding to questions […]
Bernama | Thailand and three other member countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), including Laos, Myanmar, and China, have joined forces in providing security in areas along the Mekong River, reports Thai News Agency. […]
The Irawaddy | Lawyers in Burma vowed on Tuesday to fight the sale of Rangoon’s 101-year-old High Court and a plan to convert the city’s imposing old police headquarters into a Chinese-owned hotel. The Myanmar […]
NEWSER | For the first time in more than 60 years, the people of Burma are able to kick back with a Coke. Now that US sanctions against Burma are over, Coca-Cola has teamed with […]
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