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Digital Economy Association To License Online Shops
Author: Ei Thandar Tun :The Ministry of Commerce and the Union Federation of Commerce and Industry will be forming a new organization. It will be called the Digital Economy Association, and its purpose will be to handle disputes over products sold online.
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SCG Myanmar Holds Build Pride
Author: Myanmar Business Today : SCG Myanmar organized “SCG Build Pride 2019” at Yangon Convention Centre in Inya Lake Hotel on May 24 to show appreciation for their partners.
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PTTOR and KBZ to Jointly Build Fuel Storage and Gas Stations
Author: Tin Mg Oo : Thailand’s fuel distribution company PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (PTTOR) and Brighter Energy of KBZ Group joined hands to build an oil storage facility and gas storage facility and open over 70 gas distribution stations.
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Ichitan Partners with Dagon Win Win to Offer New T247 Energy Drink
Author: Tin Mg Oo : In order to seize on the burgeoning trend for healthy beverages within the expanding Myanmar market, a new energy hybrid energy drink, named “T247”, has been launched. This new drink is backed by Ichitan Group, Thailand’s leading beverage company, in cooperation with Dagon Win Win, a leading local distributor. Their ambitious goal is to achieve 60 MB sales in the first year.
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Over 600,000 Acres of Available Land in Mandalay
Author: Tin Mg Oo :There is 627,149 acres of unoccupied land in Mandalay, the land is available for local and foreign investments, Dr. Zaw Myint Maung, Chief Minister of Mandalay Region, said at Mandalay International Trade Fair & Business Forum 2019.
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Yangon To Build International Port at Mouth of Yangon River
Author: Tin Mg Oo At a press conference on Yangon Project Bank on June 3, U Phyo Min Thein, Chief Minister of Yangon Region, announced that his regional government will build an international port at the mouth of the Yangon River. It will be very much like the one in Singapore.
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Foreign Investors Invited to Participate in Yangon Industrial Zone Development
AUTHOR: TIN MG OO At a press conference on June 3, Chief Minister of Yangon U Phyo Min Thein said that he welcomed the participation of both local and foreign investors to help establish new industrial zones, and upgrade existing ones.
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Myanmar to Reduce Teak Production Over Next Three Years
Author: Ei Thandar Tun In an attempt to reduce the escalating deforestation issue, Myanmar is working to reduce its teak production to 24,000 tons over the next three years, according the Ministry of Resource and Environmental Conservation. This is part of the government’s plan to increase forest coverage in Myanmar, the country plans to lower production by producing 10,000 tons in the 2019-2020
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Toyota to Build Myanmar Factory
Author: Zin Thu Tun Mr. Ichiro Maruyama, Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar, and Mr. Susumu Matsuda, President of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, met with U Thaung Tun, President of Myanmar Investment Commission and Union Minister of the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Economic Relations, to build a factory in Myanmar.
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Ooredoo Prepared, Seeks Approval to Bring 5G to Myanmar
AUTHOR: EI THANDAR TUN Ooredoo Myanmar has announced that once it gets approval and licenses from the government, it will build and provide 5G services here. To do this, it announced a partnership with ZTE Corporation, as it signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to collaborate on 5G development in this country. The two companies will jointly test the new 5G network in some townships of Yangon
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5 Key Potential Investment Sectors for Thai Investors
Author : Nattawin Phongsphetrarat, vice president of Thai Business Association of Myanmar (TBAM). " One of the very famous questions that has always been asked by the Thai investors for Myanmar is what the high potential business sectors are for Thai business. " There are many sectors that have high potential but TBAM committees have analyzed that these 5 sectors are the key potential
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Telenor Holds Sustainable Business Briefing
AUTHOR: EI THANDAR TUN Telenor Myanmar hosted its 6th annual sustainability briefing to present an update on its ongoing and new sustainability initiatives within Myanmar. The presentation focused on key sustainability areas contributing to sustainable and responsible growth as Myanmar moves toward digital society. Key initiatives include Mobile Connectivity, Impact on Economy, Supply Chain Integrity, improving Safety, Operations in Ethnic Areas, Tackling Hate Speech and Empowering Society.
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Telecom Operators Allowed to Sell Only 2 SIM Cards Per ID Card
AUTHOR: SWE LEI MON Telecom operators are not allowed to sell more than two SIM cards to an individual starting from April 1. The purpose of the change is to protect the privacy of users, according to the Department of Post and Telecommunications under Ministry of Transport and Communications. The Ministry has ordered all operators not to sell more than two SIM cards per identity card, and the Ministry will ban all other sim cards from that telecom from being registered under a single ID card. The reason is twofold.
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Yangon Real Estate Only Seeing Demand for Rentals
AUTHOR: HTWAL SAN Due lack of investment in Yangon’s real estate sector, there is very little demand for real estate properties with exception of rental properties, according to local real estate agents. “Investment in real estate is very low and thus the real estate market is inactive. There is only demand for rental properties. Before, the prices were set based on location. But now there is no set price. If you like the price, you will sell it or buy it,” Daw Moh Moh Aung, Secretary of Myanmar Real Estate Services Association, said.
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MDA Requests Government to Finalize Apartment Bill
AUTHOR: HMONE LAY Myanmar Developer Association (MDA) has made a request for government to prepare the Apartment Bill as soon as possible in order to protect apartment buyers. The law will allow for two things. First it enables apartment owners to legally register, sell or sub-lease their apartments in accordance with law, and secondly, the government will be able to legally collect tax on the sale of the apartment.
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