A local rides his bicycle, powered by solar-charged batteries, in the outskirts of Yangon. SolarHome, the pioneer in PAYG solar energy for off-grid households in Southeast Asia, has successfully installed 1,000 systems in rural Myanmar. Photo - EPA SolarHome, the pioneer in Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar energy...
Read MoreSiddique Khan, the head of Kerry Globalink, speaks to The Myanmar Times in an exclusive interview in Hong Kong. Photo: Supplied LOGISTICS and e-commerce will offer opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises in Myanmar that are able to develop a niche and offer customised solutions, a...
Read MoreThe Junction City mixed development project at the corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road is developed by Shwe Taung Group and Singapore’s Keppel Land. Yoma Strategic is building two more mixed development projects nearby. Photo: Aung Khant Singapore-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings has signed an agreement with...
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Read MorePhoto: EPA The US dollar weakened last week, held back by the strength in the euro, which rose 0.69 percent to a high of $1.1924 on November 24. The currency rose after a measure of German business confidence hit a record high of 117.5 during the...
Read MoreJotun’s new factory in Bago. Photo: Supplied Jotun, a privately-owned Norwegian paint maker, has opened a K14 billion factory in Bago Region. Located in the Bago Foreign Industrial Zone, the 4-hectare plant will provide paint manufacturing jobs for more than 60 employees Jotun first entered Myanmar in 2013...
Read MoreKyaukphyu, as pictured in 2012. The area has been earmarked for development of an SEZ, approvals for which are still pending. Photo: EPA YUAN Shaobin, executive president of CITIC Myanmar, which is the developer of a proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Rakhine, disagrees with critics...
Read MoreLocal producers process groundnut oil, which is used for cooking. The government wants to raise local edible oil production to reduce imports. Photo: Nyan Zay Htet Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein has urged edible oil merchants and businessmen to invest in the local cooking...
Read MoreThe Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved the construction of a new industrial zone in Maubin township, Ayeyarwady region, said MIC secretary U Aung Naing Oo. The Maubin Industrial Zone is now being developed on 250 acres of land in Maubin. Construction of the zone commenced...
Read MoreCHAN MYA HTWE 17 NOV 2017 At least two power plants and a new generator will be readied to supply electricity in the coming summer. Photo: Aung Khant More electricity will be generated by new power plants while other plans are underway to reduce power blackouts in Yangon...
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