Dusit International to manage first Asai hotel in MyanmarDusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has signed a hotel management agreement with Rich Mandalay Group of Co.,Ltd. to operate Asai Yankin, one of the first properties to be signed under As More… |
Quake hits Myanmar, India, BangladeshAn earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck northwestern Myanmar on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, sending strong tremors through Myanmar, eastern India, Bangladesh and parts of Nepal. There were no immediate re More… |
An emotional Myanmar swears in first civilian presidentMyanmar's parliament swore in the first president with no military ties in more than half a century on Wednesday, after Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) swept to power following a landslide election win in November. More… |
Ooredoo posts $578m profit for 2015Qatar-based Ooredoo Group, an international telecom company, has reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of QR2.118 billion ($578 million) in 2015, compared to QR2.134 billion in the previous year. At the end of 2015, O More… |
Ooredoo Myanmar secures $300m fundingQatar-based Ooredoo Group’s fully owned subsidiary Ooredoo Myanmar has made funding arrangements with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Gro More… |
Best Western launches new hotel in Myanmar's MandalayBest Western Hotels & Resorts has continued its rapid growth in Myanmar with the launch of new hotel in Mandalay. The new Best Western Plus Eastern Palace Hotel is located in the heart of the city, just min More… |
Nearly 100 bodies pulled from Myanmar landslide siteNearly 100 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin State, local officials said on Sunday, and hopes are dwindling that any of an estimated 100 people missing will be found alive. More… |
Myanmar inaugurates $1.5bn economic zoneMyanmar's vice president opened on Wednesday a $1.5 billion manufacturing complex aimed at luring investment and creating jobs, showcasing government work on developing the economy in the run-up to a general election. Vice Pre More… |
Myanmar opens $1.5 billion economic zoneMyanmar's vice president opened on Wednesday a $1.5 billion manufacturing complex aimed at luring investment and creating jobs, showcasing government work on developing the economy in the run-up to a general election. Vice Pre More… |
Singapore's Norstar opens crewing office in MyanmarSingapore-based Norstar Ship Management, said it has opened a crewing office in Yangon, Myanmar, as it seeks to expand business opportunities for the marine sector in the South East Asian country. The new office named ‘Norst More… |