MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi says media should exercise greater responsibility in reporting
Opposition leader and Member of Parliament Aung San Suu Kyi stated that media practitioners in Myanmar need to exercise greater…
MYANMAR: Market potential for boutique hotels in Yangon
According to industry players, Myanmar’s commercial city, Yangon, should consider repurposing or refurbishing existing buildings into hotels. Many said it…
MYANMAR: Harmony in Rakhine state before outbreak of violence (Part 2)
Myanmar’s ethnic Rakhine and Rohingya remain divided in the country’s western Rakhine state. These two groups had previously lived together…
Channel NewsAsia’s news bureau in Myanmar
Regional broadcaster, Channel NewsAsia, has opened a news bureau in Myanmar. It is one of four foreign news organisations to…
Channel NewsAsia relaunched on 21 Jan 2013
Channel NewsAsia embarked on a major relaunch on 21 January 2013, to provide expanded coverage of Asia. Armed with our…
Myanmar: Objections to Myitsone Dam project
The controversial Myitsone Dam project in Myanmar’s Kachin state has been suspended for over two years now and stop-work costs,…
MYANMAR: Aims to increase direct inbound foreign investment index by 10%
Myanmar is aiming to increase inbound foreign direct investment by 10 percent this year to around 3 billion US dollars.…
MYANMAR: Transformation in media landscape
Media in Myanmar is undergoing a slow transformation. Where censorship and government regulation were the norm for decades, now private…
MYANMAR: Channel NewsAsia officially launches Myanmar bureau
Channel NewsAsia officially launches its Myanmar bureau. This is the thirteenth bureau in Southeast and East Asia, and it will…