China-ASEAN Monitor

1 August, 2018

File Photo   Economy, Investment and Trade Thailand to protect local industries by curbing bypass practices from foreign firms (30 July 18) Thai trade officials will meet the United States customs to discuss ways

Mekong Monitor

27 July, 2018

Photo Credit: GIZ   TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT   GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION European Union (EU) trains officials on the safety of transporting dangerous goods in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) (22 July 2018) Thailand

SEA businessmen positive about economy: poll

28 November, 2013
By Asia News Network | Source: The Straits Times

Confidence levels of Southeast Asian businessmen regarding the economic outlook at home and worldwide have hit a two- year high, a new poll has found. Many more of them are upbeat over the improving

Myanmar to spend US$34m to host Asean Summit

26 November, 2013
By Asia News Network | Source: Eleven Media Group

The President’s Office has allocated a budget of 33.4 billion kyats (US$34 million) to host the Asean Summit, a senior official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. Aung Htoo, deputy director-general

Myanmar sees promising growth in clothing industry

20 June, 2013
By Business Desk | Source: Eleven Media Group

Myanmar’s clothing industry is expected to grow as a result of the country’s readmission to a preferential EU trading scheme, according to sources from the industry. The European Union readmitted Myanmar to its trade

Myanmar capital abuzz with international meet

6 June, 2013
By Achara Deboonme | Source: The Nation

More than 900 delegates arrived at the capital of Myanmar yesterday, getting ready for the first international meeting the country has hosted in 60 years. Tourism and Asean integration were the first two topics

Myanmar Eleven Media CEO wins global freedom award

3 June, 2013
By News Desk | Source: Eleven Media Group

Dr Than Htut Aung, CEO of Eleven Media Group, has won the Golden Pen of Freedom for 2013 awarded by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN-IFRA. The IFRA founded in 1961

Thein Sein talks tough on violence

7 May, 2013
By Nirmal Ghosh | Source: ANN

Senseless, irrational, reactionary and extremist behaviour threatens Myanmar’s reforms and transition to democracy, President Thein Sein has warned in a TV message. The caution – and a pledge to ensure the basic rights of

EU ends Myanmar sanctions

23 April, 2013
By Claire Rosemberg | Source: AFP

EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to lift the last of the bloc’s trade, economic and individual sanctions against Myanmar, hailing “a new chapter” with the once pariah state. “In response to the changes that

Transparency crucial in rewriting Myanmar charter: Suu Kyi

16 April, 2013
By Eleven Media Group | Source: ANN

A group of people writing the Myanmar constitution needs to be respected by the people and its writing is also required to have transparency, chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi of the National League for