Prime Minister Hun Sen and several of his senior colleagues will attend a regional conference in Beijing hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping next weekend, joining leaders from 27 countries. Leaders from 28 countries will attend the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Sunday and Monday, an event orchestrated to promote President Xi’s vision […]
Read MorePrime Minister ThonglounSisoulith and his delegation are officially visiting Malaysia from May 9-10 at the invitation of Prime Minister Dato’ Sri NajibTun Abdul Razak. This is MrThongloun’s first visit to Malaysia since taking the top government post a year ago. His visit aims to strengthen the long-standing friendship and good cooperation between the two countries. […]
Read MoreIndonesia is beckoning international tourists with dual campaigns, aiming at 200,000 visitors from Thailand this year. Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry and Tourism & Culture Department are joining forces to promote the country as a prime destination in Asia and on the global map with a national campaign, Wonderful Indonesia, and a special campaign for the capital, […]
Read MoreCambodia’s economic growth is forecast to continue at a healthy seven percent for 2017-2018, according to a United Nations report released yesterday. Strong exports by the garment and agriculture industries were at the heart of the rosy outlook in the report published by UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), which […]
Read MoreMore than a year ago, the Myanmar Times asked the European Union ambassador Roland Kobia for his views on the priorities for the new government. Roland Kobia, a Belgian, became the first resident ambassador of the European Union to Myanmar in September 2013, having previously served in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Azerbaijan among others. […]
Read MoreAs part of the interview, EU ambassador Roland Kobia spoke to The Myanmar Times on the importance of political stability on investor confidence and the economy. Apart from the issues you mentioned, what concerns do EU businesses have? I want to raise another issue, the political factor. The new government has been in power for […]
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