Japan IT services provider Nippon Electric Company (NEC), is eyeing projects providing technological solutions for public safety and security in Myanmar in collaboration with the Union government and the private sector. Myanmar is among the ASEAN countries NEC is prioritising in terms of investment, Ms. Noriko Morimura, marketing assistant manager at NEC, told The Myanmar Times. […]
Read MoreThe Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) will prioritise scaling up exports for rice between 2018 and 2020, according to the MRF’s SME development plan, which was announced on Sunday. In addition, the Ministry of National Planning and Finance and the MRF will work together to support SMEs in the rice sector to secure loans. The government aims […]
Read MoreA majority of stakeholders who attended Myanmar’s second digital rights forum believed that the freedom of expression in the country has worsened in 2017 while online privacy has also deteriorated. Over 150 participants took part in the second digital rights forum in Yangon on January 18 hosted and jointly organised by Phandeeyar together with MIDO, Engage-Media, […]
Read MoreIMPLEMENTATION of the Dawei special economic zone (SEZ) has been suspended for years, but Myanmar and Thailand are still eager to revive the mega project, according to an official in Myanmar. Phyo Win Tun, minister for planning and finance at the Tanintharyi Region Government and vice-chairman-1 of the Dawei SEZ management committee, said Myanmar would […]
Read MoreInvestor interest in Southeast Asia’s digital and technology start-ups has been on the rise of late, with private equity firm Belt Road Capital Management (BRCM) injecting A$2.25 million in Digital Classifieds Group (DCG), an online classifieds business, on Thursday. Although based in Australia, DCG has launched online portals in countries such as Cambodia, where it […]
Read MoreThe Digital Economy Development Committee (DEDC) is drafting the Myanmar Digital Economy Development Master Plan to develop and regulate the country’s booming digital economy, committee member U Mya Moe Aung said. In addition, the DEDC will prepare a short-term (2-3 years) and a medium-term (3-5 years) working programme. It will start implementation when the master […]
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