Myanmar Business Today - Vol 2, Issue 5

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Myanmar Summary

Contd. P 6...

IMF Raises Myanmar’s GDP Forecast,

Says economic outlook remains favourable; praises reforms

Phyu Thit Lwin

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The Paris-based lender ear-

the Fund warned about the out-

as liberalising the foreign ex-

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President Warns of Possible Sanctions

if Two Laws Not Enacted

Shein Thu Aung

Psaid in his message to the Union Parliament speak-

if the Anti-terrorism Law and

The FATF is an intergovern-

CFT). The group maintains a

The FATF meeting from Feb-ruary 10 to 14 in Paris will in-

The two bills were sent to par-liament on January 7. The anti-terrorism bill was submitted to parliament on January 20 by

He told the parliament that it

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People work at a garment factory of Hlaingtharyar Industrial Zone in Yangon. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said last

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Investment and Finance UpdateMyanmar to implement 5 hydropower projects with European countries

liament last week.He said there were a total of 22 hydropower plants

Projects for 22 towns being drafted with for-eign backing

S Korea, Myanmar agree to boost agriculture cooperation

ernment said.

Only 10 percent companies meet Stock Ex-change criteria

Parliament opposes the President regarding SEZ Bill

The bill was approved by the parliament last year and

Myanmar seafood exporters to explore US market

Suu Kyi says military shouldn’t be involved in politics

Myanmar Summary

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Interra Spuds Two New Wells at Chauk Oil Field in Myanmar

ingapore-based oil and

Goldpetrol Joint Operating Co

the Ayeyarwaddy river in the

rels of oil per day.

ary.

est in the Improved Petroleum

ing will be funded from existing funds on hand, it said.

to be relatively low, Interra said.

Kyaw Min

Interra estimates that the re-

tion should be available in ap-proximately six weeks.

Interra is an investment hold-

ment and exploration. It also

Unithai Ventures into Myanmar With New

Shipping Services

T“This venture will enable Unithai and Chin Corp to

Than ICD Ltd, Transport and Chartering Cooperation and

Shein Thu Aung

Myanmar Summary

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Yangon Airport’s Capacity, ASK Surge in 2013 Th ai Airways dominates, while Golden Myanmar moves in

Ytourists and global busi-

tion data provider Inno-vata said.

seat kilometres were of-fered on routes involving

ous year, analysis of Inno-

number of seats on an air-

elled in kilometres.

The international mar-ket has by far outper-

tor in terms of growth, even though the latter

growth over this period.

ternational market, this

pared to 2004; therefore,

Phyu Thit LwinYangon Airport is the

primary international air-

don, 15 kilometres north

Despite losing its status

in 2005, Yangon is still

for trade, industry, real estate, media, entertain-ment and tourism, and

the national GDP.

mate, the airport has re-

Taw Airport, serving the

est airport for passenger

Innovata said.

Golden Myanmar in top 12

the last 12 months by 4.9

have expanded their pres-

lished in July 2012. The airline has burst

into the top 12 airlines

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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1.05

0.81 0.78

1.06

1.3

1.67

2.73

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0.34 0.32 0.3 0.27 0.270.21 0.23 0.27

Yangon Airport capacity 2004-2013*Annual domestic and international ASKs (billions)

Domestic ASKs International ASKs

Source: Innovata 2004-2013. 2013*: as of 10 December 2013

at the No.2 position, fea-turing a seat share of 9.9

year, namely two domes-

two international links to

the top 12 airlines repre-sent a seat share of 71.7

sia Airlines has strength-

annual growth in weekly

a result of boosting its

anmar Airways, the leader

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Japan fastest grow-ing market

The fastest growing

week last year. All Nippon Airways

(ANA) has expanded hugely in the last 12

- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

Thai Airways

Golden Myanmar Airlines

Myanmar Airways

Air KBZ

Thai AirAsia

Bangkok Airways

Yangon Airways

AirAsia

Asian Wings Airways

Malaysia Airlines

Air Mandalay

Singapore Airlines

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6,191

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4,488

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3,322

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2,473

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New routes in 2013

- 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000

Thailand

Myanmar

Singapore

Malaysia

China

South Korea

Japan

Vietnam

Taiwan

Qatar

Hong Kong

India

Top 12 Country Markets at Yangon Airport Weekly one-way seat capacity

Source: Innovata

weekly to daily. On the

ways withdrawing its four

Thailand has managed to maintain its top posi-

been added this year,

desh, although the latter did not make the top 12 ranking.

No.11 position is due to

es, utilising its 172-seat

13 new services

routes) and Nok Air (two)

frequently added domes-

mary international air-port with Dhaka.

ities aim to build on the gains

Davies said.

and there are pressures from

tional reserves are still low and

said.

of international reserves dur-

the budget target, it should fall

Overall reserves still remain above three months of imports

up in FY2014-15 as foreign di-

Singing praiseThe Fund said the authori-

ties made good progress in

been supporting the authori-ties to monitor progress against a small set of quantitative and

and building a framework for

“Looking forward, it is im-

the progress made on the prior-

state banks and it now holds

national reserves, as envisaged

“This progress needs to be

late further reserves to provide

full budgetary autonomy and a strengthened market frame-work in order to implement ef-

but remains low; to enable in-

boosted though broadening the

modernisation will require

modernisation and stressed on having updated regulations and

minimise risks and to limit ad-ditional strain on supervisory

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Myanmar’s ASEAN Chairmanship: Challenges and Opportunities

Dylan Loh Ming Hui

F-

mit, in addition to over 240 regional meetings – drawing thousands of diplomats, leaders and

throughout the year.2014 is also an impor-

it is the penultimate year before the inauguration

-lenges and opportunities

-

Main challenges fac-ing Myanmar

The most obvious test for Nay Pyi Taw is its in-

-liable power supply; lim-

-tels; and poor transpor-tation linkages are some

--

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-

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resorted to using power -

own power network.Questions also remain

as to whether it has the

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ship will impose extra burdens upon a narrow

managing the reform pro-

greatly overworked. To --

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would need to deftly man--

by Beijing to issue new -

quiring foreign vessels to seek prior permission to

drawn rebukes from Viet-

nam, Philippines, Japan

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ty (AEC) near. It would do well to display independ-ent-minded leadership

solidarity.Thirdly, the plight of the

the region and the world.

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with its ongoing internal

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overshadowed by its hu-man rights failings.

Opportunities for Myanmar

-

great strides in opening up while its assumption of

-low Nay Pyi Taw to open up further to the outside

-

-

-

-

Its willingness to learn,

-

developing sets of ‘best

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tor on the world stage.

-

-anmar the unique op-portunity to elevate its

-

be reaped from a deeper relationship. Investments

-

-ment Commission. But

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-ment in the same period.

-

making it more resilient, -

nese investments, thus making it more geopo-

--

ments from the western

Impact on domestic reform

-

in 2015 – there is strong

through urgently-needed reforms in several areas. It has already made some progress in this regard.

APC to Invest in Teak Plantations in Myanmaringapore-based plantation

-

Capital (APC) said it is planning to expand its Teak and Agar-wood plantation operations in

-monly known as Burmese Teak, is amongst the most sought af-ter in the world and regularly

support foreign investment, we believe the time is right to es-tablish sustainable Teak planta-

-

that he hopes APC to be “one of

Phyu Thit Lwinused the world over for dura-

-

hotels, with a range of uses

furniture as well as a longstand-

boat building.

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high-speed 4G mobile internet network was in-stalled (albeit only for the media and VIPs) in vari-ous venues in a relatively short period of time. Ad-

(APF) in Nay Pyi Daw.

-

-

government-only rep-resentatives, meddled

-ings and even shut down

willingness and ability to -

under pressure to per-form globally.

-

Asian neighbours for it is a momentous year not only for Nay Pyi Taw but

-

the support of its fellow

-ship. It would be in the

-portunity to open up more

integrate further with the

Dylan Loh Ming Hui is a research analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Tech-nological University.

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RC Cola to Set Up Plants in MyanmarAye Myat

Tin the Philippines will put

year, as it seeks to expand

Asia.

the sidelines of the annual

Yao said. He said interna-tional operations would be boosted by the new

hubs in neighbouring

drawing board.

freshments is also under ne-gotiations to

Thailand.The expan-

sion is in line with plans of

bottler to be

nity (AEC) starts in 2015.

implemented by the Eu-

freshments, through

Cola International.

is also looking at starting

The group of Filipino businessman Yao has in-

listing.

Myanmar Summary

Farmers to Get New Warehouses

for RiceKyaw Min & Htet Aung

New warehouses will be built in three ma-

properly, he said.

enough warehouses they will be able to make

ing the townships where the establishments will

“This initiative will address a big problem, but

Myanmar Summary

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What Myanmar’s Story of Generosity Means to The World

Lean Alfred Santos

Immediately after the United

-tries and just emerging from

-

Aid Foundation, a London-

-

-land. This opens up a whole new

opening up the potential of de--

– that giving is more than just wealth – to new heights.

-esting. The wider point about

Australia CEO Lisa Grinham told Devex.

see higher levels of donations

money to give. However, we should not kid ourselves that

-

-

the high numbers of people who report helping a stranger … in

-

able to nurture this tradition of -

formal engagement in giving -

Charity indexThe annual index measures

people help a stranger, donate money and volunteer their time

of money donated.

-

the past 12 months.The former military state also

ranked fourth in volunteer-

helping a stranger with 46 per-

-menistan, on the other hand, led in volunteer time with 57

and generosity is not wealth--

Philippines, to name a few. An

aid-giving nations, however,

-

Future of charitable giv-ing

Grinham said developing

-

-

“[The index] estimates that this next potential generation of

billion if they gave just 0.4 per--

ity — the same as people in the

believe that developing nations -

Grinham added these steps -

forms of giving and builds trust

-

also believe that governments

-

shaped by norms and religious beliefs forms part of the way

-ers.

high proportion of people fol-

lay devotees support the life-style of devout monks through

-ham.

Australia stumbles

peak of the index, Australia,

years, slid down to 7th

from the top just over a year ago

Myanmar Summary

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Myanmar Summary

Myanmar Summary

Pact Launches Local Partnership Initiative

U ---

velopment program that fosters

-munity-based organisations

their formal engagement in the LPI, the NGO said in a state-ment.

The total grant amount for

-

---

Foundation.-

Aye Myat-

that began in June last year.

and water, sanitation and hy-

-

-

-ety in rural areas through part-

-

---

-sion from the government to ex-

NGO says the LPI will deepen

needs in the southeastern part -

rently served by other INGOs or

terrorism and money launder--

investment. The anti-terrorism law was written with the help of

he added.

year, was listed by FATF as one -

-gress.

Parliament speaker Thura U

has prioritised the passage of these two bills to avoid possi-

-liamentarians that not having these laws “has been an embar-

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Shae Thot project.

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Myanmar to Host International Conference on Oil and Gas

yanmar is going to host an international

-

industry is set for further ex-pansion and growth in onshore

2014, organised by Vietnam-

Yangon from 24 to 27 February.

-mar Oil and Gas Enterprises

-ganise the show.

improving international and

27 February.-

Aye Myat ably in the oil and gas industry

and it opened its door to invite -

laborations.

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Myanmar Summary

Visa-Free Travel to Myanmar for

By the end of this year, -

Indonesia and Brunei should be

the need for visas.U Htay Aung, union min-

have been doing it step by step. -

rangements with Cambodia, Vi-

Bilateral agreements with the

would be hammered out by this year, he added.

of the issues raised during the

-

Elka Pangestu.

full implementation of a visa-

Mimi Hudoyo nationals travelling within the re-gion, with the aim of extending a single visa to foreign tourists.

the rest of the world), but there is still a lot of homework to be

--

tionals).“There was an evaluation (dur-

ing the meeting) and (the results)

-tion between other government

-

also determine how seamless

“Tourism ministers need to have a forum with the ministers of transportation, immigration

-

Myanmar Summary

below the mid-table range of the top 20 list. Australia ranked

eighth in donating money, and

Grinham explained that the

-

--

Japan tsunami.“The index is based on the

2012 year. In 2011, Australians rallied to support a number of

-

“Australians are known for be-

were no disasters of the magni-tude of 2011 in 2012, this is the

It will be interesting to see the results of the 2014 index when

-

-ing almost every nation in the world in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan.

Lean Alfred Santos is a De-

the development community in

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players such as the Asian De-velopment Bank and AusAID. Prior to joining Devex, he cov-ered Philippine and interna-tional business and economic news, sports and politics. Lean is based in Manila. The article

and has been republished with the publication’s permission.

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Myanmar Summary

South Koreans Seethe, Sue as Credit Card Details Swiped

Joyce Lee

The theft of personal infor-mation from more than

-

President Park Geun-hye and -

nited a storm of anger and liti-

of the banks hit by the theft to ensure their money was safe,

of multiple litigations.-

one might know when I pay

my phone number and where I live. I might as well keep all my

-

--

rea has further highlighted the -

formation after tens of millions

stolen from retailer Target Corp during the holiday shopping season.

-tributed to one of the highest levels of personal debt relative

developed world.--

estimates, by far the largest in

--

ers believed to originate from

to have been an inside job.

-

-

loaded details of 105.8 million

Card Co Ltd, Lotte Card Co Ltd and NH Nonghyup Card onto a portable hard drive.

The man then sold the infor-mation to at least two people

-

person have been arrested.

Victims sue, demand answers

-

-

-senting them.

-

failure.

Cho Yeon-haeng, president of -

-sation for emotional injury.

added.The stolen information in-

--

numbers.

passwords were not stolen, al-

-nature – without the need for

-nature.

--

as investigators probed how

-ed to 451 trillion won ($424.01

-

-

payments industry, said in its

-lion in 2012, from just under $10 billion the year before.

Reuters

The theft of personal information from more than 100 million South Korean credit cards and accounts, reportedly including

Kim

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after Online FuroreElaine Lies

JNippon Airways said last week it was pulling a TV

advertisement featuring a Japa-

-

overtones.

with Japanese subtitles, pro--

-

more tourists amid a sharp rise in visitors over the last year,

-ing on Jan 18, two men in ANA

wears a large fake nose and a

brassy blond wig, in line with Japanese stereotypes about Eu-

In another version of the ad, -

--

The ad unleashed a torrent

some people saying they had

however, said they liked the

was simply strange, rather than

ANA apologised for the ad on -

-

On Tuesday last week, a spokeswoman said the ad would

with versions on other media, she added.

-woman said. “Our intention

-

nose were intended to show ---

nate against anybody.“There were people who took

it that way, so we are paying at-

The ad aired only in Japan, but also spread on Internet vid-eo sharing sites. Reuters

Myanmar Summary

The Independent

Sullen in Singapore: Its Workers Are the Unhappiest in Asia

Brian Leonal

orkers in wealthy -

happiest in Asia and nearly two-thirds would like to quit their jobs in the next year,

last week.

--

foreign workers.

-motivated and that their skills

leave their jobs in the next 12 months.

The top reasons for dissatis--

and being asked to do more with less.

Indian workers were the hap-piest in Asia, with about 70

--

ing to the survey by the Neth-

employers and professionals

-

-

the main reasons to stay with a

a 2012 survey.--

working options was average or -

ity of employers also said that -

ous ages was one of the biggest

-reer development opportuni-ties readily available is a great

--

pore, said in a statement.-

reans were motivated by know-

were also important. About 59

year.

-ernment, its popular vote hit in

and tighten the labour market for foreigners.

minimum salary for foreigners seeking an employment pass to

and obliging employers to ad--

poreans for 14 days before an

Reuters

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Myanmar Summary

China Calls on Manila to Meet It Halfway on Fishing Rules

Michael Martina

C -pines to meet it halfway

-

-tions from the beginning of

vessels to obtain approval be-fore entering the waters.

powerful China over most of

-ippines. Brunei, Taiwan and

waters and China has a separate dispute with Japan in the East

The Philippines will defy the new Chinese rules and the navy

--

sovereignty.

territorial sovereignty and in-tegrity is unwavering. At the same time, we always put forth

--

meet China halfway on the rel---

--

mar, the Philippines foreign minister said the new rules, and

“Clearly, in addition to uni-

status quo and threats to the stability of the region, these latest developments violate the

other states under international

-

told the gathering.

--

are holding four days of meet-

-

-tations between Vietnamese

ships.

Administration whose ships

as saying China would build 20 new patrol vessels this year. Reuters

Pakistan Again Halts Gold Imports to Stem Smuggling into IndiaImport curbs in India trigger rise in smuggling from neighbours

Siddesh Mayenkar

Pakistan has temporar-ily banned gold imports

six months as it tries to stem

virtually dried up legal imports

biggest bullion buyer, spurring a surge in smuggling and re-

-mand.

“Credible reports have indi-

-try there has been a surge in its

to a statement on the ministry website.

days and exports, mostly jew-

Pakistan last banned imports

the six months to November as

-

of 2012.

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Pakistan usually imports tiny

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month before the previous ban – amounted to $514 million.

Pakistan said the ban would

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--

disputed waters in the South China Sea.

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Thai Farmers Add to Government Woes With Rice Scheme Protests

sides and join protesters trying to topple the government if they do not get paid for their

based on the rural vote.Anti-government protests,

now in their third month, have

the latest instalment of Thai---

$600 million investment, and

drags on.-

ers are guaranteed an above-

-

waiting three or four months to be paid.

Apornrath Phoonphong-phiphat

delegation would visit lawyers soon. If there was no way to get

would join the anti-government protests, he said.

-

The protests in Bangkok pit -

tablishment against the mainly poorer supporters of Prime

and her brother, ex-premier

toppled by the military in 2006.

Rural voteThe rural vote brought Yin-

power in 2011 with a sweeping populist platform.

formed part of it meant that -

out of the global market. It left

unsold grain and the govern-

running into funding problems.-

northeast. The latter two are Puea Thai strongholds, a worry

-

Her brother Thaksin is still --

and loans for businesses in the villages, and he is seen as the

-ernment.

-ile in Dubai rather than serve

power handed down in 2008.

November were sparked by a

-nesty that would have allowed him to return home a free man.

Although the protests have

-ens of people were wounded, some seriously, when grenades were thrown at anti-govern-

-tre last weekend. Reuters

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rebuilding.

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-

Karen Lema

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down $20 billion from earlier estimates.

That has prompted the gov-

month.-

tival season in full swing, de-mand remains strong, keeping

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IEA Sees Oil Use Rising As Global Growth Picks Up

Rapid rise in US crude oil production to continue

Lin Noueihed & Christopher Johnson

Global oil demand will in-

-

The International Energy

this year, 50,000 bpd higher

“Global oil demand growth appears to have gradually gained momentum in the last 18

-

the IEA said in its monthly re-port.

have by now largely exited the

in the energy-intensive manu-

-

rise by 780,000 bpd this year, -

troleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will also have to pump

-mand.

-

OPEC oil this year by 200,000 bpd to 29.4 million bpd.

to a plunge in Libyan exports, at

-rels disappeared from the mar-

reversing four months of de-

and the United Arab Emirates

a modest rise and Iraq was the only member to post a fall.

-ity gained momentum.

shifts was the relentless rise in

990,000 bpd growth, one of the

elsewhere, notably Libya and

from Libya and Iran has helped

limited rises.

$108.70 a barrel last year,

on Tuesday last week traded around $107.

fastest absolute annual supply

said.However, the IEA said the en-

ergy industry had absorbed the

and pipeline expansions and

Demand over the last few months has depleted oil inven-

it said.

plummeted in November by

Reuters

Found in S.African MineA -

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of tens of millions of dollars, has -

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palm of a hand, was unearthed at the Cullinan mine near Pre-toria.

Cullinan Diamond was found in

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million, and a diamond found

$9.49 million.-

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Lenovo Restarts Talks to Buy IBM Server UnitIBM server unit value likely $2.5-$3 billion: analysts

Chas resumed talks to buy International Business

diversify beyond a shrinking PC market.

attempts to remould itself as a

and data storage servers. It also

hardware towards software and

-

between $4 billion to $6 billion for the unit, while Lenovo was

$2.5 billion.Analysts now estimate the

would make it the biggest ever -

last year.

-

-

novo doubling the server busi-ness margins is a good deal for

PC maker, said last week it was in preliminary talks about an

the seller but said it was making the statement in response to re-

-sition of a server business.

It added that it had not en--

ment and that no material terms had been agreed to.

in a $25 billion deal last year,

reports as a potential suitor for the business. A Beijing-based

Eager Seller, Flush Buyer

Thinkpad PC business in 2005

springboard for its leap to the top of global PC maker rank-ings.

be worth between $2.5 billion

likely more eager now to do a deal than last year after several quarters of weak earnings.

But any deal would also likely -

mittee on Foreign Investment

-

and phones, he added.

added.

servers, the deal is worth $2.5

-

think it will be one hundred Reuters

Emerging Markets Rebound Lifts Unilever Results And Shares

Martinne Geller

Ain emerging markets

results and sent its shares high-er on Tuesday morning as in-vestors greeted the news with relief.

Unilever generates more than half of its sales in developing and emerging markets. It was hit hard in the third quarter

the devaluation of a handful of -

ian real and the Indian rupee –

demand.

Dove soap, said sales in emerg-

in the fourth quarter, up from

quarter.-

emerging markets, despite last

pointed out that growth there remained well above that in de-veloped markets.

“The good news ... is that a big proportion is just good volume

--

ters in an interview.

-

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--

man. “Importantly, sales in the emerging markets have seen a

China and Indonesia notable

Maintained Goals

the group stood by his goals

growth ahead of its broader markets and improvements in

He noted however that devel-

--

Reuters

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Myanmar Summary

Myanmar Summary

New Option for UK Pension Transfers

David Mayes

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pension transfer market with -

been the market leader in the

simultaneously removed all -

-ket many in the industry are wondering if they will be able to

opportunity for all of those who

to legally save a fortune in tax-

rate, meaning those in the high-

pension to Gibraltar also avoids -

death tax, meaning your loved -

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here but intending to retire out-

option of transferring to the -

sey.It will be interesting to see if

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for free between any of the ju-

example, if you were to be based

are not taxed on foreign pen-

ideal to transfer from Gibraltar -

tion agreement between the two Euro members would be very

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this move for free.

they may bring to the industry -

pened in Guernsey when vari-

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-ple opt for somewhere like the

-ment side of things out of, but the main point is that there are plenty of options.

-

options available for transfer-

before these options disappear.

legally move their pensions into

this is not likely to last forever.

entering the market is that there is now another option run by a

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David Mayes MBA provides wealth management servic-es to expatriates throughout Southeast Asia, focusing on UK Pension Transfers. He can be reached at [email protected]. Faramond UK is regulated by the FCA and pro-vides advice on pensions and taxation.

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yanmar Air-ways Interna-

Airlines in a bid to in-

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19.

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In a statement last week,

with booking for the ser-

10.The deal also allows

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sive return fares to Yan-gon starting from $140

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60 destinations world-wide and a further 800 destinations in more than

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Myanmar Summary

Inside: Banking Reform in MyanmarMyanmar is changing for the better, at a fast clip, and the US banks need to recognise these positive changes

Eric Rose & Dr Andrew Lian

the weakest links in the former pariah state, is ex-

-est growth rates in Asia after it allows foreign banks to begin operations in early 2014. The

-

the medium term, and rising,

--

-

have had an extremely low pen-

60 million. This means there is tremendous growth poten-tial that is just beginning to

government has undertaken a number of reforms designed to

-

Bank has stated that the set-

-dependent Central Bank, as

--

al export goods, and doubling

-

Rapid consumer banking growth

been installed, as well as over -

-

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inghouse established by the

have started to be routinely is-

-anmar has four state-owned banks and nineteen privately-held banks, no foreign banks have been allowed to operate

foreign banks have taken ad--

-eign banks to engage in limited

draft of the new banking law is

Will the US banks adapt to this new marketplace?

-trol (OFAC). On July 11, 2012, OFAC issued Burma General

--

tation and re-exportation of

Burma. OFAC followed GL 16 with GL 19, issued on February

-

Nationals list (two state-owned banks, and two private banks). In other words, to quote OFAC,

-ent relationships with any non-

a result of GL 19, also with the

-ment Bank, Ayeyarwady Bank,

-

Despite this regulatory open-ness, it appears that many

-

read, or understood, the OFAC rules and interpretative guid-

--

as with the four banks listed in GL19, provided that the under-

--

tions regulations.

-

-stantially delay sending even

-

-

its wholly-owned subsidiary

types of unwarranted denials or

---

-

among its mandates, ensures -

needs to address this rather -

rent position of the Department appears to be that the market-

proposition. In the short run,

-

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mar under the same terms and -

Treasury Department needs to

unlimited potential at this time.Eric Rose is the Lead Direc-

tor of Herzfeld Rubin Meyer

in Myanmar. He focuses on the global aspects of business

-cluding mergers, acquisitions, privatisations, technology transfers, compliance counsel-ling, and international com-mercial transactions. His expe-rience in Myanmar spans over twenty years.

Dr Andrew Lian, who is lead-ing the Herzfeld Rubin Meyer

Practice, is one of Presidents Thein Sein’s advisers on ethnic

-opment. He is a member of a number of Presidential Com-missions, and advises the My-anmar government on issues concerning minorities, as well legislative changes in the coun-try’s investment laws.

The article was originally published on InsideCounsel.com and has been republished with the authors’ and publica-tion’s permission.

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Enabling Sustainable Value Chains in Asia’s Apparel FrontierPart I: Grasping the Opportunity

Maximilian Martin

Series Summary-

try is booming. It earned more than $917 million in exports in

more than 100,000 people by 2015. Garments are already the

-

industry following the lifting

-

But there is an important twist to this story. The growth

-

global textile and garment in--

textiles, apparel and luxury goods, and it has long had both

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development and industrialisa-tion while also being a persis-tent repository of poor labour

-mental pollution. The advent of fast fashion has added further

--

in neighbouring Bangladesh in

buyer-led initiatives to improve -

-

-ing China and India (among others) and about 500 million people living in relative prox-imity; a youthful population

age of 18 (thereby leading to an additional10 million people

-

a huge potential market with an estimated 19 million mem-

potentially tripling spending -

lion; and abundant natural

-ral gas, and hydropower, and an ambitious reform program

--

land and water pollution, and similar regulation around envi-

-ing industrial waste water and

hotspots in the textile and gar-ment industry. National labour

-ly boasts the lowest minimum garment wages in Asia, aver-

-es are higher and stand at $85-

-time and other bonuses.

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ing how growth and the ability

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-

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To sort through the wide

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has released a new report titled

The report is based on an in-

reports, and provides an evi-

-ment industry. The report out-

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stakeholder responses; solu-tions exist that are working

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ditions and environmental

-tivity is rising; fast fashion and

--

tainable growth model for the

an industry-wide solution have

far failed to add up to indus-

to simply treating symptoms does not yet exist.

-tions for sustainable apparel

that would enable the industry to leapfrog others in terms of

thereby avoiding the slow path of trial and error that many

-lowed.

Series BreakdownPart I: Grasping the Oppor-

tunity.

apparel industry with our en---

Part II: Building Human Capital and Improving Work-ing Conditions. Part II of this

-

enable progress toward sustain-ability.

Part III: Riding the Power of Total Resource Productiv-ity. Part III of a new series on

-

world gradually heading toward

Part IV: Getting the Job Done. Part IV of this series on

Myanmar Summary

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“The apparel industry has the exhilarating potential to be an important catalyst, ena-

bling Myanmar’s graduation to the group of middle-income countries”



-

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yanmar is one of

-ing and daunting. Developing

agrarian to the post-industrial

and investment opportunities. -

mar stands today at around 1

mobile phone penetration at 10 -

and the tastes and aspirations

-

the exhilarating potential to be

-tries – just like in many other

--

trial revolution 250 years ago.

oldest industries but has often turned a blind eye toward its

--

able vision for the industry is -

population growth, awakening

-

-mine what needs to happen to

– where humane working, en--

tions are the norm rather than

plays a key role in many emerg-

Bangladesh has over 5,600

and is home to almost 160 mil-lion people, with apparel now

-

export earnings and over 4 mil-

--

ries, Vietnam with about 2,000,

neighbours Cambodia and Laos -

The Role of Sustainability in Developing Myanmar’s Apparel Cluster

internationally oriented Asian

-

environmental requirements.

to address as it seeks to realise

As the industry grows, how

-

-

worker safety; and the environ--

sustainability on a long-term

-

---

-able textile and garment value

for sustainable industry trans-formation.

An Incomplete Domestic Upstream Supply Chain

in textile and garments and is -

ship. A traditional Burmese proverb from the times when every household had a hand-loom and women were weaving longyis for the family them-

are long gone, but women still -

--

upstream textile and garment

-ties along the textile and gar-

-

-

-

-

intermediaries; and the market-ing networks at the retail level.

Upstream and supporting industries remain underdevel-

-

import all raw materials and most other supporting inputs,

-stream and downstream indus-tries are helpful for enabling the

-ters.

Contract Manufacturing is the Norm

pay, and worker health and

greater detail in my next post.

-

-

-

-

Assembly is a form of indus-

garment sewing plants, most

provided with imported inputs -

--

-

supplier and buyer are separate

Original brand name manu--

sale of their own brand prod-

-

itself.-

--

-mar aims to upgrade its pro-

-

-

will need to be supported by an adapted legislative framework; estimates for export potential are about $5-6 billion even

upgrading.

The Solution Path toward Higher Value Added

-yond $6 billion in garment ex-ports if it manages to routinely

---

its textile and garment value -

grading options for generating more value added. These op-

--

-

-

move to higher value-added fashion goods.

-

more highly skilled workers to

-nology.

-sition to sustainable apparel

About the AuthorDr Maximilian Martin is the

Founder and Global Managing Director of Impact Economy. He also serves as Founding Faculty in Residence at Ashoka U and Lecturer in Social En-trepreneurship at the Univer-

sity of St Gallen. He previously served as founding global head and managing director of UBS Philanthropy Services, head of research at the Schwab Foun-dation, senior consultant with McKinsey & Company, instruc-tor at Harvard’s Economics Department, and fellow at the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School.

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Flight No. DDayss From To ETD ETA Operated by: Flight No. DDayss From To ETD ETA Operated by:PG 706 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 7:15 9:30 Bangkok Airways DD4230 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DMK RGN 06:30 07:55 NOK AirlinesDD4231 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN DMK 8:00 9:45 NOK Airlines 8M336 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 6:40 7:25 MAIFD2752 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN DMK 8:30 10:15 Thai AirAsia FD2751 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DMK RGN 7:15 8:00 Thai AirAsia8M335 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 8:40 10:25 MAI TG303 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 8:00 8:45 Thai AirwaysTG304 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 9:50 11:45 Thai Airways PG701 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 8:50 9:40 Bangkok AirwaysPG702 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 10:45 12:40 Bangkok Airways FD2755 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DMK RGN 11:35 12:20 Thai AirAsiaY5-237 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 18:05 19:50 Golden Myanmar Airlines PG707 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 13:40 14:30 Bangkok AirwaysTG302 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 14:45 16:40 Thai Airways Y5-238 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 21:10 21:55 Golden Myanmar AirlinesPG703 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 15:20 17:15 Bangkok Airways FD2753 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DMK RGN 16:35 17:20 Thai AirAsia8M331 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 16:30 18:15 MAI PG703 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 16:45 17:35 Bangkok AirwaysFD2754 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN DMK 17:50 19:35 Thai AirAsia TG305 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 17:55 18:40 Thai AirwaysPG704 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 18:25 20:20 Bangkok Airways DD4238 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 19:30 20:15 NOK AirlinesTG306 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN BKK 19:40 21:35 Thai Airways 8M332 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 19:20 20:05 MAI

DD4239 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN DMK 21:00 22:45 NOK Airlines PG705 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BKK RGN 20:00 21:15 Bangkok Airways

FFligghhtss ffroomm Yangoon (RGN)) to Chiaang Maii (CNX) FFligghhtss ffroomm Chiangg Mai (CCNX) to YYangon (RGN)W9-9607 4 7 RGN CNX 14:50 16:20 Air Bagan W9-9608 4 7 CNX RGN 17:20 17:50 Air Bagan

Flligghtss ffroom Yanggon (RGNN) to Sinngapore (SIN) Flligghtss ffroom Singaapore (SIN) to Yangon ((RGN) Y5-233 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN SIN 10:10 14:40 Golden Myanmar Airlines Y5-234 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SIN RGN 15:35 17:05 Golden Myanmar AirlinesMI509 1 6 RGN SIN 0:25 5;00 SilkAir SQ998 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SIN RGN 7:55 9:20 Singapore Airline8M231 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN SIN 8:30 13:00 MAI 8M6231/3K585 1 3 4 5 6 SIN RGN 9:10 10:40 Jetstar AsiaSQ997 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN SIN 10:25 14:45 Singapore Airline 8M232 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SIN RGN 14:10 15:40 MAI

8M6232/3K586 1 3 4 5 6 RGN SIN 11:30 16:05 Jetstar Asia MI518 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SIN RGN 14:20 15:45 SilkAir8M233 5 6 7 RGN SIN 13:45 18:15 MAI 8M235 5 6 7 SIN RGN 19:15 20:45 MAITR2827 1 6 7 RGN SIN 15:10 19:35 TigerAir TR2826 1 6 7 SIN RGN 13:00 14:30 TigerAirTR2827 2 3 4 5 RGN SIN 17:10 21:35 TigerAir TR2826 2 3 4 5 SIN RGN 15:00 16:30 TigerAirMI517 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN SIN 16:40 21:15 SilkAir MI520 5 7 SIN RGN 22:10 23:35 SilkAir

FFliightts frromm Yangonn (RGN) tto Kualaa Lumpuur (KUL) Fligghtts frroomm Kuala LLumpur (KUL)too Yangonn (RGN)AK1427 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN KUL 8:30 12:50 AirAsia AK1426 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KUL RGN 6:55 8:00 AirAsia8M501 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN KUL 8:55 12:55 MAI MH740 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KUL RGN 10:05 11:15 Malaysia AirlinesMH741 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN KUL 12:15 16:30 Malaysia Airlines 8M502 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KUL RGN 14:00 15:00 MAI

Fligghtts frrom Yanngon (RGGN) to HHanoi (HHAN) Fligghtts frrom Hannoi (HANN) to Yanngon (RRGN) VN956 1 3 5 6 7 RGN HAN 19:10 21:30 Vietnam Airlines VN957 1 3 5 6 7 HAN RGN 16:35 18:10 Vietnam Airlines

Flligghhtss ffroomm Yangon (RGN) to Ho CChi Minhh (SGN) Flligghhtss ffroomm Ho Chii Minh (SSGN) to Yangonn (RGN) VN942 2 4 7 RGN SGN 14:25 17:10 Vietnam Airlines VN943 2 4 7 SGN RGN 11:40 13:25 Vietnam Airlines

Flligghtss ffrom Yanngon (RGGN) to TTaipei (TTPE) Flligghtss ffrom Taipei (TPEE) to Yanngon (RGN)CI7916 1 2 3 4 5 6 RGN TPE 10:50 16:10 China Airline CI7915 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TPE RGN 7:15 10:05 China AirlineBR288 2 5 6 RGN TPE 11:35 17:20 EVA Air BR287 2 5 6 TPE RGN 7:30 10:35 EVA Air

Flligghhtss ffroom Yanggon (RGNN) to Kunming(KMG) Flligghhtss ffroom Kunmming(KMMG) to Yangon ((RGN)CA906 2 3 4 6 7 RGN KMG 14:15 17:35 Air China CA905 2 3 4 6 7 KMG RGN 12:40 13:15 Air China

MU2032 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN KMG 14:40 17:55 China Eastern MU2031 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KMG RGN 13:30 14:00 China EasternMU2012 3 6 RGN KMG 12:20 18:10 China Eastern (via NNG) MU2011 3 6 KMG RGN 8:25 11:30 China Eastern (via NNG)

Flligghtss from Yanngon (RGGN) to BBeijing (BJS) Flligghtss from Beijjing (BJSS) to Yanngon (RRGN)CA906 2 3 4 6 7 RGN BJS 14:15 21:55 Air China (via KMG) CA905 2 3 4 6 7 BJS RGN 8:05 13:15 Air China (via KMG)

Fligghhtss ffroom Yanggon (RGNN) to Naanning (NNG) Fligghhtss ffroom Nannning (NNNG) to Yaangon ((RGN)Flight No. DDayss From To ETD ETA Operated by: Flight No. DDayss From To ETD ETA Operated by:MU2012 3 6 RGN NNG 12:20 16:25 China Eastern MU2011 3 6 NNG RGN 10:15 11:30 China Eastern

FFligghhtss ffroomm Yangoon (RGN)) to Honng Kong (HKG) HHonngg KKoong (HKG) Flights from Yaangon ((RGN) KA251 1 2 4 6 RGN HKG 1:10 5:35 Dragon Air KA250 1 3 5 7 HKG RGN 21:50 23:45 Dragon Air

Flligghhtss ffroomm Yangon (RGN) to Guanng Zhouu (CAN) Flligghhtss ffroomm Guang Zhou (CCAN) to Yangonn (RGN) 8M711 2 4 7 RGN CAN 8:40 13:15 MAI CZ3055 3 6 CAN RGN 8:40 10:30 China Southern AirlinesCZ3056 3 6 RGN CAN 11:20 15:50 China Southern Airline 8M712 2 4 7 CAN RGN 14:15 15:45 MAICZ3056 1 5 RGN CAN 17:40 22:15 China Southern Airline CZ3055 1 5 CAN RGN 14:45 16:35 China Southern Airlines

FFlighhts ffroom Yanggon (RGN) to Koolkata (CCCU) FFlighhts ffroom Kolkkata (CCUU) to Yaangon (RRGN) Flight No. DDayss From To ETD ETA Operated by: Flight No. DDayss From To ETD ETA Operated by:

AI228 5 RGN CCU 18:45 19:45 Air India AI227 1 5 CCU RGN 10:35 13:20 Air IndiaAI234 1 5 RGN CCU 13:40 16:55 Air India (via GAY) AI233 5 CCU RGN 13:30 18:00 Air India (via GAY)

Fligghhtss ffrom Yanngon (RGGN) to GGaya (GAAY) Fligghhtss ffrom Gayya (GAY) to Yanngon (RGGN) 8M 601 1 3 5 6 RGN GAY 10:30 11:50 MAI 8M 602 1 3 5 6 GAY RGN 12:50 16:00 MAIAI234 1 5 RGN GAY 13:40 15:00 Air India AI233 5 GAY RGN 15:00 18:00 Air India

Fligghtts frrom Yanngon (RGGN) to TTokyo (NNRT) FFliightts frrom Tokkyo (NRTT) to Yaangon (RRGN)NH914 1 3 6 RGN NRT 22:00 06:40+1 ALL NIPPON Airways NH913 1 3 6 NRT RGN 11:10 17:05 ALL NIPPON Airways

FFligghhtss ffrom Yanngon (RGGN) to SSeoul (ICCN) FFligghhtss ffrom Seooul (ICN)) to Yanngon (RGGN)KE472 1 3 5 7 RGN ICN 0:05 8:00 Korean Air KE471 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ICN RGN 18:40 22:55 Korean Air

OZ7463 4 7 RGN ICN 0:50 8:50 Asiana OZ4753 3 6 ICN RGN 19:30 23:40 Asiana

Flligghtss ffrom Yanngon (RGGN) to DDoha (DOOH) Flightts frrom Dohha (DOH) to Yangon (RRGN)QR619 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN DOH 8:00 11:45 Qatar Airways QR618 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DOH RGN 21:05 06:29+1 Qatar Airways

Flligghhtss ffroomm Yangon (RGN) to Nay Pyi Taww (NYT) Flligghhtss ffroomm Nay Pyyi Taw (NNYT) to Yangonn (RGN)Flight No. DDayss From To ETD ETA Operated by: Flight No. DDayss From To ETD ETA Operated by:FMI-A1 1 2 3 4 5 RGN NYT 7:30 8:30 FMI Air Charter FMI-A2 1 2 3 4 5 NYT RGN 8:50 9:50 FMI Air CharterFMI-B1 1 2 3 4 5 RGN NYT 11:30 12:30 FMI Air Charter FMI-B2 1 2 3 4 5 NYT RGN 13:00 14:00 FMI Air CharterFMI-C1 1 2 3 4 5 RGN NYT 16:30 17:30 FMI Air Charter FMI-C2 1 2 3 4 5 NYT RGN 18:00 19:00 FMI Air CharterFMI-A1 6 RGN NYT 8:00 9:00 FMI Air Charter FMI-A2 6 NYT RGN 10:00 11:00 FMI Air CharterFMI-A1 7 RGN NYT 15:30 16:30 FMI Air Charter FMI-A2 7 NYT RGN 17:00 18:00 FMI Air Charter

FFliightts frrom Yangoon (RGN) to Manndalay ((MDY) FFliightts frrom Manddalay (MDDY) to YYangon (RGN)Y5-234 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN MDY 6:15 7:30 Golden Myanmar Airlines Y5-233 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MDY RGN 8:10 9:25 Golden Myanmar AirlinesYH 909 2 4 6 7 RGN MDY 6:30 8:10 Yangon Airways YH 910 1 3 MDY RGN 7:40 10:30 Yangon AirwaysYH 917 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN MDY 6:10 8:30 Yangon Airways YH 918 1 2 3 4 6 7 MDY RGN 8:30 10:25 Yangon AirwaysYH 727 1 5 RGN MDY 11:15 13:25 Yangon Airways YH 728 1 5 MDY RGN 9:10 11:05 Yangon AirwaysYH 731 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN MDY 15:00 17:10 Yangon Airways YH 732 1 2 3 4 5 6 MDY RGN 17:10 19:15 Yangon AirwaysW9 501 1 2 3 4 RGN MDY 6:00 7:25 Air Bagan W9 502 1 2 3 4 MDY RGN 16:10 18:15 Air BaganK7 222 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN MDY 6:30 8:40 Air KBZ K7 223 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MDY RGN 9:00 11:05 Air KBZYJ 201 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RGN MDY 11:30 12:55 Asian Wings YJ 202 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MDY RGN 16:00 17:25 Asian Wings

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Hotel and Tourism Sector Bags $2b Foreign Investment

Htet Aung

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in foreign investments in the

said.--

more than $880 million, more

-ism industry that is grappling

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investors alike.

$150 million in investments.

interest from international in-

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growth over the last two years

near future.

allowed more investment in the

tourist arrivals this year in the

2011.The number of tourist arriv-

as many foreign visitors are to -

AN summits to be hosted by

Chairmanship in 2014.

over 2 million tourists, of whom 1.14 million entered through border gates and 885,476 through airports, with Thai and Chinese tourists leading the way.

Popular tourist destinations -

Tanintharyi region are seeing

In a bid to boost its tourism

four entry and exit gates on the -

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to the ministry.

Taw now has 50 hotels with -

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Tourism has granted opera-

-panies.

It has also issued 196 tourism-

To meet the growing demand for hotels, the ministry has ap-proved the establishment of 11

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Visa-on-arrival for visitors

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mar has also planned to intro-

However, the number of appli-

Nay Pyi Taw Hotels “More

Paige Lee Pei Qi

AForum (ATF) will -

Pyi Taw, in 2015 and the

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Federation.

8,000 hotel rooms in Nay

Pyi Taw today and the lo-

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events as having im-

years, Tin Aung Lynn

so many events within this short period of time

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For the fourth consecutive year, the city is ranked world’s No.1 for unaffordable housing

Yvonne Liu

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the world for the fourth straight

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million, while the annual me-

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professor Eddie Hui Chi-man.

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Myanmar Summary

Viom Networks Eyes Myanmar’s Telecom Infrastructure

Htet Aung

Ipany Viom Networks

to expand its pan-India tower network and re-

tions, with an immediate

tially address tower man-agement opportunities in

donesia and Bangladesh,

looking at Bangladesh, where Viom is unable

Viom Networks.

be the largest independ-

towers nationwide and

its listed rival in India,

standalone towers with a

$5.47 billion.

is seeking a valuation of

ny by more than half, with

also diluting a part of its holding.

ents in overseas markets,

the areas of interest. Our

growth would be largely

Potentially, a lot of these

sharing model or the In-

Viettel Plans Investments in Myanmar, Tanzania

Aye Myat

Vmarket in the near future.

Viettel is trying to tap three new markets every year,

said.

Viettel will raise the total number of its foreign markets to eight, the other seven being Timor Leste, Peru, Cam-

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Smartphones, US Asks Hua-Who?Paul Carsten

Cgies Co Ltd, known more

smartphones, is starting to see

third-biggest smartphone man-

to a fast-growing Chinese mar-

network equipment spending,

miss its revenue growth target last year.

help Huawei buy some time before 4G network upgrades in China lead to more orders for

sets in emerging markets.

gain a foothold in the high-end segment of developed markets

smartphone market, where law-

“Huawei in an ideal world

be seen as eyeing up the market

all revenue last year, up from 22

billion yuan to 240 billion yuan

Unaudited revenue grew 8

rose to 28.6 billion yuan to 29.4

es in internal management and

Huawei will release audited

said.

Smartphones

share of the global smartphone

“Huawei had some ambiva-

business than other areas but

pionage, and has only a smat-tering of low-key tie-ups with

man said.

ny, where the European Com-

itive behaviour by Chinese pro-

“The handset business is quite

nology analyst with Nomura.Huawei targeted smartphone

shipments of 60 million units

Networking

and is known for aggressively gaining sales by edging out ri-

mens Networks.

build fourth-generation mobile networks.

it is linked to the Chinese gov-ernment – allegations it denies.

growth rate “was not as pretty as the two other groups, but the

But analysts say 4G deploy-

from the network rollout des-

year.“For 4G, they have a delay on

“Deployment was slower than

for businesses and institutions,

of reports say Huawei equip-ment has more vulnerability or

Reuters

Models present the Huawei Ascend P6 Android-based smartphone during their launch at the CommunicAsia communication and information technology exhibition in Singapore.

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Uninterrupted CNG Supply for Filling Stations Despite Pipeline Overhaul

Htet Aung

Compressed natural gas (CNG) supply to

not be interrupted due to the ongoing gas pipeline

Yangon, authorities said.

aged pipelines in Yangon.

prehensive that CNG sup-ply to the gas stations will be abrupt due to the over-hauling.

out as usual. “There are fears that the

stations will be disrupted

the work have assured us that gas distribution will

phases in every townships

down of gas supply, he added.

township, said, “There are

many CNG stations that

worried about a possible

learnt that the testing will

Gas pipeline mainte-

until February 11.

Sites Up for JV Tender Htet Aung

Ttation Department

invited tenders from lo-

in Yangon and Bago re-gions through joint ven-tures.

The deadline for sub-mitting bids is January

The areas up for bids

Thaukkyan township,

passenger transport de-partment in Yangon.

businesspeople, for its

myine earlier this month. The department has put

to strengthen its highway

later this year, it said.

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Daw May Htet Aung, managing director of Power 7 Real Estate Co Ltd, poses for a photo. Kyaw Min

Kazumori Ra Hwa Ig, Ma Seint Seint Th aw and Ma Khin Nyo Nyo Aung. MKJ

Kazumori Ra Hwa Ig and Ma Yadanar. MKJ

Raymond Chan, Toru Asano, Kazumori Ra Hwa Ig and Shingo Fujita. MKJ

U Myo Zaw, U Myint Th u, Kazumori Ra Hwa Ig and U Th ein Lwin. MKJ

Kazumori Ra Hwa Ig. MKJ

Wut Hmon Shwe Yi. Phyu Th it Lwin

Opening Ceremony of MKJ International Education Center

Power 7 Real Estate Co Ltd’s New Offi ce Opening Ceremony

in Yangon

Delegates at the event. Kyaw Min

Daw May Htet Aung poses for a photo with an attendee. Kyaw Min

Huawei Brand Ambassador Appointment Ceremony in Yangon

Huawei representatives with the company’s new brand ambassador Wut Hmone Shwe Yi (2nd from R). Phyu Th it Lwin

Yoma International Marathon 2014 in Yangon

Winners at the podium. Yoma Participants before the start of the marathon. Phyu Th it Lwin

Opening ceremony. Phyu Th it Lwin A traditional performance. Phyu Th it Lwin

Th e starting point of the marathon. Phyu Th it Lwin Runners taking part in the marathon. Phyu Th it Lwin

A Huawei representative speaks at the event. Phyu Th it Lwin


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32ENTERTAINMENT6th Yangon Photo Festival

UnderwayAung San Suu Kyi to be the patron of the event

Aye Myat

The 6th Yangon Photo Fes-tival went underway on January 8 with a work-

phase of the month-long event.

and behaviour, and outdoor

went on until January 14. An-

photography was held from January 20-25.

The third phase of the event, from January 29 to February 8,

tary photography designed

Havette. The free intensive

narrative multimedia photo essay ready to be published on the web, in a journal or as an exhibit.

The best works will be shown

awarded by a jury presided by

Photo Night on Febru-ary 15.

10, internationally

phy exhibitions and

be held in the garden of Insti-tut Français de Birmanie, the

tute said. Visitors will

tion of some of the best

the world. The theme of the 6th

Created in 2009 by the Insti-tut Français de Birmanie, the Yangon Photo Festival is the

national photography through exhibitions,

but also amateur and professional training for the

photographers.Under the patronage of Na-

Festival has grown to be a huge

One of Yangon Photo Festi-

geoning media as well as giving Eric Clapton to Perform in Bangkok

Aye Myat

BClapton is set to perform

Entertainment said.

formed in Thailand three times prior to this event, will perform

Layla and Blue Eyes Blue at the

website.

6,000 ($80, 115, 150 and 200), and they went on sale on Janu-ary 12.

Clapton, famously known as

as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most

guitarists of all time. Clapton

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