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Steeling for tough times ahead
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/07/2019
» Amid negative circumstances both foreign and domestic, Thai steel makers are walking a thin line and avoiding obstacles in order to maintain their capability and profitability.
Thilawa special economic zone to launch new phase
Published on 06/06/2019
» THILAWA, Myanmar: A Japan-backed special economic zone in Myanmar is expanding as an alternative production hub for China and Vietnam, attracting growing numbers of Japanese and other foreign firms to the outskirts of Yangon.
Thai-Myanmar pact to boost cross-border transport
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 01/06/2019
» Thailand and Myanmar expect to have cars travelling on three routes between both countries this September, in a move set to bolster the regional economy.
Nissin Electric shifting production to Myanmar from Thailand, Vietnam
Published on 31/05/2019
» Metal parts and equipment maker Nissin Electric Co of Japan will build a plant in Myanmar, relocating some production processes from its factories in Thailand and Vietnam to cut labour costs in its contract manufacturing business.
Myanmar plant to assemble Toyota Hiluxes
Published on 31/05/2019
» TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp has said that it will build an assembly plant in Myanmar to produce Hilux pickup trucks from February 2021.
Green light for global insurers as Myanmar opens up
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 29/04/2019
» The Myanmar government has picked up the pace of liberalisation to attract foreign investment and help spur economic development in the last two years of its term in office.
Cautious neighbours
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 01/04/2019
» "Good relations with China are essential," Thaung Tun, Myanmar's economic tsar, told Asia Focus recently. That relationship is the key to Myanmar's development and security, he added. "But that relationship won't supersede or override Myanmar's own national interests, though Beijing's position will always be of utmost importance."
TOA paints a rosy picture with new foreign plants
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 13/03/2019
» TOA Paint (Thailand) Plc, a SET-listed manufacturer and distributor of decorative and non-decorative paint and coating products, aims for 10% growth in 2019 revenue to 18 billion baht, largely driven by its overseas operations.
Amata eyes Yangon for next foreign play
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/01/2019
» Amata VN Plc, a subsidiary of SET-listed industrial estate developer Amata Corporation, plans to develop a 50-square-kilometre plot in Yangon as its second foreign industrial estate in 2019.
Harbouring ambition
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 03/12/2018
» Ports planned in Myanmar will provide the final link in a transport network connecting China with Southeast and South Asia and onward to the Middle East. The ports are to be linked by rail and road to China in the north and Thailand to the west.